Duterte's party backs Philippine presidential bid of Marcos Jr.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's political party on Tuesday backed the presidential bid of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., a move seen as a boost to the son and namesake of the former Philippine dictator ahead of the May election.The endorsement by the ruling PDP-Laban party came two days after a huge crowd of over 100,000 people turned up at a campaign rally for his rival, opposition icon and Vice President Leni Robredo, in Metro Manila.The latest Pulse Asia survey in February, though, showed Robredo still trailed frontrunner Marcos Jr. by a 45-point gap.Energy Secretary and party president Al…READ FULL ARTICLE