Kathlyn dela Cruz, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-social"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9LleAoTD6i4" width="510"></iframe></figure>MANILA - Senatorial candidate Mark Lapid on Thursday belied accusations that his father, former action star Lito Lapid, is an &quot;underperforming&quot; senator.In an interview on radio dzMM&#x27;s &quot;Ikaw na ba? Ang Senador para sa Pamilyang Pilipino,&quot; the younger Lapid said his father never hid the fact that he was only a high school graduate and is not good in speaking English.&quot;Yung tatay ko naman po alam natin hindi ho marunong mag-English yan. Inaamin naman niya. At saka high school graduate po siya,&quot; said Lapid, who is running under Liberal Party (LP)-led Team Daang Matuwid coalition.These, however, do not mean that his father has not performed well in the Senate.He said he is proud of his father, who has filed a total of 263 bills, 16 of which were passed into law. One of these is Republic Act 9999 or the Free Legal Assistance Act.Lapid said his father is also the author of the Biometrics Law.&quot;Ako, proud ako sa aking ama. Meron ho siyang 263 na pending bills sa Senado, at out of those, sa mga proposal po niyang yun, 16 of those naging batas na po,&quot; Lapid said.&quot;Meron po tayong mga dokumento at saka records sa Senado. Hindi naman po pwedeng gawa-gawa lang yan... Yun po ang magpapatunay ng kanyang mga nagawa.&quot;READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/10/13/15/why-mark-lapid-drilon-defends-leon-guerreros-son">Why Mark Lapid? Drilon defends &#x27;Leon Guerrero&#x27;s&#x27; son</a>

Sen. Lito Lapid filed a total of 263 bills, 16 of which were passed into law, his son Mark said. Two of these are the Free Legal Assistance Act and the Biometrics Law.

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Sen. Lito Lapid created 16 laws, son says

Kathlyn dela Cruz,

ABS-CBN News

Published February 04, 2016 11:47 PM PHT

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Updated February 05, 2016 01:14 AM PHT

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