“There’s nothing prohibiting a lifestyle check, for anyone,” Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said when asked if the Palace would allow such an inquiry on the family and Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Sandro Marcos.
Castro also responded to a Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) report showing the younger Marcos’ district as among the top beneficiaries of the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) allocable funds from 2023 to 2025.
She confirmed that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has read the report but declined to speak on behalf of his son.
The PCO official also noted that the lawmaker had volunteered to face an investigation by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI).
“He said he will go to the ICI himself so he can be investigated. He just needs to be given a date so the proper schedule can be set,” Castro said.
Asked for the President’s reaction to the funding issue, Castro said Mr. Marcos trusts his son to address the matter directly: “The President knows Congressman Sandro Marcos understands what he is doing and knows how to respond.”