Senatorial aspirant Luis Chavit Singson (front, center) with the editors of the Manila Bulletin and VP for Administration (2nd row, leftmost) (Ret.) Gen. Reynaldo Rafal After 57 years in politics, Luis “Chavit” Singson will be throwing his hat into the Senate race with more than just “lakas loob” or strong will to rely on.
Singson will be running for a Senate seat in the May 12, 2025 polls as an independent candidate. This comes as much of a surprise to everyone who has followed the storied and colorful political career of Singson, who had been expected to make a run for the Senate while belonging to a political party – be it coalesced with the administration or with the opposition. “I no longer have (political) enemies.
Pag away nang away walang magyayari,” said Singson on Monday, Sept. 23, when he paid a visit to the Manila Bulletin (MB) office in Intramuros, Manila. Instead, Singson said he was counting on the support that was promised him by no less than the two most powerful leaders in the country – President Ferdinand R.
Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte – in his bid for a Senate seat. Told that the political paths of Marcos and Duterte may already be slowly drifting apart, Singson was quick to declare: “I hope to be the peacemaker.
I hope I could be the go-between.” Solid local support Apart from such an ironclad commitment from Marcos and Duterte, Singson will be relying on his strong rapport with the country’s local executives, being .