The Palace rejects Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s claim that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. turned down a proposed ₱10,000 cash assistance (“ayuda”) program. In a Viber message to reporters, Malacañang press officer Claire Castro says the Palace will present evidence to counter Cayetano’s statements made during a Facebook Live. Castro’s position is that Cayetano’s account is not accurate, alleging that Marcos did not oppose the proposal as Cayetano described. The Palace’s response centers on contesting whether the ₱10,000 assistance proposal was rejected, and on disputing the senator’s characterization of the President’s alleged action regarding the program. The dispute is framed as a matter of conflicting claims, with the Palace saying it has supporting materials to refute Cayetano and the senator maintaining that the proposal was rejected. Both reports describe the exchange as a public back-and-forth between Cayetano’s statements and the Palace’s denial, with the next step described by the Palace being the presentation of evidence to address the allegation.