Behind closed doors at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Ortigas, 149 party members present elected Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. as new party president, taking over from 2010 standard bearer Gilberto Teodoro, who resigned from party presidency at the height of the campaign.
Also elected was House minority leader Edcel Lagman as chairman. Elected vice-chairmen were representatives Danilo Suarez, Simeon Datumanong, and Rolando Andaya. Rep. Jose Aquino III was secretary general.
Revilla confirmed that the party under his leadership will not be a problem to the present administration, even as he called for cooperation.
Presently, the party is broken into three groups following the election of Senator Benigno Aquino III as Philippine President. Andaya heads a faction allied with House Speaker Sonny Belmonte who led some 40 Lakas congressmen to the Liberal Party after the presidential election.
Lagman heads the second faction that stayed in Lakas.
House Deputy Speaker Pablo Garcia led the third faction of Kampi originals who kept their distance from the Lakas originals. This faction, along with other personalities close to former First Gentleman Mike Arroyo, left Lakas to form the National Unity Party (NUP).
Sources
RG Cruz: "Lakas-KAMPI regroups, picks Bong Revilla as president," ABS-CBN News 24 February 2011
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