Malacañang defends ‘private time’ of ‘matinee idol’ Marcos at Singapore Grand Prix
Malacañang defends ‘private time’ of ‘matinee idol’ Marcos at Singapore Grand Prix
GRAND PRIX TRIP. President Marcos flies to Singapore to watch the reopening of the Grand Prix. In this photo, he’s joined by his cousin House Speaker Martin Romualdez (right).
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By Bea Cupin
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – It’s criticism that’s “insensitive” was how Lucas Bersamin, former Supreme Court chief justice and newly-appointed executive secretary, defended President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. from criticism over a weekend trip to Singapore to watch a Formula 1 race.
Marcos flew to the city-state over the weekend to watch the resumption of the Singapore Grand Prix. The Palace, despite repeated queries by reporters, did not officially inform the public about the Singapore sojourn, held just weeks after Marcos first flew there for his second state visit, and barely a week after a super typhoon ravaged parts of some of the Philippines’ most populated regions.
“Wala kaming direct knowledge kung paano funding niyan (We do not have direct knowledge of how the trip was funded), but I am sure if that was the trip of the President, you don’t need to be too particular about where the funds are sourced because he was still performing his role as president when he was abroad although that was not an official state visit,” said Bersamin on Tuesday, October 4, on the sidelines of a chit-chat with officers of the Malacañang Press Corps, or the official organization of reporters covering the President and the Palace.
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