Willie Revillame hints at running for Senate in 2025: 'Palagay ko handa na ako'

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Willie Revillame, a popular game show host, expressed his readiness to run for senator in 2025. (Video Courtesy of Rody Duterte/Facebook)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/1/29/willie-revillame-hints-at-running-for-senate-palagay-ko-handa-na-ako  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00 It is an honor for me to be invited by a former president of the Philippines.

00:11 You know, last March, two years ago, before and after COVID,

00:17 Senator Bongo called me and the President,

00:22 and I was invited to speak in Malacanang.

00:28 Wait a minute, wait a minute.

00:30 This is important in my life.

00:34 Secretary Medaldea, Senator Bongo, my lawyer, Attorney Ferdie Domingo,

00:40 and of course, our beloved President.

00:42 You know, at first, I was a bit nervous before the President of the Philippines.

00:47 I just want you to know this, my experience with our beloved President.

00:55 I was a bit careful when I called him, "Dear President,"

00:59 he said, "We are friends, just Mayor."

01:03 You know, he prepared food for us.

01:06 I can't forget lapu-lapu, okra, and string beans.

01:12 And we also have Malunggay soup, and Senator Bongo added mung bean.

01:17 If you notice, it is very simple.

01:19 I went to Malacanang.

01:21 There was no garbo, no steak, nothing.

01:25 We started at 8 o'clock, and finished at 2 o'clock in the morning.

01:29 You don't know this, but just so you know,

01:32 the time he asked me to run as Senator,

01:36 and during that time, I had a program with Jimmy Seven, the Wawawin.

01:41 I said, "Dear President, I still have a contract, and I can't do it yet.

01:49 I'm ready, I'll think about it."

01:52 A lot of times, we have a lot of conversations with Senator Bongo,

02:00 "Whatever is in your heart," said the President, Mayor Artie,

02:04 "Whatever is in your heart, whatever is in your mind, you should follow it."

02:09 They didn't force me.

02:11 What the President told me, "Whatever is in your heart, Willie, that's what we should do."

02:18 That was three years ago, during the COVID.

02:23 I decided, I prayed, I couldn't sleep, I was crying,

02:27 because of a TV host,

02:31 who was talking to a President of the Philippines,

02:34 who was serving the country.

02:36 He said, "You love people, we love each other, we love our fellow countrymen,

02:41 we need you in the Senate."

02:43 When he told me that, I said, "I need to be ready, I need to not embarrass you."

02:51 That's why I refused.

02:56 When Senator Bongo called me, I told him, "I still can't do it."

03:00 He said, "I salute you, Willie, because you followed your heart."

03:08 A President came to me, "I will raise your hand, I will be with you wherever you go."

03:15 I wasn't ready.

03:17 Dear President,

03:19 I prayed well.

03:31 I said, "A politician should not be called to serve the country,

03:39 a person should be called to serve the country, a public servant.

03:43 Because when a politician is involved, there is a fight, there is ego."

03:49 Didn't you notice,

03:52 how good it is for a country where no one fights,

03:56 where no one chooses,

03:58 where no one loves each other.

04:01 I prayed well.

04:04 Whatever your decision is, I will follow it.

04:08 I think I'm ready.

04:11 I'm ready to do good,

04:19 I'm ready to serve,

04:21 not just the country.

04:26 I'm ready to serve our countrymen who need help.

04:30 Again, dear President,

04:32 thank you very much for your trust.

04:34 Whatever you command me,

04:36 from my heart,

04:38 I will follow it.

04:40 [END]

04:43 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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