FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers his 6th State of the Union (SONA) address at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
March 22, 2022
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte’s political party has backed Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s presidential bid, the Manila Standard reported on Tuesday, citing a resolution.
Officials from the ruling PDP-LABAN party did not respond to requests to confirm the news report, but said an announcement would be made at a press conference at 0200 GMT.
Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, leads by a wide margin in opinion polls ahead of the May 9 presidential election.
Marcos Jr.’s vice presidential nominee is Sara Duterte-Carpio, the Philippine president’s daughter, who was endorsed by the ruling party as her vice presidency earlier this month.
(Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales and Enrico dela Cruz; Editing by Ed Davies)
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