Villanueva announces Eleksyon 2022 Senate reelection bid

Senator Joel Villanueva on Saturday announced that he would run for senator in the 2022 elections.

"Sa ngalan po ng pangarap ng mga kabataang pilipino, ipagpapatuloy po natin ang misyon ni Tesdaman sa Senado para sa trabaho, Edukasyon, Serbisyo, Dignidad at Asenso ng bawat Pilipino,” Villanueva said in a statement.

(In the name of the Filipino youth's hopes, we will continue Tesdaman's mission in the Senate for jobs, education, service, dignity, and progress for each Filipino.)

The senator issued the announcement during the launch of the Tulong Trabaho Scholarship Program, from which around 40,000 individuals are expected to benefit.

Villanueva also urged the government to prepare the workforce for jobs that would help revive the economy.

“Hindi po ba sa gera, naghahanda tayo sa pamamagitan ng pagsasanay ng mga sundalo? Ganun din ang gawin natin ngayon. I-train ang mga manggagawa para sa mga trabahong magbabangon sa ating ekonomiya,” he said.

(Don't we prepare for war by training soldiers? That is what we will do now: train workers for the jobs that will uplift our economy.)

He also called on presidential candidates “to install technical-vocational education as a major plank in their platform,” saying this will help the country return to its feet.

On Saturday, 16 aspirants filed their respective certificates of candidacy for national posts for the upcoming elections. — DVM, GMA News