'Nasaan ang Pangulo?' Duterte monitoring Metro floods, says aide

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked where the president was during the heavy rains, SAP Bong Go says Pres. Duterte has been monitoring the situation from Davao and the Palace. He said the President wanted to do aerial surveys with Air Force but it did not push through because of poor weather <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/yvOYWJo4dv">pic.twitter.com/yvOYWJo4dv</a></p>— Jervis Manahan (@jervismanahan) <a href="https://twitter.com/jervismanahan/status/1028676807908708352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is closely monitoring the flood situation in Metro Manila and other areas of Luzon, his top aide Christopher &quot;Bong&quot; Go said Sunday.</p><p>The President was in Davao City when Saturday&#x27;s torrential rains inundated vast swaths of Luzon, Go told reporters during his visit to evacuees in Marikina City.</p><p>Duterte arrived at the Malacañang Palace on Sunday, he added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/12/18/like-ondoy-hundreds-flee-as-monsoon-floods-metro">&#x27;Like Ondoy&#x27;: Hundreds flee as monsoon floods Metro</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/12/18/metro-manila-luzon-brace-for-more-rains-as-floods-displace-thousands">Metro Manila, Luzon brace for more rains as floods displace thousands</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/12/18/habagat-rainfall-half-of-ondoy-manila-observatory">Habagat rainfall half of Ondoy: Manila Observatory</a></li></ul><p>Social media was abuzz about the President&#x27;s whereabouts during the flood that displaced thousands of families. A hashtag #NasaanAngPangulo trended on microblogging site Twitter.</p><p>Go said the President wanted to conduct an aerial survey on the extent of floods, but it did not push through because of the poor weather.</p><p>&quot;Kaya lang how many times nag-attempt ang Air Force pero &#x27;di kaya lumipad. Zero visibility,&quot; he said.</p><p>Go said Duterte plans to visit the affected families on Monday.</p>

<p>President Rodrigo Duterte is closely monitoring the flood situation in Metro Manila and other areas of Luzon, his top aide Christopher "Bong" Go said Sunday.</p>

President Rodrigo Duterte is closely monitoring the flood situation in Metro Manila and other areas of Luzon, his top aide Christopher "Bong" Go said Sunday.

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'Nasaan ang Pangulo?' Duterte monitoring Metro floods, says aide

'Nasaan ang Pangulo?' Duterte monitoring Metro floods, says aide

Jervis Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published Aug 13, 2018 01:09 AM PHT

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Updated Aug 13, 2018 01:50 AM PHT

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