Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino has resigned from the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) due to “significant differences” on the party’s foreign policy stand on the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a letter to PDP president Sen. Robin Padilla, Tolentino made known his decision to “disengage from PDP activities” and he will “pursue a path, from now, as an independent legislator, effective immediately.”

Co, A. S. (2024, August 6). Sen. Tolentino leaves PDP amid WPS issue differences. Panay News, pp. 9, 15.