00:00It was announced today that the government will give a gift-giving activity
00:07where 30,000 children from all over the country will be given joy.
00:12In Malacanang, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos
00:19will distribute Aguinaldo to the children.
00:22This is the story of Clayzel Pardilla.
00:24I know, I felt Christmas right away because the noisy, noisy and noisy children are here
00:37who are singing Christmas carols loudly.
00:4017 days before Christmas, Malacanang Palace was reopened.
00:45Today, a celebration was held to give joy to the nationwide gift-giving day.
00:52President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos
00:57were happy to distribute gifts to the children.
01:00Some members of the first family, Joseph Simon and William Vincent,
01:05were also there to give gifts to the children.
01:08Aguinaldo received more than 2,000 children.
01:12Each bag was full of school supplies.
01:16Food was also free, such as cotton candy, ice cream, and packed milk.
01:21According to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos,
01:23despite the hardships of the country,
01:26he wanted to make Christmas joyous and merry,
01:31especially for the families affected by the calamities.
01:34You know, Christmas is our open house
01:39because that's the tradition of our family, the Marcos family.
01:46When I was young, we lived here.
01:50Last year, we had a hard time.
01:52We were hit by the typhoon El Niño and La Niña.
01:57Our agriculture was damaged.
02:02The typhoon El Niño and La Niña followed.
02:07It was full of typhoons.
02:09So, we were hoping to have a merry Christmas.
02:12The first family also prepared other joyful activities.
02:16The children enjoyed the inflatables,
02:20where they can slide and jump.
02:23The games were exciting,
02:26such as the tug-of-war where President Marcos pulled the string of Rock of Goodies.
02:32The children felt their gratitude and love
02:36for the Christmas caroling.
02:47More than 30,000 children participated in the nationwide gift-giving.
02:53Thank you!
02:55Merry Christmas!
02:58Merry Christmas!
03:00Kalaysal Pardiliya for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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