House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos has left his father’s Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) and is joining Lakas-CMD, according to multiple sources. Rappler reports the congressman’s office keeps the transition low-key, with no press release or photo handout related to his oath-taking.
GMA News and the Inquirer say Marcos took an oath as a member of Lakas-CMD in a ceremony held last Monday. Sources cited by these outlets indicate the event included senior figures linked to the Lakas-CMD camp, including his uncle, former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The reports also describe that Lakas-CMD membership includes political figures such as Marcos’s counterparts in the House leadership.
Across the coverage, the main differences are the level of detail provided publicly and which attendees and affiliations are emphasized. All accounts, however, agree on the core development: Marcos shifts party alignment from PFP to Lakas-CMD.
