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Panelo, Roque, Villar, Belgica to run in 2022 polls: PDP-Laban

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, and anti-corruption commission chief Greco BelgicaPresidential Photo / Senate PRIB" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/10/04/pdp.jpg"/><figcaption>Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, and anti-corruption commission chief Greco Belgica. <em>Presidential Photo / Senate PRIB</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - At least four members of President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s Cabinet, including his spokesman and chief legal counsel, will run in next year&#x27;s elections, the president of PDP-Laban said Monday.</p><p>Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, and anti-corruption commission chief Greco Belgica will run even after the President backed out of the party&#x27;s vice presidential nomination, said Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/02/21/duterte-announces-retirement-from-politics">Duterte announces ‘retirement from politics’</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/02/21/bong-go-files-coc-for-vice-president">Long-time Duterte aide Bong Go files COC for vice president</a></li></ul><p>Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello and Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade are still mulling their decision, he added.</p><p>&quot;When the President decided not to run, of course emotions were running...nung nalaman ni Secretary Tugade and Bello ito now they&#x27;re assessing whether they&#x27;re going to file their candidacy dahil gusto nila kasama nila si Pangulo,&quot; Cusi told ANC&#x27;s Headstart.</p><p>(When Secretary Tugade and Bello knew, they&#x27;re assessing whether they&#x27;re going to not file their candidacy because they want to run alongside the President.)</p><p>&quot;Secretary Panelo, Villar tuloy po ang pagtakbo (will continue their bid), then si Greco will run, Secretary Roque will also run. There are also other candidates we&#x27;re considering to run under PDP.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1788687" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

At least four members of President Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet, including his spokesman and chief legal counsel, will run in next year's elections, the president of PDP-Laban said Monday.