(UPDATE) SENATE Majority Leader Francis Tolentino on Saturday said Sen. Robinhood Padilla would replace Palawan Rep. Jose Chavez Alvarez as president of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), while former president Rodrigo Duterte would remain as chairman.

Tolentino added that the change of leadership was discussed in a recent meeting with Duterte, Padilla, Sen. Bong Go and Sen. Ronald de la Rosa. The party, he said, was set to formalize Padilla's ascension to the post.

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