Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 30) — The executive director of the PDP-Laban Party said party president Sen. Manny Pacquiao will request a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte, the party's chairman, to "set the agenda for the legitimate national council meeting" before the filing of certificates of candidacy for the coming elections. The request follows Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque's statement that Duterte had directed party vice chairman Alfonso Cusi "to organize, convene and preside over the council meeting." "This move, which is part of the democratic exercise, aims to consult party members and have fruitful and productive exchanges on issues affecting PDP-Laban," said Roque. Party spokesperson Ron Munsayac said in a statement Sunday that only Duterte and Pacquiao can call for a national council or an assembly. "If this purported council meeting is sanctioned by our Chairman, how come we have not received any formal communic...
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