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Katrina Domingo

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MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is busy with private meetings, Malacañang said on Wednesday, as it rejected insinuations that the Chief Executive had been out of the public eye in the last four days due to security concerns.Marcos was last seen on September 20, when he attended the launch of special transportation discounts for students in Valenzuela, and visited a hospital in the city of Manila.“Busy po ang Pangulo sa mga private meetings sa Palasyo,” Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said.“Wala pong nararamdaman sa kasalukuyan ng threat… Nagkataon lang po siguro na walang activities,” she added.The Communications executive declined to give additional information when asked for further details about the President’s private meetings this week.“Hindi ko po maibibigay kung ano ang napag-usapan sa isang pribadong meeting… pero ang Pangulo ay busy po ngayon hanggang sa Sabado,” she said.Earlier this month, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/16/palace-explains-why-marcos-canceled-new-york-trip-1256">Marcos canceled a planned trip to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)</a> in New York City, citing a need to focus on domestic concerns.On September 21, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/21/thousands-take-to-streets-as-filipinos-protest-flood-control-fraud-2307">thousands of Filipinos trooped to the streets </a>to protest the massive corruption schemes in the government after congressional investigations revealed that lawmakers and other government agency officials were allegedly colluding with contractors to siphon public funds through anomalous flood control projects.Hundreds of police and protesters were injured in Mendiola and Recto after a riot broke out a few meters away from Malacañang.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/24/man-surrenders-over-stabbing-of-15-year-old-during-manila-protest-1150">Man surrenders over stabbing of 15-year old during Manila protest</a></div>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is busy with private meetings, Malacañang said on Wednesday, as it rejected insinuations that the Chief Executive had been out of the public eye in the last four days due to security concerns.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is busy with private meetings, Malacañang said on Wednesday, as it rejected insinuations that the Chief Executive had been out of the public eye in the last four days due to security concerns.

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‘Busy with private meetings’: Palace denies security threats vs Marcos amid public absence

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 24, 2025 01:12 PM PHT

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