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Talks ongoing, but Padilla willing to lead Duterte's PDP

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Victoria Tulad

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1717488847855New Project (1).jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The Philippine Navy welcomes 48 new military reservists, most of whom are Senate employees, on June 4, 2024. Military officials and Sen. Robinhood Padilla attended the graduation ceremony in Manila. Victoria Tulad, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">The Philippine Navy welcomes 48 new military reservists, most of whom are Senate employees, on June 4, 2024. Military officials and Sen. Robinhood Padilla attended the graduation ceremony in Manila. Victoria Tulad, ABS-CBN News</span> </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Talks within the party are ongoing, but Sen. Robinhood Padilla is poised to accept the presidency of <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/4/20/duterte-stays-with-pdp-851">Partido Demokratiko Pilipino</a> if he sees that he can use the position to help Filipinos.</p><p>In a press conference in Manila on Thursday, Padilla — an actor before he joined politics — said he did not ask to be party president or even to be a senator.  </p><p>&quot;Ito po ay bumabagsak lang lahat sa harap ko. At kung nakikita ko po na makakagawa ako ng maganda at puwede akong makatulong sa kapwa ko Pilipino ay tatanggapin ko,&quot; he said.</p><p>(All of these came to me. And if I see that I will be able to do something good and help my countrymen, then I will accept it.)</p><p>The looming leadership change in the former majority party comes amid resignations by key PDP members like <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/5/28/cebu-governor-gwen-garcia-resigns-as-pdp-member-1555">Gov. Gwen Garcia of vote-rich Cebu province</a>.</p><p>The mayors of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu have also since resigned from the party.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/21/23/pdp-laban-loses-more-congressmen-to-lakas-cmd">RELATED: Duterte&#x27;s PDP-Laban loses more congressmen to Romualdez&#x27; Lakas-CMD</a></div><p> Padilla clarified, however, that talks are still ongoing.</p><p>&quot;Magandang posisyon ang binibigay nila, salamat sa pagtitiwala. Maraming salamat kay dating Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte at sa lahat ng bumubuo ng PDP,&quot; Padilla said.</p><p>(<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">They are offering a good position and I thank them for the trust. Thank you to former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and to all those who make up PDP.)</span></p><div><span id="isPasted">Duterte is party chairman while Palawan 2nd District Rep. Jose Alvarez is incumbent PDP president.</span></div><p>Padilla added: &quot;Pero siyempre ito ay nasa loob pa rin ng pag-uusap hanggang ngayon. Sapagkat mayroon po tayong mga issue na gusto din malaman natin kung ano ang mga plano po nila at kung ano yung mga gusto nilang gawin ko,&quot;</p><p>(But, of course, all of this is still being discussed because we want to know their plans on certain issues and what they would want me to do as party president.) </p><p>According to its party platform, PDP will work for &quot;a peaceful and democratic way of life characterized by freedom, solidarity, justice, equity, social responsibility, self-reliance, efficiency and enlightened nationalism.&quot;</p><p>Among its proposals is to &quot;sustain the war on drugs&quot; and to &quot;intensify&quot; the government&#x27;s anti-crime campaign and to &quot;maintain the country&#x27;s independence from the interference of the International Criminal Court.&quot;</p><p>Padilla said he intends to lay down new proposals if he accepts the position, but refused to give details.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/29/padilla-files-own-charter-change-bid-1734">READ: Padilla files own charter change bid as economic revisions face resistance</a></div><p>In May, Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino announced that Padilla will be the next party president <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/25/robin-padilla-is-next-pdp-party-president-tolentino-1247">pending a formal election of PDP officers</a>.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8WXRIdQPPns?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>"Magandang posisyon ang binibigay nila, salamat sa pagtitiwala. Maraming salamat kay dating Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte at sa lahat ng bumubuo ng PDP," Padilla said.</p>

"Magandang posisyon ang binibigay nila, salamat sa pagtitiwala. Maraming salamat kay dating Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte at sa lahat ng bumubuo ng PDP," Padilla said.