PDP-Laban faction issues CONAs to candidates, Duterte accepts VP nod

The PDP-Laban faction led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has begun issuing Certificates of Nomination and Acceptance (CONA) to its official candidates for the May 2022 elections.

These CONAs were prepared in advance of the October 1 to 8 filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC).

President Rodrigo Duterte has been nominated as the party's official candidate for vice president and has already accepted this nomination.

Senator Bong Go was also nominated for president by Cusi's faction, but he declined the nomination.

Several other prominent figures have been nominated for senator, including Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, and Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade.

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