President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s party Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) inducted 10 new members on Saturday in a bid to expand its reach nationwide.
The new members, who consist of governors and mayors from all over the country, took their oaths of allegiance to the PFP in Manila.
They are: Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib; Zamboanga Sibugay Governor Anne Hofer; Laguna Vice Governor Karen Agapay; Batanes Governor Malou Cayco; Uyugan Batanes Mayor Jonathan Nanud; Sabtang, Batanes Mayor Prescila Babalo; Itbayat, Batanes Mayor Sabas De Sagon; Mahatao, Batanes Mayor Pedro Poncio; Ivana, Batanes Mayor Celso Batallones; and Basco, Batanes Mayor German Caccam
PFP President and South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. said the party has shifted its focus into strengthening its electoral structure, as well as supporting Marcos’ programs on agriculture and the marginalized sector.
Aside from Tamayo, other PFP officials led the oath-taking ceremony: PFP National Secretary General Tom Lantion, PFP Manila chapter Chairman Alex Lopez, and PFP Manila Secretary General Chikee Ocampo.
Formed in 2018 by supporters of former president Rodrigo Duterte and his then push for federalism in the Philippines, PFP saw the landslide victory of President Marcos–its standard-bearer in the 2022 polls–after he obtained more than 58 percent of the total number of votes.