MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday countered the campaign advertisement of Sen. Imee Marcos depicting the country's current situation as "black," saying it could better describe the previous administration under former president Rodrigo Duterte. In a press conference, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro described President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s administration as trying to achieve white color compared to the blackness of the past administration. "When we say it is black now, it could better describe the previous administration as being very black," Castro said when asked about Senator Imee's campaign advertisement with Vice President Sara Duterte, slamming the current state of the Philippines. "And now we will explain it, during the current administration, it is not that white yet, but it is getting there," she added. Read Full Story
