BREAKING NEWS! FRANCIS "KIKO" PANGILINAN AT JOSE CHRISTOPHER BELMONTE NAG RESIGN NA SA LIBERAL PARTY
Reelected Quezon City 6th District Representative Jose Christopher "Kit" Belmonte said he has resigned as secretary general of the Liberal Party. "Back to work kami," Belmonte said when asked about his plans after he tendered his resignation from his post.
Belmonte is one of the only 18 candidates from the LP who are poised to secure seats in the next Congress. With a small number of congressmen from their group poised to win in the elections, Belmonte has said the public can expect "the same tyranny from the supermajority."
Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan has resigned as president of the opposition Liberal Party following the unsuccessful bid of their senatorial candidates in the May 13 polls.
"As campaign manager for the Otso Diretso slate, I was unable to ensure our victory in the elections and I therefore assume full responsibility for the outcome and hold myself primarily accountable for this defeat and have tendered my resignation as president of the LP effective June 30, 2019," he said.
"We are deeply saddened by his resignation as our party president. We did not expect it, especially in times like this when we need a steady hand to lead the party alongside Vice President Leni Robredo,” he said in a separate. press statement.
He said Pangilinan worked "very hard and diligently to campaign for Otso Diretso candidates."
