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HIGHLIGHTS: PDP-Laban national assembly – July 2021

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HIGHLIGHTS: PDP-Laban national assembly – July 2021

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The Philippines’ ruling party PDP-Laban held its national assembly on Saturday, July 17, as it was embroiled in a power struggle ahead of the 2022 presidential race that will elect President Rodrigo Duterte’s successor.

PDP-Laban on Saturday elected new officials – and ousted Senator Manny Pacquiao as party president.

Party chair Duterte himself presided over the national assembly in Clark, Pampanga, starting around 3 pm on Saturday.

The national assembly comes a day after the party’s national council meeting on Friday, July 16, where party members in the House of Representatives showed support for party vice chair Alfonso Cusi, whom Pacquiao had “expelled.”

The camp of Pacquiao and Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, PDP-Laban executive vice chairman and son of founder Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr, have refused to recognize these supposedly rogue activities. 

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Majority of PDP-Laban members in the House of Representatives on Friday, July 16, expressed support for the continued leadership of the party vice chairman, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi.

The Cusi-led faction, which is backed by party chairman and President Rodrigo Duterte, adopted the manifesto signed by 29 of 57 district representatives who are party members. House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco led the signatories.

This manifesto came as the Cusi faction held the PDP-Laban national council meeting at the Royce Hotel in Clark, Pampanga, in preparation for Saturday’s national assembly.

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