WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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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