MANILA -- Former actress Gem Castillo, wife of San Pablo City Mayor Vic Amante, is running as vice governor in tandem with incumbent Santa Rosa City Representative Dan Fernandez in the race for governor of Laguna.

Castillo has already filed her certificate of candidacy for the position of vice governor, and Fernandez has also submitted his certificate of candidacy for governor.

According to Castillo, she courted her husband for four months before he agreed to let her run as vice governor.

This will be Castillo's first foray into politics, but she has long been active in providing public service. 

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Castillo believes that she can expand her assistance even further if she is elected as vice governor. 

"Talagang tumutulong ako ng walang hinahangad na kapalit pero sa tingin ko kung magkakaroon ako ng authority mas marami ako na matutulungan na tao dahil feeling ko mauubusan ako ng pera  sa kakatulong sa tao dahil galing talaga sa sarili kong bulsa," said Castillo.

Fernandez, on the other hand, will focus on improving provincial and district hospitals in Laguna. 

Fernandez also plans to enter into a public-private partnership agreement (PPP) to enhance the services and facilities of public hospitals in Laguna. 

"We will be tapping the private sector  para nang sa ganoon  malevel up natin yung ating services  after all  mayroon naman tayo na mga Philhealth na maaasahan yung ating mga kababayan but in terms doon sa tinatawag po natin infrastructure and of course mga medical equipment I think kailangan lang talaga dito na innovative ka," said Fernandez. 

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"Hindi mo siya i-100 percent privatized syempre kailangan dyan how many percent will be properly distributed doon sa ating private sector , I think we have to come up with that kind of idea  na hindi lahat sagot ng provincial government" he added. 

Former Third District Representative and former broadcast journalist Sol Aragones and Second District Representative Ruth Hernandez are also running for governor of Laguna. 

Hernandez is the wife of the incumbent governor Ramil Hernandez, who will run for representative of the Second District.