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In flood-hit Philippines, ‘out of touch’ Marcos slammed for private birthday serenade

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s birthday serenade for his wife might have been a private gesture, but as floodwaters overwhelmed much of Luzon – the country’s largest and most populous island and home to the capital Manila – a viral clip of him singing became a public-relations crisis. Observers told This Week in Asia that Marcos’ celebration of his wife, Marie Louise “Liza”…

In flood-hit Philippines, ‘out of touch’ Marcos slammed for private birthday serenade

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