Senate President Jose Avelino, president of the Liberal Party, scored the opposition and said, "the Nacionalista Party of today is not the party of Quezon and Osmeña ... (it is) the party of Hukbalahaps and other dissident elements."
Senate President Jose Avelino, leader of the Liberal Party, disputed the opposition's claim, asserting that the current Nacionalista Party is not Quezon's or Osmeña's party anymore. Instead, it has evolved into a group associated with Hukbalahaps and other dissidents.