Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III described the petition filed by the PDP-Laban Cusi faction before Comelec “very lacking” and “very deficient”.
“Because in form and in substance, the Cusi petition is very lacking, very deficient…I am very confident about the case before the Comelec,” he added.
The PDP-Laban has been split into two factions—the Cusi wing and the Pimentel-Pacquiao faction—as they aim to support different candidates in the 2022 elections. The Cusi wing’s vice president is Senator “Christopher” Bong Go, who was originally endorsed to be the faction’s standard bearer. The other group, meanwhile, is backing the presidential bid of Senator Manny Pacquiao, who picked House Deputy SpeakerAsked about possible unity talks between the two factions, Pimentel said: “I’m not interested anymore because I’ve learned my lesson.
“But maybe dahil election na [because it’s already election season], that’s why it serves a certain purpose for them that’s why they’re doing this,” he added.
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