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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. meets with the Filipino community in Busan at the Wyndham Grand Busan on October 30, 2025. Yummie Dingding, PPA pool/File

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. meets with the Filipino community in Busan at the Wyndham Grand Busan on October 30, 2025, as he begins his official activities in the Republic of Korea ahead of the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting.
As of June 2025, the Philippine Embassy in Seoul reported 70,266 registered Filipinos residing in South Korea, with 59% (or 42,104) holding employment-related visas.
Most overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Korea are employed in manufacturing, agriculture, and fishing, while others work as performing artists, educators, professionals, and skilled laborers.
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Katrina Domingo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176345064203020251030-marcos-filipino-community-busan-PPA.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. meets with the Filipino community in Busan at the Wyndham Grand Busan on October 30, 2025. Yummie Dingding, PPA pool/File" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. meets with the Filipino community in Busan at the Wyndham Grand Busan on October 30, 2025. <em>Yummie Dingding, PPA pool/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not heed the call of some &quot;destabilizers&quot; for him to undergo a hair follicle test, Malacañang said on Tuesday after Sen. Imee Marcos accused her brother of being a long-time user of illegal drugs.</p><p>The President already underwent a drug test, which cleared him of allegations that he has been using illegal drugs, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said in a Palace press briefing.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/18/malaca-ang-denies-marcos-jr-s-drug-use-amid-sister-imee-s-allegations-0026">READ: Malacañang denies Marcos Jr.&#x27;s &#x27;drug use&#x27; amid sister Imee’s allegations</a></div><p>&quot;Matagal na po itong naresolba. Uulit-ulitin ko, paulit-ulit, ang Pangulo po ay malinis,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Ang Pangulo po ay hindi magpapadala sa anumang pag-uudyok: pag-uudyok ng mga destabilizers, pag-uudyok ng mga obstructionists na walang gagawin kundi magbigay ng mga kondisyon, magbigay ng pag-uutos sa Pangulo kahit hindi na po ito naaayon sa kaniyang pagtatrabaho,&quot; she said. </p><p>&quot;Uulitin natin, paulit-ulit, uulit-ulitin natin, hindi po tayo magpapadala kung ano ang sinasabi ng mga maiingay.&quot;</p><p>In 2021, Marcos Jr. presented a negative drug test from the St. Luke&#x27;s Medical Center after presidential candidates were challenged to prove that they were not users of illegal drugs.</p><p>But Marcos&#x27; drug test result was met with skepticism after he chose to take the examination in a private hospital, unlike other candidates who submitted themselves to the Philippines Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).</p><p>After he won the presidency, Marcos Jr.&#x27;s critics — including Vice President Sara Duterte&#x27;s brother and Davao Representative Paolo Duterte — repeatedly urged him to undergo a hair follicle drug test, saying that this yields more accurate results, especially for cocaine use.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/18/-wait-and-see-palace-leaves-imee-s-drug-use-claim-vs-marcos-jr-up-to-ombudsman-doj-1443">READ: Palace leaves Imee’s drug use claim vs Marcos Jr. up to Ombudsman, DOJ</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cC-kdDnEz2k?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not heed the call of some "destabilizers" for him to undergo a hair follicle test, Malacañang said on Tuesday.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not heed the call of some "destabilizers" for him to undergo a hair follicle test, Malacañang said on Tuesday.

Marcos Jr. won't heed 'destabilizers' demand' to undergo hair follicle drug test: Palace

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Marcos Jr. won't heed 'destabilizers' demand' to undergo hair follicle drug test: Palace

Katrina Domingo,

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Published November 18, 2025 03:25 PM PHT

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