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Comelec eyes resolution of PDP-Laban dispute before end of March
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) aims to resolve the legitimacy case of the PDP-Laban party before the end of March.
Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan has instructed the poll body to expedite the resolution of the dispute.
Election Commissioner George Garcia hopes for a resolution this month to clear any doubts about the party's legitimacy.
The PDP-Laban party is currently divided into two factions, one led by Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III and Senator Manny Pacquiao, and the other by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi.
The Cusi faction, which has the support of President Rodrigo Duterte, has endorsed Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s presidential bid.
The Pimentel-Pacquiao faction previously supported Senator Christopher "Bong" Go's candidacy before his withdrawal and also supports Pacquiao's presidential bid.
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Senator Koko Pimentel III and Senator Manny Pacquiao, leaders of a PDP-Laban faction, criticized the group led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi for endorsing Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for president.
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The Akbayan party-list has urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to promptly release its decisions on disqualification cases filed against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will expedite the resolution of all pending cases, particularly those of "national importance" and "transcendental importance" that could affect the conduct of the elections.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc is expected to release its ruling on the disqualification cases against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. by the end of April.
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The PDP-Laban faction led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has formally endorsed Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for president in the May 2022 elections.
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