MANILA, Philippines — The PDP-Laban faction’s decision to field Senator Ronaldo “Bato” dela Rosa as its standard bearer in the 2022 elections is not “last minute,” an official of the political group said Monday. He said this type of process was involved in picking Dela Rosa, which Duterte even agreed and endorsed the senator as the party’s standard bearer. Not a placeholder for other candidatesThe PDP-Laban also denied claims that Dela Rosa is only a “placeholder” for other candidates, particularly Davao City mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. However, an earlier interview, Matibag said that this is not yet with finality since substitutions are still possible until Nov. 15. (Cast it in stone that Senator Bato is the PDP-Laban’s candidate for president.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 11, 2021 04:41 UTC