MANILA, Philippines 鈥� President Rodrigo Duterte is free to invite his personal senatorial candidates to the PDP-Laban proclamation rally in Bulacan on Thursday afternoon, Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III said.
The PDP-Laban will hold its proclamation rally for its five senatorial candidates namely former Assistant to the President Christopher 鈥淏ong鈥� Go, former presidential political adviser Francis Tolentino, Maguindanao Rep. Sajjid Mangudadatu, Sen. Aquilino 鈥淜oko鈥� Pimentel III, and former Philippine National Police Chief Ronald 鈥淏ato鈥� dela Rosa in San Jose Del Monte town on Thursday.
But President Rodrigo Duterte, PDP-Laban chairman, has invited his personal senatorial bets to the proclamation rally.
They are Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos, Sen. JV Ejercito, Sen. Sonny Angara, folk singer Freddie Aguilar, Jinggoy Estrada, Pia Cayetano, and Cynthia Villar.
Duterte is free to do so said Pimentel who is PDP-Laban party president.
鈥淲e will follow what the President wants. Coz those are his other senatorial choices,鈥� Pimentel told in a text message.
Go, Duterte鈥檚 trusted aide, said the President wanted his personal senatorial bets to be 鈥済uest candidates鈥� of the ruling party.
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But Pimentel said this has to be discussed first.
鈥淧ag usapan pa yan pursuant to our core value of consultative democracy but he can invite them to our rally later if he wants to,鈥� he said.聽 /muf