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Senatorial candidate Harry Roque (File photo) MANILA - UniTeam senatorial aspirant Harry Roque is urging Filipino voters to choose candidates who possess a mastery of the law and can build consensus in a collegial body. Roque summed it up as "a combination of knowledge power and convincing prowess to successfully pass a law that has national significance." "I encourage the electorate to vote for legislators who have demonstrated a keen understanding of how Philippine laws and jurisprudence work to advance the national interest," Roque said in a news release on Tuesday. The former UP law professor added that voters should select a candidate who encourages consensus building, which is needed to pass a proposed bill or resolution in the Senate or House of Representatives. "The Congress is the supreme policy-making body in our land. Ideally, we need lawmakers who are well-versed on legislative processes, as well as domestic and international laws," Roque stres