Faction backs Sara, leaves out Bongbong
Published on: Saturday, January 22, 2022
By: Philstar
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MANILA: A faction of administration party PDP-Laban announced Friday that it has adopted Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (pic, right) as its vice presidential candidate for the upcoming elections, but opted not to back any presidential bet as it said it is still evaluating contenders for Malacañang.In a statement, the PDP-Laban faction led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said that the party’s national executive committee picked Duterte-Carpio “based on her credentials, advocacies and vision for our nation.”
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It added that Duterte-Carpio’s election as vice president will help ensure the continuity of the programs of the administration of her father, President Rodrigo Duterte.
It also said that it is finalizing an alliance agreement with Duterte-Carpio’s party, Lakas-CMD. Cusi said among the details being ironed out is dealing with local candidates from PDP-Laban and Lakas-CMD vying for the same posts.
While it adopted Duterte-Carpio, the PDP-Laban Cusi wing did not adopt her running mate, former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as Cusi said they “still have to be convinced.”
Cusi said they are still looking at all presidential candidates to see who among them would best continue the programs of the Duterte administration.
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He added that Duterte’s personal pick for president will also be considered in their deciding who to back for the presidency.
He said, however, that it is also possible for PDP-Laban to end up not endorsing or adopting any presidential bet.
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Duterte-Carpio said in November that she sought an alliance with PDP-Laban for it to back her and Marcos, but the party allegedly rejected this.
This was when PDP-Laban was fielding Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go for president through an allied party. Go eventually dropped out from the race, leaving the PDP-Laban Cusi wing without a standard bearer.
President Duterte, who chairs PDP-Laban, has previously called Marcos a “weak leader” and nixed an alliance with the parties backing him.
PDP-Laban was formed as a merger of parties Partido Demokratiko Pilipino and Lakas ng Bayan to oppose the dictatorial rule of Marcos’ father, Ferdinand.
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