2021 PDP–Laban dispute

2021 PDP–Laban dispute
	President Duterte (right) meets with Senator Manny Pacquiao at the Study Room of Malacañan Palace on August 1, 2016
Date	March 12, 2021 – May 6, 2022
Location	Philippines
Cause	Party's nomination processes for the upcoming 2022 Philippine presidential and vice presidential election; Resolution of Cusi-led national party meeting to urge Rodrigo Duterte to run for vice presidency in 2022 and the possibility of Duterte-Cusi faction to nominate non-party member Sara Duterte as party's standard bearer; Pacquiao's plans to run for presidency in 2022, backed by Pimentel; Pacquiao's appointment as party's acting president, replacing Pimentel in 2020; Violations to party's constitution and by-laws, claimed by both Duterte-Cusi and Pacquiao-Pimentel factions;
Participants	PDP–Laban Duterte-Cusi faction Rodrigo Duterte; Alfonso Cusi; Melvin Matibag; Sara Duterte; Pacquiao-Pimentel faction Manny Pacquiao; Koko Pimentel; Ron Munsayac; Monico Puentevella;
Outcome	Alfonso Cusi expelled as vice chairman and member of PDP–Laban, executed by Pacquiao-led party officers; The positions held by the Pacquiao-led party national executive committee were declared vacant and Cusi was elected as the party's president in the Duterte-led national party assembly on July 17, 2021; The Cusi faction was declared the legitimate PDP–Laban on May 6.;

A dispute within the PDP–Laban, the ruling party of the Philippines, began on March 12, 2021 when Senator Manny Pacquiao (who was named the party's interim president in December 2020) began to criticize President Rodrigo Duterte and the government regarding the dispute in the South China Sea, alleged corruption in the government agencies under the Duterte administration, the government handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the endorsement of the candidates for the 2022 presidential election, leading to the creation of two factions.

On July 17, a national assembly was held where Alfonso Cusi was elected as party's president, succeeding Pacquiao. Before the dispute, Duterte and Pacquiao were longtime allies since they are both affiliated with the party.

On May 6, 2022, the COMELEC declared the PDP–Laban Cusi faction as the legitimate members of the party.

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