Pia Cayetano looks forward to mentoring young execs like Camille Villar

Reelectionist Pia Cayetano is officially proclaimed on Saturday, May 17. INQUIRER.net / DIANNE SAMPANG

MANILA, Philippines — Senator-elect Pia Cayetano on Saturday said that she is looking forward to mentoring young leaders like Camille Villar as a way of giving back to the public servants she looked up to.

Cayetano made this statement as she was officially proclaimed as senator of the May 2025 midterm elections.

As Cayetano recalled her memory of being elected as a young senator 21 years ago, she said that she “had the privilege” of watching the work of late senators such as Miriam Santiago, Edgardo Angara, Joker Arroyo, Juan Flavier, and Nene Pimentel.

“I know it’s now my time to give back, not only to lead by example but to uphold and conduct myself in a manner of becoming senator but also to mentor the young,” Cayetano said in her speech.

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Cayetano then looked at the crowd and said: “So I looked around and sino ba ‘yung newly elected and young dito? Walang iba kung hindi si Camille Villar.”

Villar is among the newly-proclaimed senators, ranking 10th in the Senate race.

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“Bam [Aquino] is still young but he’s not new,” Cayetano added.

Cayetano also said that she is looking forward to engaging with her fellow senators in “healthy and heartfelt” debates.

Cayetano, who is a reelectionist, landed in the 9th spot of the Senate race with a total of 14,573,430 votes. She is part of the administration-backed Alyana slate. /jpv