The candidates that the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) will field in the 2019 national and local elections must pursue the basic objectives of the party, particularly federalism. ADVERTISEMENTThe CONA, which also serves as the party’s official endorsement, will be used by candidates during the filing this October of their respective Certificate of Candidacy (COCs) for the 2019 mid-term polls. “In the rules and regulations of the Comelec, we need to file a list of people to issue CONA. We submitted more than a hundred names since our approach is on a per province basis and highly urbanized cities,” Pimentel said. /eeREAD: Duterte vows to strengthen PDP-Laban for 2019 pollsRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 27, 2018 12:45 UTC