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Kiko Pangilinan ends campaign caravan with return to Quezon City

Published May 10, 2025 01:11 pm
In returning to Quezon City for the final stop of his Luzon Caravan, former senator and senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan walked down memory lane about the city that molded his political life and brought him seeking a fourth term in the Senate.

Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan (center) is endorsed by Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte (2nd right). Also in the photo are (from left) are Quezon City Councilor Joseph Visaya, Quezon City Reps. Marivic Co-Pilar and Patrick Michael Vargas. (Photo from Team Kiko Pangilinan)

Speaking to supporters on Saturday, May 10, at the Villa Verde Subdivision in Brgy. Sta. Monica, Quezon City, the former senator acknowledged the city’s role in shaping his political awakening.

“Sa pag-ibig sa bayan, dito rin ako sa Quezon City nag-umpisa. Bilang UP Student Council president, ako'y naging student leader dito sa UP Diliman (In love for country, it is here in Quezon City that I started. As UP Student Council president, I became a student leader here at UP Diliman),” he shared.

As a student leader during the Marcos dictatorship, the former senator said it awakened in him the “truth” about injustice, poverty, and abuse of power.

“Kaya doon pa lang nag-umpisa na tayo diyan sa UP, dito sa lungsod ng Quezon. Dito ko natutunan din mahalin ang inang bayan (Back then, we started there in UP in Quezon City. It is here that I learned to love our country),” he added.

For the final stop of his Luzon caravan on the last day of the campaign period, which brought him to Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, Pampanga, and Bulacan, among others, Pangilinan thought it significant to be in the city where he was first elected to a government position and which has always supported his senatorial aspirations.

Noting that Quezon City has thrice elected him as senator, he expressed his gratitude for the trust and support in the past years.

As a city councilor from 1988 to 1992, Pangilinan said he worked to establish a Department of Social Welfare in the city to expand the social benefits programs to the city’s residents.

And despite the grueling campaign period that stretched for 90 days, the former senator underscored his willingness to fight for Filipinos.

“Kaya natin kumilos, tumindig, manindigan. Pagka ang taumbayan na ang tumataya, ‘pag taumbayan na ang kumikilos kasama ang mga lider na may paninindigan, walang anumang pulitika, walang anumang pwersang politikal ang maaaring maging hadlang (We can work, rise up, stand firm. When the people themselves are betting on you, when the people are working with leaders who take a stand, no politics, no political force can hinder that),” he said.

“Ang lahat ng pagod, ang lahat ng luha, ang lahat ng pawis, ang dugo, lahat 'yan ay pandidilig sa ating mga pangarap na mas magandang kinabukasan...At darating din matapos ang pagpupunla, darating din ang masaganang ani. Aanihin din natin ang mas magandang kinabukasan (All of our hardwork, tears, sweat, and blood, all of those are seeds to our dreams of a good future...And the time will come when these seeds [will bear fruit], a good harvest will come. We will harvest a good future),” Pangilinan added.

While he remains in the periphery of the coveted Magic 12 in pre-election surveys, the former senator urged voters to choose leaders who will lead with honesty and integrity come May 12.

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