Former Manila 4th District Rep. Trisha Bonoan-David recordsdata her certificates of candidacy for a similar place on Saturday, October 5, 2025. INQUIRER.internet / Luisa Cabato
MANILA, Philippines — Former lawmaker Trisha Bonoan-David seeks to embody a Bible verse as a tenet in her management if she wins as consultant of the Metropolis of Manila’s 4th district within the 2025 nationwide and native elections.
She filed her certificates of candidacy on Saturday and is working as an impartial candidate.
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“I’m working due to a Bible verse, Jeremiah 29:11, could plano ang Diyos para sa ating lahat,” she advised reporters in an interview.
(I’m working due to a Bible verse, Jeremiah 29:11—God has a plan for all of us.)
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“Ang plano niya ang magkaroon tayo ng maunlad na pamumuhay at ayaw niya tayong mahirapan at nagugutom. At sinabi Niya…nais Niya…na tayo ay magkaroon ng pag-asa—punong-puno ng pag-asa—at darating din ang magandang kinabukasan,” she mentioned.
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(His plan is for us to stay affluent lives, and He doesn’t need us to wrestle or go hungry. He mentioned… He needs us to have hope—stuffed with hope—and a vibrant future will come.)
Bonoan-David additional mentioned her “mission” is to stay by what the Bible verse mentioned by her time period.
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“Ang misyon ko ay magbigay ng katotohanan dito sa Bible verse na ito na totoo…totoo na could plano ang Diyos, pero ang plano na ‘yun, mayroong funds, mayroong pondo,” she mentioned, referring to congressional funds.
(My mission is to share the reality on this Bible verse—that it’s true… that God has a plan, however that plan comes with a funds and funding.)
She mentioned she plans on using the funds for livelihood, training, and housing initiatives.
“Imbis sa highway initiatives, give it to the folks. The packages will probably be in accordance with what the Bible says, which is para mapaunlad ‘yung buhay ng tao,” mentioned Bonoan-David.
(As an alternative of highway initiatives, let’s give it to the folks. The packages will align with what the Bible says, which is to enhance folks’s lives.)
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Bonoan-David served in Congress from 2007 to 2016 and as councilor from 1998 to 2007.
