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NUP drops'national' ambition

$y Maricel V Cruz are not entertaining any idea that any riem- party in the House of Representatives and
ber of the NUP would run as a senator or its membership would be limited ro 50 leg-
even a higher position"in 2022," Barzaga islators or one-sixth of the 300-strong lower
HE National Unity ParW that is emerging as said. chamber.
a dominant political party at the House of t He said the NUP would rather be a "small Puno said he believed Duterte would be a
political party" even if it had viable candi- great asset to the NUP.
Representatives will not dominate the ruling dates. Barzagasaid Duterte opted join the NUP
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan, pniy "It is possible we might have viable can- as its adopted member as the President's son
didates but we are more than satisfied in was impressed by the camaraderie of the
president and Dasmariflas Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. said having a small political party:' Baruaga party members.
Monday. said. "...We gave the idea you can join the party
Political observers have said the NUP even without renouncing yourparty affilia- j

I dsn't think that they have to worry vlew.

will be a force to reckon with for having the tion," Barzaga said. l

President's son, Davao City Rep. Paolo Du- Du'fe*e

about the NUP. In the first place we're
not interested in any national candidate
for President, vice president and sena-
tor," Batzaga said in a television inter-
He said the NUR for now, would not
field any candidate for national positions in
the2022 elections.
"It is our position that as of this time, we
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But Deputy Speaker Roberto Puno of "But of course in so far as politics is con-
Antipolo City, an NUP stalwart, said earlier cerned, everything is still uncertain," he
the NUP did not intend to be the dominant said.

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