Incoming president Rodrigo Duterte will count on former MIAA general manager, Alfonso Cusi, to ensure a reliable, steady and affordable power supply for the country. Cusi is the vice chairman of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), the political party of Duterte He is a widely known political ally of then President Gloria Arroyo. It was under her presidency when Cusi served as chief of Philippine Ports Authority and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).