Cusi faction's endorsement of Marcos shows illegitimacy, PDP-Laban stalwart Pimentel says

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This August 2018 photo shows the administration PDP-Laban before political differences led to fractures in the party.

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MANILA, Philippines (Updated 4:50 p.m) — The endorsement of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. by a faction of the PDP-Laban shows it is not the original party, Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel said in a tweet on Tuesday.

 

Pimentel, a party stalwart and son of founder Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel Jr., is with a rival faction seeking recognition from the Commission on Elections as the legitimate PDP-Laban party. Recognition will mean, among other things, access to copies of election returns.

 

"With this latest action from [Energy Secretary Alfonso] Cusi and his cohorts, they have manifested that they are total strangers to PDP LABAN. They don’t even know that PDP LABAN was established to oppose the Marcos dictatorship. Time for Comelec to dismiss the petition of these usurpers!" Pimentel said on his Twitter account.

 

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