The province used to be dominated by Liberal Party (LP), which had been in power under former President Benigno Aquino III. ADVERTISEMENTAt least 10,000 community leaders took their oaths as new PDP-Laban members before Alvarez at the Victorias Coliseum here. Federalism campaignThey would be tapped to push the campaign for a federal form of government that would be in full swing next year, said Yves Akol, PDP-Laban Negros Occidental secretary general. We will do everything to deliver the promises made by the President,” Alvarez said. “In 2019, I am asking you, if you fully support the President, support the candidates of PDP-Laban for the Senate,” he said, with a 12-0 vote.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 05, 2017 22:18 UTC