THE CHAIRMAN of a faction of the ruling political party cited the irony of a rival group’s endorsement of the son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos for president, noting that it was set up in the 1980s to fight the dictatorship.
“They have manifested that they are total strangers to PDP-Laban,” Senator Aquilino “Koko” L. Pimentel III, who heads the rival faction that includes Senator and boxing champion Emmanuel “Manny” D. Pacquiao, told reporters in a Viber message.
In a statement, Benhur C. Abalos, the national campaign manager of Mr. Marcos, said they were grateful and humbled by the party endorsement. The Commission on Elections earlier kept a “temporary accommodation” policy on the two factions, with its en banc not having decided on which group should represent PDP-Laban.
Mr. Evardone on Monday last week endorsed Ms. Robredo, citing the qualifications set by Mr. Duterte himself. The ruling PDP-Laban has been divided by in-fighting, with two factions claiming leadership over the party. Mr. Pacquiao, who is running for president, claims to be the rightful party president.Mr. Duterte last month said he would not endorse the presidential bid of Mr. Marcos even if he’s the running mate of his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.
Mr. Casquejo said the machines would send data to Comelec servers in seconds, making hacking impossible.
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