ISANG kongresista ang lumipat sa Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats kanina.
Si Zamboanga del Sur Rep. Leonardo Babasa, Jr., ang ika-17 district representatives ng Lakas-CMD sa Kamara de Representantes. Mayroon din silang kaalyadong 18 partylist representative.
Si Babasa ay dating miyembro ng PDP-Laban.
“We are in the process of beefing up our ranks by recruiting more lawmakers. We are working very hard to keep with our promise to solidify and strengthen our political influence,” ani House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez, pangulo ng Lakas-CMD.
Nanumpa si Babasa kina Romualdez, House Deputy Majority Leader at Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel Arroyo at Deputy Majority Leader at Zamboanga Sibugay Rep. Wilter “Sharky” Wee Palma II sa pamamagitan ng Zoom.
“The Lakas-CMD political party is a staunch ally of the government and will continue to support the swift passage of President Duterte’s legislative agenda,” dagdag pa ni Romualdez.