Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III presided over the oath-taking of 35,000 new members of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) in Masbate City on Sunday, August 13, 2017. “PDP Laban’s strength lies not just in its members who are elected officials, but in its presence in the grassroots. And with 35,000 new members, the Party now has a formidable machinery in the province of Masbate,” Pimentel, president of PDP Laban, said during the ceremony. –Photo by Ariel Cagadas