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Marcos not afraid to visit, bring aid to Duterte bailiwick—Palace

Published Oct 13, 2025 04:23 pm
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visits Davao Oriental on Oct. 13, 2025 after the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the province last week. (Photo courtesy of PCO)
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visits Davao Oriental on Oct. 13, 2025 after the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the province last week. (Photo courtesy of PCO)
President Marcos is not afraid to travel to Davao, a known bailiwick of the Dutertes, whom he had a fallout with, to bring assistance to people affected by the strong earthquake that jolted Davao Oriental last week, Malacañang said.
Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said that as the President, Marcos is not discouraged to go to any region to bring aid to disaster-hit Filipinos.
Marcos' response action should not be politicized, she also said.
"Ang Davao po, ang mga Davaoeños po mababait na mga kababayan natin iyan. Alam po natin na sila ay may puso at alam po nila ang mga taong tunay na tumutulong sa kanila (Davao and the Davaoeños, are kind-hearted fellow Filipinos. We know that they are compassionate and that they recognize those who genuinely help them)," Castro said in a Palace briefing on Monday, Oct. 13.
"Hindi po matatakot ang Pangulo na siya ay pumunta sa Davao dahil ang mga taga-Davao ay kababayan natin at sila po ngayon ay nangangailangan ng tulong, so huwag gawing pamumulitika ito para takutin ang Presidente para pumunta ng Davao (The President is not afraid to go to Davao because the people there are our countrymen, and they are the ones in need of help right now. So this should not be politicized to try to discourage the President from going to Davao)," Castro added.
"Hindi po matatakot ang ating Presidente na pumunta sa anumang rehiyon ng bansa natin dahil siya po ang Presidente at siya po ay tutulong sa lahat ng nangangailangan na mga kababayan natin (Our President will not be afraid to go to any region in our country because he is the President, and he will extend help to all our fellow Filipinos in need)," Castro further said.
The President was in Davao Oriental to assess the damage and check on families affected by the earthquake.
He conducted an on-site inspection of heavily-damaged facilities in Manay, the earthquake’s epicenter, including the Davao Oriental Provincial Hospital – Manay District in Barangay Central and Manay National High School in Barangay San Ignacio.
He also went to the municipality of Tarragona to inspect the Regional Evacuation Center, which remains unusable due to severe structural damage.
Marcos also visited the temporary tents in the open grounds in front of the Tarragona Municipal Hall, where he reassured evacuees of the government’s ongoing support in rebuilding their communities after the disaster.
During his visit, he announced that his office has set aside P158-million financial assistance to affected local government units.

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