MANILA — Four Liberal Party (LP) lawmakers led by the country’s first transgender congresswoman and a former movie actor have jumped on the administration bandwagon. ADVERTISEMENT“Said members talked to me previously advising me of their move,” said Quimbo, a Marikina representative. Alvarez was to swear in the four new PDP-Laban members on Wednesday afternoon. By contrast, the PDP-Laban, previously a virtual nonentity in the 292-seat House with only three original members, has further strengthened its membership base with more than 90. The party has a standing coalition with other major parties, including the Nacionalista Party, the National Unity Party, the Nationalist People’s Coalition, and the LP, to form a “supermajority” in Congress.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 10, 2017 05:37 UTC