CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) and the Frontliners Ang Bida Partylist reiterated their full support to Presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice Presidential candidate Sara Duterte as the legacy of President Rodrigo Duterte must continue in the next six years.
PDP-Laban president Alfonso Cusi and President Duterte told thousands of crowd at the Buenavista East Central Elementary School (BECES) Grounds in Agusan del Norte on Tuesday night that the 11-point mark agenda should be sustained to empower and help the people.
The PDP’s 11-point agenda under the Duterte administration that needs continuity for next six years are the fight against corruption; eradication of poverty; advancement of peace and order; ending the pandemic; defeating communist terrorism; sustaining economic growth; strengthening national defense and foreign relations; generation of jobs; educational reforms; decentralization and local government empowerment; and charter change and federalism.
After Cusi’s announcement about the party’s all-out support to Marcos Jr., President Duterte — also PDP Laban chairperson — responded with a smile that drew a massive applause and cheers from the crowd.
Marcos Jr. is the only endorsed next president of the PDP-Laban.
PDP's senatorial bets namely Robin Padilla, Rey Langit, Greco Belgica, Atty. Salvador Panelo, Atty. Dante Marcoleta and Astra Pimentel were also in attendance during the campaign rally.
Meanwhile, the Frontliners Ang Bida Partylist also expressed admiration to President Duterte and PDP-Laban for including the welfare of the frontliners in their priority for the next coming years.
“I admire President Duterte and the PDP Laban for assuring what's best for the Filipino people for the next six years that include also the welfare of the millions of frontliners around the country,” Frontliners Ang Bida Partylist first nominee Jayke Joson said.
“Just like President Duterte and the PDP, our next president should prioritize the frontliners,” Joson added.
The Frontliners Ang Bida Partylist was one of the three partylists supported by the PDP-Laban in the Agusan del Norte campaign rally attended also by Senator Bong Go. The other partylists were AKO OFW and Sandugo.
Cusi also praised the Frontliners Ang Bida Partylist for being very active during the time of calamity to encourage the medical and non-medical frontliners to continue their commitment.
“Our frontliners have sacrificed a lot for the people since during the pandemic, and I would like to thank Mr. Joson for making an initiative to support them and be their guiding light during the darkest times,” Cusi said.
It can be recalled that the Frontliners Ang Bida Partylist had distributed relief goods and provided help to the victims of typhoon Agaton in Maasim, Sarangani over the weekend.
The said Partylist will pursue a double hazard pay, tax-free allowance, free insurance policies for all frontliners and the abolition of the no pay, no work policy for the sick frontliners.
Frontliners is one of the 178 partylist candidates that will vie for a potential 63 seats in the House of Representatives