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Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro on Thursday said that there is "nothing new" about allegations that it was former presidential spokesman Harry Roque who was behind the so-called “polvoron video.” “Hindi na po bago ito sa pananaw ng taumbayan kung sino ba talaga ang utak o nagpakalat ng fake polvoron video na ‘to,” Castro said.
(This is nothing new in the public's view as to who is really the mastermind or who spread this fake "polvoron video.") The said video was meant to make it appear that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.was using illegal drugs.
The Palace also said that Marcos is letting law enforcement agencies look into the matter. Vlogger Vicente Bencalo "Pebbles" Cunanan on Wednesday linked Roque to the spread of a video during the hearing of the House TriComm's inquiry into the spread of fake news online. "Ayon sa aking rekoleksyon, mayroon pa ngang naging usapan na isang foreign influencer or vlogger ang dapat mag post o panggalingan ng video para magmukhang mas kapani-paniwala at upang maiwasan ang anumang posibleng pananagutan mula sa gobyerno ng ating bansa,” Cunanan said.
(From what I remember, there was even a discussion that it should be a foreign influencer or vlogger who should post the video so that it would be more believable and evade any accountability from our government.) The National Bureau of Investigation on July 23, 2024 said that forensic analysis showed that the man using drugs was not Marcos . Roque, meanwhile, denied Cunanan's allegations.
“Either nagsisinungaling siya (Cunanan) o wala talaga siyang alam,” Roque said. (She is either lying or she does not know anything.) Roque also speculated that Cunanan might have made the testimony in exchange for a favor.
“Nalungkot ako, siguro talagang matindi ang pangangailangan dahil ang inaasahan lang niya ay online selling,” Roque said. (I was told, maybe she is in dire straits because her source of living is only online selling.) “Realidad ‘yan ng buhay na kailangan mabuhay.
Naaawa rin ako sa kanya,” Roque added. (That is the reality of life, we need to survive. I pity her.
) —VAL, GMA Integrated News.
