Palace commends Pangilinan for ‘accepting defeat’By The Manila TimesMALACANANG on Tuesday commended Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan for resigning as president of the Liberal Party (LP) following the loss of all eight opposition senatorial candidates in the last midterm elections. He (Pangilinan) accepts defeat,” Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said during a press conference. “As he says it, he’s responsible for the loss of the senatorial candidates of the Liberal Party and the Otso Diretso,” he added. Pangilinan, who was campaign manager, resigned following the impending loss of the entire slate. They believed in President Duterte).”“This is a referendum of the performance of this President.

Source: Manila Times May 21, 2019 06:11 UTC