Valenzuela Representative Eric Martinez refuted claims of being a 'political butterfly' during a senatorial face-off, asserting that he was not the one who switched parties but rather replaced by LAKAS-CMD. Martinez explained that local politics influenced the decisions, leading to him joining the Liberal Party and later PDP Laban. He is now running as an independent.
Valenzuela Representative Eric Martinez on Saturday contradicted allegations that he was a “political butterfly,” one who switches from one political party to another, saying that he did not leave his party but was replaced.During the face-off round of “Tanong ng Bayan: The GMA Senatorial Face-Off 2025,” Martinez said that LAKAS-CMD chose another person as its official local candidate in the 2010 elections.“Local politics came into play.
According to GMA News Research, Martinez ran as councilor under LAKAS-CMD in 2004 and as vice mayor in 2007.He then ran for another term as vice mayor under the Liberal Party in 2010 and was a member of the political party until 2015.In 2016, Martinez joined the PDP Laban and ran as a House representative.“Pagdating ng 2015, hindi ako umalis. Pinalitan uli ako. Local politics came into play.
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