Manibela chairperson Mar Valbuena files candidacy for senator

Manibela chairperson Mar Valbuena on Monday formalized his candidacy for senator in the 2025 midterm elections.

If given a Senate seat, the transport group leader said he would work on the issues surrounding the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program.

“Gusto natin na hindi mapag-iwanan at mabitbit pa rin yung issue ng pambulikong transpormasyon. Gusto natin mabitbit yung issue ng phaseout at mabitbit yung katiyakan sa ating kabuhayan na hindi dapat tayo tinatanggalan, dapat pinoproteksyunan,” Valbuena said.

(We want to not be left out and to carry the issue surrounding public transportation. We want to carry the issue of phaseout and the assurance of our livelihood that is not removed but protected.)

He added that traditional jeepneys can be rehabilitated and franchises should be given to each operator or driver.

After Valbuena, here are the other senatorial aspirants who filed their candidacies on the seventh day of the filing period:

• Ferdie Maiquez
• Salipada Amir Hussin
• Allen Capuyan
• Artemio Maquiso
• Leo Cadion
• Ferdinand Bongbong Tuzara
• Jacinto Bulayos

— BM, GMA Integrated News