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Megastar Sharon Cuneta and her husband, Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, after filing his certificate of candidacy for senator at the Manila Hotel Tent City, October 8, 2024. Photo from Cuneta's X account [sharon_cuneta12]

Megastar Sharon Cuneta and her husband, Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, after filing his certificate of candidacy for senator at the Manila Hotel Tent City, October 8, 2024.

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Paige Javier

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<div><span></span><span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1728376231786GZWh1AbWIAA79ck.jfif" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Megastar Sharon Cuneta and her husband, Francis " after="" filing="" his="" certificate="" of="" candidacy="" for="" senator="" at="" the="" Manila="" Hotel="" Tent="" October="" Photo="" from="" x="" account=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Megastar Sharon Cuneta and her husband, Francis &quot;Kiko&quot; Pangilinan, after filing his certificate of candidacy for senator at the Manila Hotel Tent City, October 8, 2024. <em>Photo from Cuneta&#x27;s X account [sharon_cuneta12]</em></span></span></span><span>MANILA – Megastar Sharon Cuneta appealed to Filipinos to do their research before they choose who to vote in the 2025 national and local elections.</span></div><div><span>Cuneta made the statement on Tuesday, after her husband, Francis &quot;Kiko&quot; Pangilinan filed his certificate of candidacy for senator at the Manila Hotel Tent City.</span></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/8/kiko-pangilinan-files-candidacy-for-senate-comeback-1315"></a><span><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/8/kiko-pangilinan-files-candidacy-for-senate-comeback-1315">READ: </a></span><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/8/kiko-pangilinan-files-candidacy-for-senate-comeback-1315">Kiko Pangilinan files candidacy for Senate comeback</a></div><div><span>&quot;Sana po ay tulungan niyo kami dahil alam niyo po ang pagto-troll ng ibang tao. Napakadali maniwala ng Pilipino sa paninira lang. Please do your research,&quot; Cuneta said.</span><span></span></div><div><span>&quot;When they say walang nagawa si Kiko, that hurts us so much because we know how hard he&#x27;s been working. Lahat naman &#x27;yan mahahanap sa internet. Sana po sabihan niyo &#x27;yung iba na sinasabi wala siyang ginawa, my God, &#x27;yun po ang isa sa pinakamalaking kasalanan na ginawa ng kanyang kalaban,&quot; she added.</span></div><div><span>The Megastar appealed to voters to take a closer look at her husband&#x27;s achievements as a lawmaker.</span></div><div><span>&quot;He has done so much, you just have to look. You don&#x27;t even have to ask. You just have to do your research,&quot; she said.</span></div><div><span>&quot;Alamin niyo po, alamin niyo po sa inyong pagre-research sa pagtatanong kung sino po ang karapat dapat iboto. Kung sino &#x27;yung walang kinurakot kahit kailan, walang kinita,&quot; she added.</span></div><div><span>Cuneta expressed her gratitude to former Sen. Leila De Lima for endorsing her husband&#x27;s bid to return to the upper chamber.</span></div><div><span>&quot;Nagpapasalamat po kami sa Diyos na nandito na si (former) Sen. Leila De Lima. Nung siya po ay nasa kulungan pa, talaga pong it was breaking our hearts all the time, pati po mga anak namin. Because we know her heart, we know she is an honest, decent public servant,&quot; she said.</span></div><div><span>She also expressed her support for De Lima, who is a close friend and ally of Pangilinan.</span></div><div><span>&quot;Sana po ganitong mga klaseng tao, kasama na rin po natin si Erin Tañada, lahat po ng kasama ni Kiko. Kami po &#x27;yung talagang wala kaming nais kun&#x27;di makatulong,&quot; she added.</span></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1843557569488662933&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-10-08T09%3A15%3A20.074940%3A8b71fd4c-d740-4cd1-bb88-4efbd1facd00%26action%3Dedit%26popup&amp;sessionId=4521a57b65b95c408c6e22f21a66db119436793b&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:529px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1843557569488662933"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><span>Cuneta also thanked the volunteers and supporters for backing her husband.</span></div><div><span>&quot;Sana po ipagkalat natin sa ating mga kapwa na hindi pa naniniwala sa atin at sa ating mga pinaniniwalaan at pinaninidigan,&quot; she said.</span><span> </span></div><div><span>When asked why he decided to run for Senator again, Pangilinan said this was the original plan in 2022.</span></div><div><span>&quot;Nung hiniling sa atin ni Vice President Leni ng suporta at sinantabi natin yung sarili nating gusto at sinuportahan siya. Dahil ito ang original plan ko at lalo na ngayon, pinakadaing ng taumbayan ang presyo ng pagkain, taas ng presyo ng bilihin. So &#x27;yan ang dahilan, dahil yan ang hinahanap ng taong bayan mawala ang gutom,&quot; he said.</span><span><br/></span></div><div><span>In 2022, Pangilinan ran for vice president as Leni Robredo&#x27;s running mate.</span></div>

<p>Megastar Sharon Cuneta appealed to Filipinos to do their research before they choose who to vote in the 2025 national and local elections.</p>

Megastar Sharon Cuneta appealed to Filipinos to do their research before they choose who to vote in the 2025 national and local elections.

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Published October 08, 2024 04:31 PM PHT

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