MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will decide on the legitimate officers of the PDP-Laban if the party fails to resolve the issue ahead of the 2022 national polls internally, election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said Wednesday.
According to Macalintal, if PDP-Laban will fail to resolve the leadership issues by August 15—which is the last day for registered political parties (RPPs) to submit their respective Sworn Information and Update Statement (SIUS) that contains the list of their members and officers—it is the Comelec that shall decide on the matter.
“If the leadership issue is not internally resolved by the PDP-Laban before August 15, the party…
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