PDP-Laban to Convince Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to Run for President

The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) assured the Filipino public especially the supporters of the Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte that they will continue to convince the tough-talking mayor to finally run for President and lead the party on their vision of progress and prosperity under the leadership of a politician from the Southern Philippines.

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According to PDP-Laban, one of the oldest party in the country and was responsible for the fielding of the former president Cory Aquino into power, they want Mayor Duterte to be the substitute of the party’s standard bearer, Martin Diño, who already withdrew his certificate of candidacy for President of the Philippines.

Martin Diño, the secretary general of PDP-Laban named Mayor Duterte as his substitute after submitting his withdrawal from the candidacy, but clarified that he had no idea if the resolution recommending Duterte as his substitute was part of the party’s strategy.

The PDP-Laban’s leadership also revealed that their president, Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel is set to meet with Mayor Duterte by Thursday or Friday to discuss the plans of the party and to finally convince the Mayor to run for higher office in the 2016 national elections.

The Commission on Elections on their part noted earlier that the substituion will only be accepted if Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will give his consent to finally run for President.

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