About Roy Señeres
Roy Villareal Señeres was a Filipino politician and diplomat who initially ran in the 2016 Philippine presidential election under the Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka party before withdrawing on February 5, 2016, three days before his death. Señeres was elected as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the OFW Family Club party-list in the 2013 general elections. He is the father of former congressman Christian Señeres. Señeres first bared his intention to run for the Philippine presidency on October 20, 2014, during the launch of his Respect our Security of Employment (ROSE) movement in Butuan. Señeres was chided that he needed first to run a serious nationwide campaign (i.e. senatorial) to have a chance of winning the Philippine presidency. During the 2013 elections, he won a seat in the Philippine House of Representatives as the representative of the OFW Family Club party-list.
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