SPEAKER Martin Romualdez and Vice President Sara Duterte have been re-elected president and chairman, respectively, of the ruling Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD).
The two retained their posts after the party elected its new set of national officers and members of the executive committee and national advisory council last Friday.
Romualdez said the installation of the new Lakas-CMD leaders “will strengthen and reinvigorate our party in support of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his Agenda for Prosperity and socio-economic road map.”
“We hope to further grow our membership with new recruits who share our ideals, programs and goals, and aspirations for our people and our nation,” the Speaker said.
Lakas-CMD now counts 68 representatives as members, aside from hundreds of governors, city and town mayors, provincial board and city and municipal council members, and other local officials.
Elected with Romualdez and Duterte were former president and speaker and now senior deputy speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of Pampanga as chairperson emeritus; former speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. as co-chairperson emeritus; Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr., co-chairperson; Capiz Gov. Fredenil Castro, vice chairperson; and House majority leader Manuel Jose Dalipe, executive vice president.
Among the other officers are Representatives Jose Aquino ll of Agusan del Norte, secretary general; Samantha Santos of North Cotabato, deputy secretary general; and David Suarez of Quezon, treasurer.
The above-named officers were also chosen as members of the national executive committee.
The party formed a national advisory council “to support the executive committee.” It is composed of former representatives Juan Miguel Arroyo; Diosdado Ignacio Arroyo, Lourdes Arroyo, Prospero Pichay Jr., Wilter Wee Palma, Aleta Suarez, Hector Sanchez, Paz Radaza, Leonardo Babasa Jr., Anthony Peter Crisologo, Mari Grace Preciosa Castelo, and Sandra Eriguel.
Former executive secretary Eduardo Ermita, former secretaries Gabriel Claudio and Nasser Pangandaman Sr., and Agriculture Undersecretary Zamzamin Pamintuan also sit in the advisory council.
