But Hilbay, who was named after Romanian chess grandmaster Florin Gheorghiu, is determined to make his Senate run more than just a quixotic bid. Born, raised in Tondo“It’s a familiar zone for me, not being considered a winner at the get-go,” Hilbay said. Voters are hungry for “reasonable politicians,” he said. Hilbay said the late senator urged him to run in 2004 as representative for Manila’s first district, but he declined. In 2014, Hilbay’s appointment as solicitor general threw him to the forefront of high-profile issues like the reproductive health law and the South China Sea dispute.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 16, 2018 23:15 UTC