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'Gentleman from Tarlac': Bam Aquino vows progress in own turf

Published Mar 31, 2025 05:22 am

If he gets elected in the May 2025 midterm polls, senatorial candidate Bam Aquino promised to push for the rapid progress of his hometown of Tarlac province through programs, projects, and measures that would support its development.

Bam_Tarlac2.jpegSenatorial candidate Bam Aquino joins the Team MaYap's proclamation rally held in Tarlac City on Sunday night, March 30, 2025. (Bam Aquino Media Bureau)

Aquino, whose family came from Concepcion, Tarlac, was dubbed the “Gentleman from Tarlac” during his first term in the Senate.

In his speech during the proclamation rally of Team MaYap in Tarlac City, he called on Tarlaqueño to help bring him back to the upper chamber.

“Sana po mga kasama ngayong 2025, ibalik niyo naman po ang isang representante ng ating minamahal na probinsiya doon po sa Senado (To those with us here in 2025, bring back a representative of our beloved province to the Senate),” the former senator said, adding that he can work together with local officials to help Tarlac province.

“Lahat po ng mga binabanggit ng mga kasama natin ngayong gabi, mas madaling mangyayari, mas magiging totoo, mas aabot ang benepisyo kung meron pong kapartner doon po sa Senado (All the things that are being mentioned tonight will be more possible if we have a partner in the Senate),” Aquino furthered.

As author of the Free College Law, the former senator said that Tarlaqueño students, particularly from the Tarlac State University (TSU) and Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU), have been benefiting from the law for seven years.

“Ang TSU ang pinangalanang pinakamagaling na unibersidad sa Central Luzon. Ang Tarlac Agricultural University, hindi rin po malayo diyan (TSU was named as the best university in Central Luzon. The Tarlac Agricultural University is not far behind),” he said.

“Kaya nararapat lang po na bigyan tulong ang mga pamilyang Pilipino upang ang mga anak natin makapag-aral na wala pong binabayad at libre (It’s only right to help Filipino families send their children to school for free),” Aquino added.

With the help of the Free College Law, some 63,000 students have graduated from the TAU and TSU from 2017 to 2024.

This year, more than 20,000 students are currently benefiting from the law in the state universities and colleges in Tarlac.

The former senator is running under the platform of free education and guaranteed employment.

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