Chiz Escudero vows to respect rights of Filipinos

Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero pledged to respect the rights of the Filipino people should he win as Senator.

Interviewed on GMA News TV, Escudero said he would push for the recovery of the economy and raise the standard of living of every Filipino.

“Nais kong gawin makatulong maiambag ang ano man ang maitutulong ko gamit ang aking talino, galing, talento at karanasan at tapang para makatulong sa muling pagbangon ng ating bansa mula sa pandemyang ito,” he said.

“Dahil ano man ang gawin ko sa lalawigan ng Sorsogon bilang gobernador – magtumbling man ako, magtatalon man ako, hindi po namin mararating ang nais naming marating dahil may hangganan lang iyon na maingat ang bansa,” he added.

Based on unofficial partial results, Escudero was in the top five of the senatorial race with 14,591,334 votes as of 9:32 p.m. -- BAP, GMA News