PRESIDENT-ELECT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would continue vlogging after he is sworn into office on June 30 so he can give update the public on his latest activities straight “from the horse’s mouth.”
In a YouTube video aired on Saturday, Marcos said he will continue to use the social media platform so the public can have an alternative source of information on his activities as president, besides the mainstream media.
“Ipagpapatuloy talaga naming yang vlog na ito. Every so often, mayroon tayong paliwanag doon sa ating ginagawa para hindi lamang sa pahayagan ang inyong nagiging balita, kung hindi pati na from the horse’s mouth, wika nga. Kailangan ko talaga ipaliwanag kung ano ang aming ginagawa, ipa-alam sa inyo kung ano ba sa inyong palagay ang tama na dapat gawin at kung ano pa…at marinig ang inyong comment kung ano pa ang mga kakulangan na dapat tugunan. (We will really continue this vlog. Every so often, I will explain to the people what we are doing so that the people can also get the information not only in newspapers but also from the horse’s mouth, so to say. I really need to inform the people and ask for their comments on what needs to be done),” Marcos said.
He issued the statement after one of his followers asked him to continue vlogging even if he is already president.
Marcos thanked his followers who continue to send reactions and share the contents of his social media platforms.
“Yung pag share niyo, pag like niyo, at yung iba ine-edit pa sa TikTok, lahat po yan ay malaking tulong (The shares and likes of my followers, and some even edit my statements and activities on Tik Tok, those really help a lot),” he added.
Incoming press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said one of the to-do list of Marcos Jr. is to accredit vloggers some of whom will be invited to “some briefings especially those conducted by the president-elect.”
Marcos, who won the May 9 elections with at least 31 million votes, has used during the presidential campaign.
Meanwhile, deputy speaker Rodante Marcoleta who withdrew his senatorial bid under the Marcos-Duterte “UniTeam” ticket, said he is not lobbying to be appointed energy secretary amid reports that he is among those being considered for the post.
“Kailangan malaman ng mga kababayan natin, hindi ako nakikipag-gitgitan sa posisyon na ‘yan (The people should now that I’m not fighting others over that position),” Marcoleta, of the SAGIP party-list group, said in a statement.
Angeles-Cruz last week confirmed Marcoleta is among those being eyed for the post.
There were also reports that Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo is also being considered for the post. Arroyo is a son of former president and former speaker Gloria Arroyo who is set to return in the 19th Congress as Pampanga representative.
Marcoleta said he is more inclined to continue his legislative work as SAGIP party-list representative and continue pushing for measures in line with his advocacies. He noted SAGIP won two seats in the May 9 national elections and he still has the option to remain as one of its nominees.
At the Department of Health, names floated as next secretary are Dr Edsel Salvaña, a member of the DOH Technical Advisory Group, and Dr Ted Herbosa, adviser of the National Task Force against COVID-19.
The DOH in a statement said, “The Department is prepared for the change in administration. We shall welcome the next secretary of Health – whoever they may be,” said the DOH. — With Wendell Vigilia and Gerard Naval
