
The presidential bid of Philippine election frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr received a boost on Tuesday after President Rodrigo Duterte's political party endorsed his candidacy for the May 9 vote.
The PDP-Laban party, which has not fielded a presidential candidate, announced it will back Marcos, the son and namesake of the country's late dictator, who is running alongside Duterte's daughter, Davao city mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.