The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) says it is investigating allegations that Palace Press Officer Claire Castro was harassed during President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s recent official visit to Vancouver, Canada. GMA News reports that the DFA is looking into the incident. In separate coverage, Philippine outlets cite Castro’s account that a group of Filipino protesters confronted her and members of the Palace press team during the visit. Videos circulated online show protesters surrounding Castro and Palace personnel while demonstrating against the Marcos administration. Castro says the protesters demanded that she tell Marcos to resign, and that one of the individuals asked who she was, prompting an angry reaction toward her. Another report also describes Castro denouncing the alleged harassment and addressing what happened during the confrontation. The available reports focus on the DFA’s probe and Castro’s description of the incident, as well as the publicly shared video footage. No official findings are reported in the sources provided.
DFA probes alleged harassment of Palace press officer Claire Castro in Vancouver
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) says it is investigating allegations that Palace Press Officer Claire Castro was harassed during President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s recent official vis...
- The DFA says it is investigating allegations of harassment involving Palace Press Officer Claire Castro in Vancouver during President Marcos Jr.’s Canada trip.
- Castro and accounts in reports describe Filipino protesters confronting Castro and her Palace press team during the visit.
- Videos circulating online show protesters surrounding Castro and Palace personnel during the incident.
- Castro says protesters asked her to tell Marcos to resign.
- The sources provided do not report the outcome of the DFA investigation.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday that it is looking into the alleged harassment experienced by Palace Press Officer Claire Castro during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr."s recent official trip to Vancouver, Canada.
1 month agoPalace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro denounced the alleged harassment she experienced in Vancouver amid the official visit of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to Canada.
1 month agoMANILA, Philippines — Palace Press Officer Claire Castro has addressed an incident in Vancouver, Canada, where a group of Filipinos confronted her and her team during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s official visit on Friday. Viral videos capture the moment protesters surrounded Castro and other Palace staff to demonstrate against the Marcos administration. READ: Marcos begins 4-day […]...Keep on reading: Palace press team harassed by Filipino protesters in Vancouver — Castro
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