Chiz Escudero and Heart Evangelista have cast their vote for the May 2022 elections.
HEART AND CHIZ — Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero and actress Heart Evangelista have cast their votes for the May 2022 elections.
Chiz is seeking a return to the Senate after serving there from 2007 to 2019. He, who is a candidate of the National People’s Coalition (NPC), said that he wants to help the Philippines recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The incumbent Sorsogon governor studied Political Science at the University of the Philippines (UP) where he also obtained his law degree.
Two years after having been admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1994, Chiz took up Masters in International and Comparative Law at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C.
Chiz started his political career in 1998 when he won as the representative of the 1st district of Sorsogon. He was re-elected twice and also held the same position for two more terms until 2007.
After his stint in the House of Representatives, Chiz was elected to the Senate, wherein he served from 2007-2019.
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Chiz, together with his wife, arrived at 6:00 am at Buhatan Integrated School in Sorsogon City to cast their votes. According to Provincial government spokesperson Dong Mendoza, it only took seven minutes for the couple to vote.
On Sunday, Chiz honored his wife, his mother Evelina Guevarra Escudero, and his mother-in-law Cecilia Ongpauco on Mother’s Day.
“Sa araw na ito, special shoutout sa aking ina na si Nanay Eve, sa aking maybahay na si Heart, at sa aking mother-in-law na si Mommy Cecile,” he said. “Dalangin ko ang patuloy na pagpapala sa Panginoon para sa inyo at sa lahat ng mga nanay na patuloy na nakikipaglaban para sa magandang kinabukasan ng kanilang pamilya.”
Chiz made the tribute as he joins the whole Filipino community in commemorating Mother’s day on May 8.
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