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PDP-Laban Pacquiao wing not keen in supporting Duterte’s VP bid
Senator Manny Pacquiao's faction of the PDP-Laban party will not support President Rodrigo Duterte's potential vice presidential bid, stating he no longer embodies the party's values.
PDP-Laban executive director Ron Munsayac conveyed that Duterte and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi's group do not represent the party's values of basic humanism, enlightened nationalism, and consultative and participatory democracy.
This sentiment is based on regular consultations with party members, with Munsayac stating that 99.9% of members agree.
The Pacquiao faction feels "conned" by Duterte, with a turning point being his public insult of party president Pacquiao, despite previous internal attempts to address party issues.
This comes as Cusi's faction officially declared Senator Christopher "Bong" Go and President Duterte as their presidential and vice presidential candidates for the May 2022 elections.
Cusi's group also proclaimed their eight senatorial candidates.
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