The Partido Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban party of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte is having a tough time recruiting Duterte’s foot soldiers in the House of Representatives.

The recruitment has been snagged by lawmakers tending to join other political parties that had signed a coalition agreement with the PDP-Laban rather than join Duterte’s party.

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