NAGPAABOT ng pagbati ang Malakanyang sa 12 senador na nanalo sa katatapos lamang na national at local elections sa bansa.

“We congratulate the twelve (12) newly proclaimed Senators of the Republic,” ayon kay Presidential Communications Secretary at Acting Presidential Spokesperson Sec. Martin M. Andanar.

Aniya, may hatid na pag-asa ang paghalal ng taumbayan sa mga “luma at bagong mukha” sa Senado.

Dagdag pa niya, “It is now time to move forward after a divisive election campaign and begin the daunting task of speeding up our economic recovery affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Miyerkoles ng hapon (Mayo 18), nagsimula ang proklamasyon sa 12 senador na kinabibilangan nina actor Robin Padilla, Antique Representative Loren Legarda, broadcaster Raffy Tulfo, Senador Sherwin Gatchalian, Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero at dating Public Works chief Mark Villar.

Kasama rin sina Taguig-Pateros Representative Alan Peter Cayetano, Senador Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senador Joel Villanueva, dating Senador JV Ejercito, Senador Risa Hontiveros at dating Senador Jinggoy Estrada. (CHRISTIAN DALE)