Hugpong ng Pagbabago bares senatorial line-up
MANILA — Two presidential aides and five lawmakers are included in the senatorial slate of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio's Hugpong ng Pagbabago party.
According to a list posted by the CNN, Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP)'s senatorial line-up includes the following personalities:
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque
Special assistant to the president Bong Go
Sen. Cynthia Villar Sen. JV Ejercito Sen. Sonny Angara Rep. Pia Cayetano Rep. Zajid Mangudadatu Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos
Bureau of Corrections chief Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa
Hugpong ng Pagbabago has at least three national political parties and six local groupings under its alliance: Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) and National Unity Party (NUP), and local groups Serbisyo sa Bayan Party (SBP) of Quezon City, Alyansa Bol-anon Alang sa Kausaban (ABAKA) of Bohol and Zamboanga del Norte's Aggrupation of Party for Progress (APP).
No less than President Rodrigo Duterte graced the party's convention in Davao on Friday afternoon.
In his speech, the president referred to Dela Rosa as “senator.”
He also said that he can support the party “morally, politically, kung makinig pa ang tao sakin (if people will still listen to me).”