MANILA, Philippines — The ruling PDP-Laban may “cease to exist” should an “outsider” be endorsed by the party as its presidential bet in the 2022 polls, Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel warned.
“Ang nakikita ko, by supporting an outsider, ililiko nila yung partido, the outsider wins. Talunan na lahat dito sa party [ng outsider]—kasi may vehicle na itong outsider, may [sariling] party,” Pimentel, executive vice chairman of PDP-Laban, said during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum Wednesday.
“Ano ang gagawin sa PDP-Laban? Ifo-fold nila. Lalamunin ito and we will cease to exist. That’s my mission lang, to make sure that itong partidong ito na dugo na po ang na-invest na…
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