ABOUT 8,000 new members from the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental and Camiguin joined the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) on Saturday. The party’s new recruits took their oaths before Senate President Aquilino L. Pimentel III, PDP Laban president, at the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP), located in his hometown Cagayan De Oro City. The political party was founded as PDP by Mr. Pimentel’s father and namesake, former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel, Jr. PDP-Laban has been pushing for a shift to a federal system of government, the campaign centerpiece of President Rodrigo R. Duterte. — Camille A. Aguinaldo

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