Senator Francis Pangilinan, who is also the president of the Liberal Party (LP), has reiterated that they are not involved and would not support any plot to unseat President Rodrigo Duterte. “Let me repeat: The Liberal Party is not behind any plot to oust or destabilize the President and will oppose any unconstitutional effort in this regard,” Pangilinan said in a statement on Monday. In several occasions in the past, Duterte said that persons associated with LP, the Magdalo group of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, and the communist party have been conniving to oust him by late 2018. READ: Duterte ‘sure’ Yellows, Reds, Magdalo plotting to overthrow himREAD: Duterte says ‘yellows,’ Trillanes, CPP out to oust himHowever, Pangilinan claimed that LP does not need to intervene in ouster efforts as the government is destabilizing itself by disregarding the high prices of goods. “The LP does not need to destabilize the administration that is shooting itself in the foot with the mismanagement of the economy,” the senator said in jest.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 24, 2018 07:52 UTC