PH Cinema “Superstar” Nora Aunor To Seek House Seat
NORA AUNOR – The veteran actress who was awarded as National Artist of the Philippines will run for party-list representative in the 2025 Midterm Election.
In the Philippine showbiz industry, Nora is one of the personalities who has made a huge mark. She is dubbed as the “Superstar” of the Philippine cinema. Aside from being a brilliant actress, she is also a film producer and a recording artist.
Nora Aunor has not only appeared in movies but as well as in stage plays and television shows. In 2022, she was awarded as National Artist of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022.
Recently, as the 2025 Midterm Election is fast-approaching, several stars and known personalities in the Philippine showbiz industry filed their candidacies for the positions they want to vie for. The Philippine cinema’s “Superstar” is one of them.
Living a celebrity life, her family issues were not all a secret to the public. Meanwhile, Nora and her daughter, Matet de Leon, have reconciled following business issues.
Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, Nora Aunor will run for a seat in the House of Representatives under the party-list People’s Champ Guardians. She is the second nominee of the newly-formed party-list.
According to Nora, she is running in the next election in her pursuit to help the people. She stressed that she just wants to help because she also came from a poor family.
“Sa kagustuhan kong makatulong sa ating taumbayuan… kaya po ako naglakas loob… Para lang po makatulong, dahil galing po ako sa pagiging mahirap,” the Superstar said.
It was only recently when Nora Aunor appeared before the media to speak about her election bid although her party-list has already filed their certificate of nomination on Friday. Based on the report, this is not the first time that the veteran actress is running in an election.
In 2021, Nora also attempted to run as a nominee of the National Organization for Responsive Advocacies for the Arts or the NORAA party-list. Aside from the “Superstar”, there are several other showbiz celebrities who filed their candidacy in the next election.
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