Cardema, also Duterte Youth party-list chair, in a report said he was invited by his former bosses. Cardema pushed for his substitution as the first nominee for Duterte Youth party-list last May. Some also question his misrepresentation of the youth party-list. However, Cardema asserted that the Duterte Youth does not actually represent the youth sector and is a party-list for "Youth and Professionals." No Certificates of Proclamation yetAccording to the June 22 data from the poll body, only 57 of the 61 party-list representatives secured their Certificates of Proclamation.

Source: Philippine Star July 22, 2019 04:41 UTC