Marcos’ ‘friends’ paid for Duran Duran as birthday surprise – Palace


President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is greeted on his 67th birthday with a cake during the launch of the ‘Agri-Puhunan at Pantawid’ Programme in Guimba, Nueva Ecija, on Sept. 13, 2024. - Photo: Marianne Bermudez/PPA Pool

MANILA: After spending the early part of his 67th birthday distributing a total of P3.19 billion in government aid in the provinces, President Marcos capped the occasion with a party at a hotel in Pasay City on Friday (Sept 13) night.

But Malacañang had to issue a statement the following day to explain that “old friends” of Marcos—not the government—paid for the party that included a performance by the English pop rock band Duran Duran.

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