On Thursday, Kabataan party-list Rep. Sarah Elago said in a post that 33-year-old Cardema was pushing for his late placement as a party-list nominee. Duterte Youth, of which Cardema is national chair, originally listed his wife Ducielle Marie Suarez as its first nominee. Kabataan party-list has vowed to block Cardema's substitution bid as it accused the official of using NYC's public platform and resources to campaign for Duterte Youth. RELATED: Cardema as sudden Duterte Youth nominee? RELATED: Youth commission chair 'corrects' own statement on 'anti-government' scholarsMalacañang distanced itself from Cardema's statement, saying government scholars could still express dissent against the policies and programs of the government.

Source: Philippine Star May 19, 2019 09:44 UTC