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Pacquiao seeks audience with Duterte after PDP-Laban council meeting
Senator Manny Pacquiao, as president of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), is seeking a meeting with party chairman President Rodrigo Duterte to resolve a "simple misunderstanding" within the ruling party.
Pacquiao's camp is questioning the validity of a PDP-Laban council assembly held on May 31, arguing that only the party chairman and president can convene such a meeting.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque sees no hindrance to the meeting, though it has yet to be scheduled, and stated that Duterte and Pacquiao remain allies.
PDP-Laban executive director Ron Munsayac confirmed Pacquiao's request for the meeting and stated the senator has no intention of leaving the party.
Munsayac suggested the issue could have been avoided if Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi's camp had communicated with Pacquiao regarding the assembly.
The May 31 meeting, which adopted a resolution endorsing a vice presidential run for Duterte in 2022, proceeded despite Pacquiao's call for members to ignore it.
When asked about the resolution, Munsayac stated that Pacquiao has always been a supporter of President Duterte.
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