SEN. Grace Poe fully endorsed her son, Brian, the first FPJ Panday Bayanihan party-list nominee.
Brian led the group as they submitted their Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
“FPJ Panday Bayanihan has been here since 2013. It aims to continue its legacy of service in Congress,” she said.
Dozens of the party-list’s supporters joined the filing at the Manila Hotel, the Comelec venue for the weeklong activity.
After the filing, Poe and Brian motored to the FPJ monument on Roxas Boulevard in Manila. The memorial was unveiled in 2012 during the 8th death anniversary of the late National Artist Fernando Poe Jr.
“Brian represents a party-list group carrying the name of his lolo. FPJ’s values and legacy of generosity and compassion will guide him, with a twist of Brian’s youthful creativity and innovation,” Poe said.
Brian, 32, is also Poe’s chief of staff in the Senate. He has authored a book on sustainable communities and is an entrepreneur who helps small businesses.
He was recently recognized as one of “Asia’s Modern Heroes” for his philanthropy. Brian said the group’s programs would focus on “Food, Progress, and Justice.”
“We have created a platform, and in the following months, we will continue to consult with experts and different groups to make our legislative agenda more inclusive and effective,” Brian said.
FPJ Panday Bayanihan has conducted relief missions for the Typhoon Yolanda victims, displaced families of the Marawi City siege, flood victims of typhoon Carina, and other disasters.
With Brian in FPJ Panday Bayanihan are Mark Patron and Hiyas Dolor as its second and third nominee, respectively. Patron is the son of San Jose, Batangas, Mayor Ben Patron, while Dolor is the wife of Mindoro Gov. Bonz Dolor.
“We have been working in the government for ten years, studied various courses that will help us in our work, and continue to help through FPJ Panday Bayanihan. We are ready to serve our countrymen,” Brian said.
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