Many PDP-Laban members poured support for Sen. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao to become their party president, at the same time as they denied a manifesto signed by the so-called ‘ten-man wrecking crew’ that allegedly aimed to weaken the top leadership of the PDP-Laban.
In their own manifesto signed by hundreds of long-time and card-bearing PDP-Laban Bulacan members, they strongly denounced some of their members’ recent statements and its lack of proper coordination with the party body.
The signatories said they were not invited to the meeting, which they said resulted in drafting a manifesto expressing ‘strong opposition’ to Pacquiao’s alleged critical stance against President Duterte’s position on the West Philippine Sea issue. They also downplayed the status of Pacquiao’s critics as ‘newcomers’ to the party.
“We were not invited to any such meeting, and no quorum was met for them to allude that the whole chapter is behind their statement. The said meeting was composed mostly of relatively new members who are either politically appointed officials or politicians, not the grassroots members that compose majority of our beloved party,” the manifesto said.
The group also reaffirmed their “all-out support” for Pacquiao as party president.
PDP-LABAN supports Manny Pacquiao
They also called on detractors to cooperate and provide suggestions for the betterment of the party and the country.
They also called on Pacquiao through PDP-Laban Executive Director Ron Munsayac to conduct an internal investigation against 10 minority PDP-Laban members for allegedly seriously violating existing party protocols and other actions contrary to the interest of the party.
They also encouraged Pacquiao to continue his ‘good stewardship’ with the party.
In April, President Rodrigo Duterte said he would choose to support either Senator Manny Pacquiao, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, or Senator Bongbong Marcos if If Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go do not run for president in the 2022 elections.
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