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Roque says Duterte remains PDP-Laban chair
Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has been elected as the new chairman of the PDP-Laban party by the faction led by Senator Manny Pacquiao.
Senator Manny Pacquiao was officially elected as the party's president during the same meeting.
This faction also elected former Gov. Lutgardo Barbo as the party's vice chairman.
The PDP-Laban convened its national council on Sunday, August 29, 2021, led by Pacquiao, where they announced the ousting of President Rodrigo Duterte as party chairman.
Pacquiao's camp has repeatedly rejected the legitimacy of the election of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi as party president of the PDP-Laban.
However, President Duterte, through Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, believes he remains party chairman and that only the Supreme Court can settle the issue of party legitimacy.
PDP-Laban secretary-general Melvin Matibag asserted that President Rodrigo Duterte remains the party chairman and dismissed the election as a "comedy", stating Pimentel holds no valid position within the party.
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