Manila Bulletin
Pacquiao shrugs off Comelec ruling on PDP-Laban factions
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.
Pacquiao stated that his focus remains on the final days of his campaign leading up to the May 9 elections.
He assured PDP-Laban members aligned with their faction that Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III is handling the situation.
The Pimentel faction plans to challenge the Comelec's ruling before the Supreme Court after the upcoming elections.
Pacquiao, who is also running under PROMDI, was nominated by the Pimentel wing of PDP-Laban as their presidential candidate.
Senator Pimentel expressed that grassroots members of the party are angered by what they perceive as the "hijacking" of PDP-Laban, which was recognized by the Comelec.
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