President Benigno Aquino III directly addressed a tweet from actor Edu Manzano that the he was allegedly spotted at The Promenade in Greenhills on a date with Grace Lee earlier today.
In a speech during the celebration of the 115th founding anniversary of the Office of the President at the Palace on Thursday, Aquino denied he was in Greenhills, stressing that he was at the Palace presiding over the board meeting of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
"Medyo nakakatawa rin nang konti. Kanina ho may nag-tweet. Ako raw ay buong araw ay namamasayal sa Greenhills, may date," Aquino said.
"Meron talagang walang magawa. 'Yun 'yung kailangan natin ihanap ng trabaho. Dahil nag-iimbento ng kwento kung ano-ano. Pero tumawa na lang tayo. Ganun ho talaga siguro, parte na ng ating lipunan," he added.
In his speech, the President said that major projects were discussed during the NEDA board meeting, including the extension of the LRT 1 up to Bacoor, Cavite.
In a tweet by Manzano, posted March 21, he said “”PNoy and Grace Lee spotted at Promenade Greenhills today. In the middle of the day. To be fair, it IS a nice day for a leisurely stroll.” He, however, did not indicate whether he saw them personally or only heard about it from someone.
Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda immediately belied the tweet, still through Twitter. “@RealEduManzano Ur tweet is tsismis. The President is presiding over a NEDA Board meeting. It started at 10, the meeting is still ongoing”, Lacierda tweeted.
Manzano, after a while, retracted his tweet and apologized about it. ”Pnoy was NOT in Promenade with Grace Lee today. It was unconfirmed gossip, and I was overeager. I deserve all the backlash. Lesson learned”, was his post after Lacierda’s.
“Sorry for the confusion, everyone. In local parlance, ‘nakuryente’ ako, and I was foolish to tweet unconfirmed chismis”, he added.
