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Sen. Bam Aquino guests on DZMM's Ikaw Na Ba Senatorial candidates' interview, December 11, 2018. Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News

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Bam Aquino

Rowegie Abanto

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<div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3036057"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script></div><p>MANILA — As the 2025 midterm election nears, former senator Bam Aquino on Tuesday said he was ready to return to politics.</p><p>Aquino was a senator from 2013 to 2019. In the 2019 midterm polls, he failed to win his re-election bid under the &quot;Otso Diretso&quot; slate, placing 14th overall with 14,144,923 votes.</p><p>Aquino did not run for an elective position during the 2022 national elections and instead served as then-presidential candidate Leni Robredo&#x27;s campaign manager.</p><p>&quot;Naghahanda na kami at handa na rin akong bumalik sa larangan ng politika.<span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"> Handa akong maging boses ng walang boses sa Senado</span>,&quot; Aquino told ANC when asked if he would enter politics again.</p><p>(We are preparing, and I am ready to get back to politics.)</p><p>When asked about why he considered running again, Aquino said many issues plaguing Filipinos &quot;were not given much attention&quot; such as the rising prices of goods, low wages, and the education &quot;crisis.&quot;</p><p>&quot;They are very complicated issues, hindi sila madadaling i-resolve, marami kang kailangang banggain para makamit mo &#x27;yung mga kailangan mong makamit para sa taumbayan,&quot; Aquino said.</p><p>(They are very complicated issues, they are not easy to resolve, and you have to go through a lot to achieve what you need to achieve for the people.)</p><p>&quot;At kailangan natin ng mga tao na handang magtrabaho, handang panindigan yung mga walang boses handang bumangga kung kailangang bumangga. And I’d like to think kaya natin ‘yan,&quot; he said.</p><p>(And we need people who are ready to work, ready to stand up for those who have no voice, ready to crash if need be. And I&#x27;d like to think we can do that.)</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/11/lp-may-have-points-of-unity-with-new-admin-alliance-analyst-1022">RELATED: Liberal Party may have points of unity with new admin alliance — analyst</a></div><div><strong>AQUINO TO LEAD COUNTRY&#x27;S &#x27;YOUNGEST POLITICAL PARTY&#x27;</strong></div><p>Aquino also announced that he assumed the chairmanship of <strong></strong> Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KANP), said to be the country&#x27;s youngest political party.</p><p>Run by volunteers, the KANP will present itself as an &quot;alternative&quot; ahead of the 2025 elections, it said in a statement Tuesday.</p><p>&quot;As we enter another pivotal chapter in our country&#x27;s political history, KANP will present itself as a viable alternative for Filipinos weary of traditional politics and politicians,&quot; Aquino said in the statement.</p><p>In the ANC interview, Aquino said the KNP was formed when they were preparing for Robredo to run for president.</p><p>&quot;After 2019 umalis na ako sa Liberal Party. But because I was a private citizen, di na namin siya nilabas sa publiko. And in 2021, when we were preparing for VP Leni to run, at the time nabuo &#x27;yung KNP,&quot; he said.</p><p>(After 2019 I left the Liberal Party. But because I was a private citizen, we did not disclose it to the public. And in 2021, when we were preparing for VP Leni to run, at the time the KNP was formed.)</p><p>The KANP is ready to endorse &quot;like-minded potential candidates and form alliances with political parties with similar principles in preparation for the midterm elections in 2025,&quot; it also said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7OnLYTPiG5w?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p><i>"Naghahanda na kami at handa na rin akong bumalik sa larangan ng politika," Bam Aquino told ANC when asked if he would enter politics again.</i></p>

"Naghahanda na kami at handa na rin akong bumalik sa larangan ng politika," Bam Aquino told ANC when asked if he would enter politics again.

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