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In his 4th Senate term, Lito Lapid vows to work harder on laws for poor Filipinos

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<p>MANILA — Actor-turned-politician Lito Lapid vowed said he would keep on working hard as he clinched his fourth Senate term.</p><p>Lapid, running under the Nationalist People’s Coalition, placed tenth after garnering more than 13.394 million votes, based on Commission on Elections’ count.</p><p>&quot;Maasahan niyo na po, pang-apat na term ko na o ito bilang senador, gagawin ko po ang lahat ng aking magagawa at sisipagan pa natin ang paghahanap ng mga batas para sa ating mamamayang Pilipino na mahihirap,&quot; he said in a short speech.</p><p>(You can count on me — it is my fourth term as senator — that I will do all I can and will work harder. We will look for laws that will benefit poor Filipinos)</p><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-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:432px;height:532px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1923646548203929809&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-05-16T17%3A08%3A47.981595%3A1186471a-21a1-434f-b2c9-0f785b2c2416%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=4ee1f180c52c9fcc24a183304decb819d06ded68&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1923646548203929809"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>In his speech, Lapid thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the administration Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas slate, and Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco — slate campaign manager — for the support during the election campaign.</p><p>Back in October, Lapid vowed to push legislation on agri-tourism in case he gets elected.</p><p>He also said he would also expand the &quot;Lapid Law&quot; or Free Legal Assistance Act of 2010, which incentivizes lawyers and law firms to render free legal services to the poor.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/2/in-bid-for-4th-senate-term-lito-lapid-touts-experience-and-shuns-media-q-a-1229">READ: In bid for 4th Senate term, Lito Lapid touts experience and shuns media Q&amp;A</a></div><p>Lapid ran under the Alyansa ng Bagong Pilipinas&#x27; senatorial slate endorsed by the Marcos administration.</p><p>Lapid first became senator in 2004, and served two consecutive terms in 2016.</p><p>After taking a three-year hiatus, he returned to the Senate in 2019. During his break from politics, Lapid played “Ang Pinuno”, a villain-turned-hero not far from the crime-fighter on horseback &quot;Leon Guerrero&quot; from his movie heyday.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/05/22/19/lito-lapid-ex-ang-probinsyano-star-is-proclaimed-senator">READ: Lito Lapid, ex-&#x27;Ang Probinsyano&#x27; star, is proclaimed senator</a></div>

<p>Actor-turned-politician Lito Lapid vowed said he would keep on working hard as he clinched his fourth Senate term</p>

Actor-turned-politician Lito Lapid vowed said he would keep on working hard as he clinched his fourth Senate term