Federalism and PDP Laban are not unlike sibling species undergoing evolutionary process of development and progression under certain facilitative conditions. PDP Laban is the only political party in the country today that espouses Federalism as a battle cry for a system change in politics and governance. The Party has formally put up a PDP Laban Federalism Institute to continue its advocacy and information campaign nationwide. There is reasonably great hope that Federalism as envisioned by and conjoined with PDP Laban will become a political fact of life in the country. Lutgardo B. Barbo, Vice-President of PDP Laban for Visayas was a 3-term Eastern Samar Governor, President of Philippine Normal University, Senate Secretary and Chief of Staff of both Senate President Nene Pimentel, Jr. and Senate President Koko Pimentel III.

Source: Manila Times May 12, 2018 17:03 UTC