The PDP-Laban will be left with a 'jeepney load' of members if it ousts its chairman President Rodrigo Duterte, his spokesman said on Wednesday, as a rift in the party festered over his plans to run at a lower post in the 2022 elections.
MANILA — The PDP-Laban will be left with a "jeepney load" of members if it ousts its chairman President Rodrigo Duterte, his spokesman said on Wednesday, as a rift in the party festered over his plans to run for a lower post in the 2022 elections.
"Isang jeepney lang po ang PDP-Laban bago po sumali d’yan si Presidente Duterte. Kung alisan n’yo po si Presidente sa PDP-Laban, balik kayo sa isang jeepney," he said in a press briefing.The PDP-Laban last week expelled 3 officials, including its vice chairman Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, who was among those who has pushed Duterte to run as vice president—a possible candidacy Sen. Manny Pacquiao, the party president, has rejected.
Duterte's administration has been dogged by scandals and allegations of graft and cover-ups in state agencies ranging from prisons, the state insurer, immigration, airports and customs, to police and the drugs enforcement agency, few of which led to convictions or high-profile resignations. He and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno are the top choices for vice president in next year’s elections, according to a Pulse Asia survey released on Tuesday.
A former election commission chief, Monsod suspects Duterte was asked by allies to choose a running mate to campaign with to help the candidate win the presidency. That president would then step down, allowing Duterte to reassume the post.Temario Rivera, head of the Center for People Empowerment in Governance, said Duterte's motivation to remain in power is obvious— to avoid jail and courtrooms.
Duterte has repeatedly baited the International Criminal Court and dared it to put him on trial for crimes against humanity. The ICC's prosecutor has since sought the go-ahead to launch a formal investigation into drug war killings."The ICC can now proceed with their investigation in a clearer manner if you have an opposition president in power."
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