MANILA, Philippines – Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada, whom President Rodrigo Duterte recently endorsed, has been left out of the Chief Executive’s final senate Slate for the May midterm elections. Duterte made the announcement on Thursday, after the initial campaign rally of the ruling PDP-Laban party in San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan. Alang-alang naman na hindi ko siya… Even for just one single day masabihan mo ng kandidato mo 13 lahat. We know that he was in prison,” Duterte told reporters after the Bulacan sortie. With the exclusion of Estrada, Duterte’s senate slate is now down to 11./gsgREAD: Duterte endorses Senate bid of 5 PDP-Laban bets, 7 guest candidatesADVERTISEMENTClick here for more elections stories.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 14, 2019 16:18 UTC