For Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino, now is not the time to talk about politics but to help those affected by typhoon Carina after Senator Robinhood Padilla made the call for him to resign from Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP).
“Sa panahong ito wag muna tayong magusap patungkol sa pulitika; mas mainam magtulungan tayo para mapadali ang rehabilitasyon ng mga kababayan nating biktima ng Bagyong Carina (Let's not talk about politics during these times; it's better that we help each other to speed up the rehabilitation of our citizens affected by Typhoon Carina)," he said in a statement on Thursday, July 25.
"Lalung-lalo na yong mga nasa mga evacuation centers pa at may mga karamdaman; marami pang nawalan ng tirahan at nasira ang kabuhayan; sila muna ang pagusapan at tulungan natin (Especially those who are in evacuation centers and are sick; a lot have lost their homes and had their livelihoods destroyed, let's help them and talk about them first),”
Padilla earlier asked Tolentino to step down as party vice president for Luzon and as a member so he could attend to his added duties as the new Senate majority leader.
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He made the call a few days after he was formally sworn in as the party's new president.
Padilla reiterated he believes in Tolentino's qualifications and experience to be a key part of the Senate leadership.
Padilla said Tolentino's resignation from the party would help enhance the party's independence.