Lakas withdraws nomination of Rose Nono Lin after congressional bet quits party

The Lakas-CMD has withdrawn the certificate of nomination and acceptance it gave congressional aspirant Rose Nono Lin after she reportedly resigned from the party.

Lin, an executive of Pharmally Biological Inc. and one of the resource persons in the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee inquiry on health department funds, is running for congresswoman in the fifth district of Quezon City.

In a letter to the Commission on Elections Law Department, Lakas-CMD National Capital Region chairman Anthony Peter "Onyx" Crisologo said Lin's resignation had been accepted.

"Considering the resignation of Ms. Lin, Lakas-CMD cannot continue to consider her as an official candidate of the party in the 09 May 2022 national and local elections," Crisologo said.

"Thus, we are constrained to revoke and/or withdraw the CONA issued in favor of Ms. Rose Nono Lin. Lakas-CMD does not consider her as the official candidate for member, House of Representatives in the 5th Legislative District of Quezon City," he added.

Lin was one of the personalities who testified before Senate investigation into the billions of pesos worth of personal protective equipment the government bought from Pharmally Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -NB, GMA News