A faction of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, the official political party of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos who intially announced support for Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has announced that it will be endorsing the candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo instead.
The faction is led by the party’s national chairman and former commissioner of the National Commission for Muslim Filipinos Ahubakar Mangelan.
“PFP decides to rally behind and commits to fully support VP Leni. This decision is a party decision, has undergone consultations with its members nationwide, and is a unanimous and cohesive decision,” the party said in a resolution last April 19.
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“The party believes in the leadership of VP Leni and her competence and experience to lead the country out of the pandemic and economic crisis into recovery and progress with good, clean and inclusive governance and timely, effective and efficient public service,” it added.
The party said that it has chosen to support a more formidable team against Marcos.
“With time running out and with recent developments, the party believes that there is a need for a more formidable team and candidate to beat a common opponent and one who poses the greatest threat to our country and our democracy, Ferdinand Marcos Jr,” the party said.
Some members of Moreno’s volunteer group IM PIlipinas also shifted support to Robredo.
