PDP-Laban, the ruling party, is still deciding on who to support for president in the 2022 elections, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said.
President Rodrigo Duterte attends the National Assembly of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) in Clark, Pampanga on July 17, 2021
Published July 19, 2021, 9:05 AM
President Duterte is bracing for a legal battle over the leadership of the ruling Partido Demoktraiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) party among warring factions.
President Rodrigo Duterte attends the National Assembly of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) in Clark, Pampanga on July 17, 2021. Energy Secretary Alfonsi Cusi, seated next to the President, is elected new party president. (Malacañang)
The President cautioned about the looming lawsuits arising from the intra-party dispute, saying Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III is expected to “fight tooth and nail” to keep the party following the recent election of new officials. Duterte is currently chairman of the ruling party.
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