Baste Duterte still PDP Laban president, reacts to being mentioned in VP Sara impeachment trial

Davao City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte was reelected as the national party president of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) on Saturday.

According to a report in 24 Oras Weekend, the election of officers was done during the party's national assembly in Davao City.

Meanwhile, Atty. Jimmy Bondoc was elected as executive vice president.

Senator Christopher "Bong" Go was hailed as PDP Laban's auditor.

When asked by GMA Regional TV for a comment after his name was mentioned by National Bureau of Investigation director Melvin Matibag during the impeachment trial of his sister Vice President Sara Duterte, Baste responded: "They always take it out of context. They're the corniest people." —Vince Angelo Ferreras/KG, GMA News