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PDP-Laban's endorsement to Marcos 'a big slap' to party members--Pacquiao
Senator Koko Pimentel III and Senator Manny Pacquiao, leaders of a PDP-Laban faction, criticized the group led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi for endorsing Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for president.
Pacquiao stated that the Cusi-led faction's endorsement indicates they may have forgotten that PDP-Laban was founded to oppose the Marcos regime.
Pimentel highlighted that PDP-Laban was founded to oppose the dictatorship of Marcos Jr.'s father, Ferdinand Marcos Sr., drawing a parallel to a hypothetical German party opposing Adolf Hitler not supporting his son.
Pacquiao referred to the endorsement as a "slap in the face" to PDP members.
Pimentel urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to dismiss the petition filed by the Cusi faction, whom he referred to as "usurpers."
The two PDP-Laban factions, one led by Cusi and President Duterte, and the other by Pimentel and Pacquiao, are currently contesting recognition before the Comelec.
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