No ‘personality politics’ in PDP-Laban despite push for Duterte’s Senate run — Cusi

Cusi made the remark after Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said that the move of Cusi’s PDP-Laban faction to convince Duterte to run for the Senate in next year’s elections

smacks of “desperation”.

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Pimentel also dubbed the Cusi faction’s push as “personality politics.”

“What we are pushing ay hindi po personality politics. What we are pushing ay real party politics based on programs,” Cusi said in an interview with The Source.

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“Ang sinasabi lang namin para tumakbo si Pangulo, he will be a very good endorser, siya talaga [‘yung] will give a real leadership. Yung sinasabi nating leadership that is willing to really take all the risks to make things happen. It’s not personality politics,” he added.

(What we are saying is President Duterte will be a very good endorser, he will really give real leadership—a leadership that is willing to take all the risks to make things happen.)

Pimentel, who is also a part of PDP-Laban whose camp remains at odds with the Cusi faction in the party, said the energy secretary’s group gives the “impression that they do not have strong candidates within their group and that they are all simply riding on and are totally dependent on the popularity and strength of personality of the incumbent president.”