MANILA, Philippines —Senator Manny Pacquiao remains an ally of President Rodrigo Duterte despite apparent rift within the party over the assembly of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), Malacaang said Tuesday.
“I believe so, wala naman pong nangyaring pagbabago bagamat natuloy po yung PDP Laban (meeting), he (Pacquiao) remains to be party president as of now,” presidential spokesman Harry Roque said when asked if he thinks Pacquiao is still a Duterte ally.
(That’s what I think, nothing changed even though the PDP-Laban meeting went ahead. He’s still the party president for now.)
As part of its push to make Duterte vice president, the PDP-Laban party…
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