Senator Loren Legarda thanked the voters of Batangas’ first district, who elected her son Leandro Legarda Leviste, as the congressman-elect of the first district of Batangas.
Legarda Leviste achieved the highest margin of victory against an incumbent congressman in the country and recorded the highest number of votes received by a candidate for the House of Representatives in the history of Batangas.
The veteran legislator assured that Legarda Leviste’s upcoming constituents will enjoy an effective brand of public service.
“Ang panalong ito ay hindi lamang kanya, ito ay tagumpay ng mga Batangueño.”
“Ako ay nasisiyahan dahil nagpasiya nang tama ang mga botante sa unang distrito ng Batangas, dahil inihalal nila ang isang mabuting halimbawa ng pagpupursige sa buhay. Ang panalong ito ay hindi lamang kanya, ito ay tagumpay ng mga Batangueño,” the seasoned lawmaker said.
“Nakita ko kung paano niya pinaghirapan upang matupad ang mga pangarap—sa pribadong sektor sa murang edad at ngayon, bilang isang lingkod-bayan,” the lady senator noted.
“Batid ko rin ang kanyang dedikasyon na iangat ang kabuhayan at kaunlaran ng pitong bayan at isang lungsod sa unang distrito,” she added.
Legarda Leviste ran under the platform of improving the first district’s local economy, considered as the most underdeveloped in the province, which comprises the towns of Nasugbu, Lian, Calatagan, Tuy, Balayan, Lemery, Taal, and the city of Calaca.
Supporters cited his business genius, and success as a young self-made entrepreneur prior to his entry into politics as one of the major reasons in his large margin of victory.
Legarda Leviste, 32, is the country’s youngest self-made billionaire.
Legarda Leviste, 32, is the country’s youngest self-made billionaire.
“Sa aking buhay at sa aking negosyo, parang tumama po ako sa lotto, at naniniwala po ako na tungkulin ko pong ibahagi ang mga naipanalo ko sa ating mga kababayan,” Legarda Leviste previously said.
“Ang pangarap ko po ay sa darating na dekada ang mga bayan sa Unang Distrito ay maging mga modernong lungsod, at ang buong Unang Distrito ay maging isang metropolis na maaring mataguriang Metro Batangas,” he added.
