Wilfredo "Willie" Revillame filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for senator just minutes before the Commission on Elections closed the filing for 2025 aspirants.
Revillame is running as an independent candidate.
"For 21 years mayroon akong daily show, umaga, tanghali, hapon, gabi. Kumbaga naging parte na ako ng buhay ng Pilipino," said the TV show host.
He stated that what motivated him to run was the ongoing conflicts between government officials.
"Hindi ako abugado, hindi ako nakatapos pero ang purpose dapat ng bawat senador, bawat public servant, bawat namumuno sa bawat local government, dapat mabuting puso ang mayroon ka," he said.
It can be recalled that in October 2021, Revillame refused to run for senator, acknowledging that he could not contribute to the legislative process.
"Kung sakaling tatakbo ako sa Senado, hindi naman ako magaling mag-english, wala akong alam sa batas, baka lait-laitin ako roon. Baka wala rin naman ako maiambag na batas, o dumating yung time na sayang din yung boto niyo sa akin," he stated.
