MANILA, Philippines — Ousted PDP-Laban vice chairman and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi branded as “political gimmickry” his expulsion from the ruling party and would not recognize such move to remove him and his other colleagues from their party posts.
“Sinasabi na we were expelled and we don’t recognize that because one, we have not received any notice. We only learned it from the media, from the newspaper and TV reports,” Cusi told reporters in an online interview.
“We don’t recognize that and we consider that parang political gimmick lang,” he added.
Cusi and two other officials were recently expelled from PDP-Laban for alleged violation of provisions under the party’s …
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