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'Puro ingay lamang': Palace dismisses Vancouver visit protests as 'baseless'

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Harlene Delgado

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<p>VANCOUVER, Canada – Malacañang dismissed the protests staged by several individuals condemning the four-day official visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. here in Vancouver, Canada, calling their clamor &quot;baseless.&quot;</p><p>During his visit to a popular fast-food restaurant chain together with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shortly after their bilateral meeting, the two leaders announced the elevation of bilateral ties to a strategic partnership. </p><p>However, several protesters at the venue criticized his visit, citing a lack of jobs in the Philippines and calling for accountability regarding the flood control corruption scandal.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/7/3/marcos-visits-jollibee-branch-in-vancouver-1232">READ: Marcos visits Jollibee branch in Vancouver</a></div><p>Progressive groups such as BAYAN Canada also staged demonstrations in other areas to denounce Marcos&#x27; visit, which they called a &quot;blatant act of bowing to foreign powers&quot; and a &quot;continuing betrayal of the sovereignty of the Philippines and the Filipino people.&quot;</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2072902604913250330&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-07-03T23%3A15%3A14.296202%3A30bbc562-8a97-4564-938f-61d9e6470a7d%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=223639de80b7caab326cc2a3e588fa5e7a59eb70&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:1123px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2072902604913250330"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>&quot;Ang tanong na lang natin, &#x27;yung kanila bang sinisigaw ay may katotohanan? Ang kanila bang sinisigaw ay mayroong basehan? Kung ang kanila bang sinisigaw ay talagang paninira lamang at walang ibang dahilan kung hindi ibaba ang bansang Pilipinas sa mata ng ibang bansa?&quot; Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro said in a press briefing here in Vancouver, Canada, on Friday, July 3 (local time), on the sidelines of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.&#x27;s official visit.</p><p>&quot;Hindi ba dapat minamahal natin ang sarili nating bansa? Hindi sa pamamagitan ng pagprotesta na walang basehan. Huwag nilang sirain ang sarili nating bansa,&quot; she added.</p><p>Castro further urged critics to file cases in court instead if they have solid evidence.</p><p>&quot;Nadinig natin kung anong sinisigaw nila kahapon. Kung meron po silang ebidensya, lahat ng sumisigaw dyan, lahat ng nagpaprotesta. Kung lahat kayo po ay may ebidensya, kayo po ay malayang pumunta sa Ombudsman, sa DOJ, magsampa na kayo ng kaso,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Kaya sa ating palagay, although may freedom of expression, lahat ng kanilang sinasabi sa ngayon ay walang basehan, kundi puro ingay lamang,&quot; Castro added.</p>

<p>Malacañang dismissed the protests staged by several individuals condemning the four-day official visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. here in Vancouver, Canada, calling their clamor "baseless."</p>

Malacañang dismissed the protests staged by several individuals condemning the four-day official visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. here in Vancouver, Canada, calling their clamor "baseless."