ManilaTimes-Mar 23
President Rodrigo Duterte’s party endorsed survey frontrunner Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as its presidential candidate for this year’s national elections.
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), chaired by Duterte, adopted a resolution on Monday night to formalize its endorsement of Marcos.
The group said that Marcos is the candidate whose platform is most aligned with the party’s 11-point agenda.The PDP-Laban has adopted the 11-point Agenda for Continuity: fight corruption, eradication of poverty, advancement of peace and order, ending the pandemic, defeating communist terrorism, sustaining economic growth, generation of jobs, strengthening national defense and foreign relations, educational reforms, decentralization and local government empowerment, and Charter change and federalism. “Senator Bongbong Marcos is the candidate whose platform is most aligned with the development program of President Rodrigo Duterte,” the PDP-Laban said. Marcos’ running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, said she was “appreciative” of the ruling party’s endorsement of Marcos. Read more at: https://www.manilatimes.net/
