Manila Bulletin
PDP-Laban Pimentel-Pacquiao faction to contest Comelec ruling recognizing Duterte-led Cusi faction
The Comelec Special Second Division ruled 2-1 in favor of the faction led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, recognizing them as the legitimate wing of the ruling party PDP-Laban.
This decision favors Cusi's group over the faction led by Senator Manny Pacquiao and Senator Aquilino Pimentel III.
The Comelec cited President Rodrigo Duterte's chairmanship as an undisputed fact validating the election of new party officers.
A special member, Commissioner Socorro Inting, was appointed to break a 1-1-1 tie in the original division, siding with Commissioner Rey Bulay.
The Comelec also declared PDP-Laban as the dominant majority party for the May 9 elections, prioritizing its poll watchers in the canvassing process.
Senator Pimentel stated that they will file a motion for the Comelec division to reconsider its decision.
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Senate President Vicente Sotto III urged newly appointed Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials to be cautious in their decision-making.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declared the PDP-Laban as the dominant majority party and the Nacionalista Party as the dominant minority party for the upcoming May 9 elections.
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Presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao remains unfazed by the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) resolution recognizing Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi's faction as the legitimate PDP-Laban party.
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