In flood-hit Philippines, ‘out of touch’ Marcos slammed for private birthday serenade
South China Morning Post9h ago1 newsroom
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s birthday serenade for his wife might have been a private gesture, but as floodwaters overwhelmed much of Luzon – the country’s largest and most populous island and home to the capital Manila – a viral clip of him singing became a public-relations crisis. Observers told This Week in Asia that Marcos’ celebration of…