Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino says his decision 'comes after a careful consideration and is due to significant differences in our foreign policy directions, particularly regarding the West Philippine Sea'
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Senator Francis Tolentino resigns from PDP after Senator Robin Padilla, PDP president, advised him to do so. Tolentino said that the party’s approach to resolve the conflict “might not adequately protect the rights and livelihoods of fishermen, the bravery of our soldiers, and acknowledge the critical role of the Philippines’ international allies.”
PDP had helped Tolentino to clinch victory in the 2019 senatorial race. His departure from the party comes less than a year before the 2025 midterm elections. Of all the seven reelectionist senators, he is the only one who has not ranked among the probable winning 12 in that Tolentino would be on the Marcos administration’s senatorial slate. The senator said on Monday that he will “pursue a path, for now, as an independent legislator.
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