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Article: Pangilinan turns down position in Liberal Party
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- The Manila Times
- Article date:
- January 30, 2008
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Already divided into two factions, the Liberal Party (LP) became even more fragmented after Senate Majority Leader Francis Pangilinan, the former party chairman, begged off from any party position in the faction headed by Sen. Mar Roxas 2nd.
Pangilinan said Roxas had asked him what position he wanted, but replied he would prefer not to get any "out of delicadeza" (good taste).
"I don't think it would be proper for me to get a party position after we had differing positions on many issues," he said.
Pangilinan said the main difference came in the 2007 senatorial election when the party decided to join the opposition slate, while he decided to run as an independent.
Their differences also ...