Presidential Assistant for Strategic Communications Cesar Chavez apologizes for sharing a fake memo on Facebook, stating December 22 had been declared a special half-working day by Malacañang.
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00:00 Presidential Assistant for Strategic Communications Cesar Chavez apologizes for sharing a fake memo on Facebook stating December 22 had been declared a special half-working day by Malacañang.
00:11 Major media outlets and local government pages shared the news on social media, mistaking it for an official Malacañang document.
00:19 In its official gazette, Malacañang says, "The document circulating as Proclamation No. 427 declaring December 22 as a special half-working day throughout the Philippines is false.
00:30 Proclamation No. 427 refers to the declaration of nine artists as Manalikhanang Bayan for 2023, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Persamin on December 15."
00:40 Chavez apologizes for "posting content that was not first verified by himself."
00:46 President Ferdinand Marquez Jr. transferred Chavez from the Department of Transportation to the Office of the President earlier in December.
00:53 As Presidential Assistant for Strategic Communications, he retains the rank of undersecretary.