Camille Villar tells dad: ‘It was my dream to be like you’

Senator-elect Camille Villar —Photo from an INQUIRER.net live video

MANILA, Philippines — Newly proclaimed Senator-elect Camille Villar thanked her parents, outgoing Sen. Cynthia Villar and former Senate President Manny Villar, for helping her pursue her dream of serving the people.

“Papa, I remember I told you when I was younger that it was my dream to be like you and to serve and to help as many people as I could,” Villar said, turning emotional in her message after she was proclaimed senator-elect on Saturday afternoon.

“Thank you for helping me achieve my dreams and making my dreams come true,” she added.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed Villar the 10th-ranking senator with 13,651,274 votes in a ceremony at the Manila Hotel.

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Villar ran under the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas slate of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

She was also endorsed by Vice President Sara Duterte. /atm