The PDP-Laban faction led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi is endorsing the candidacy of Bongbong Marcos for president on Tuesday.
The faction has released a resolution expressing their support for the late dictator’s son candidacy.
The resolution said that Marcos received the most endorsements from local PDP-Laban councils including Ilocos Sur, La Union, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Batangas, Laguna, Quezon, Rizal, Mindoro, Camarines Norte, Masbate, Aklan, Negros Occidental, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Zamboanga Del Sur, Davao Del Sur among others.
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“Senator Bongbong Marcos is the candidate whose platform is most aligned with the development program of President Rodrigo Duterte,” the resolution said.
Duterte is the chairman of the part but has yet to name his presidential bet.
“Marcos is the candidate whose vision of governance is most aligned with PDP Laban’s 11-point agenda,” the resolution added.
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Ironically, PDP-Laban was formed by the late senator Nene Pimentel against the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
“With this latest action from Sec Cusi and his cohorts, they have manifested that they are total strangers to PDP LABAN. They don’t even acknowledge that PDP LABAN was established to oppose the Marcos dictatorship,” Senator Koko Pimentel said.
“Time for Comelec to dismiss the petition of these usurpers! In Germany for example, a political party formed to oppose Adolf Hitler will definitely not support an Adolf Hitler Jr. Logic lang yan. Consistent with the PDP LABAN history and party constitution,” Pimentel added.
