Defensor confident son will be PDP-Laban’s bet for guv
ILOILO – Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. is confident the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) will choose his son, Cong. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. of the 3rd District, as the ruling party’s candidate for governor in next year’s midterm election.
“After all, he is the only PDP-Laban member in the province to have voiced his interest in running for governor,” said the elder Defensor.
Defensor is in his third consecutive term as governor and previously said he would be quitting politics in 2019.
His son, on the other hand, is in his third consecutive term as congressman and is barred by law from seeking a fourth term.
PDP-Laban may announce the party’s official candidate for Iloilo governor in August, said Defensor.
The filing of certificates of candidacy for the May 2019 midterm election is in October.