
Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star) – February 20, 2021 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Members of President Duterte’s party have been told to focus on supporting the administration’s vaccination program against COVID-19 and temporarily step back from efforts to field a viable presidential candidate in 2022. The instructions to members of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) were issued by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, the ruling party’s vice chairman. “Let us support his (Duterte) efforts to ensure that our economy gets back on its feet with the seamless implementation …