Businessman and former Ilocos Sur Governor Luis ‘Chavit’ Singson announced on Wednesday that he will run for senator in the 2025 midterm elections.
At an event for the League of Mayors of the Philippines (LMP) in Clark, Pampanga, Singson said he has come to a decision that he will seek a senatorial seat next year.
“Ako na ang utusan ninyo sa Senado kung papalarin (Let me work for you in the Senate, if I make it)” Singson said in his speech, which drew cheers and applause from his friends and supporters in the audience.
Singson is a seasoned businessman and politician. He last served as mayor of Narvacan, Ilocos Sur from 2019 to 2022. He is currently affiliated with the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), which is allied with Lakas-CMD and Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP).
