Malacañang dismissed as speculation an investigative report alleging that President Marcos hired a London public relations firm before the 2022 election.
Malacañang yesterday described as “based on speculation and intrigue” an investigative report claiming that President Marcos had tapped a London public relations firm to rehabilitate his image.
According to a report by Whale Hunting, communications firm Project Associates sent Marcos a “confidential” proposal a month before he won the 2022 presidential race offering to “manage” the international narrative around him for $144,000 a month.
“We have no comment on articles based on speculation and intrigue,” Palace press officer Undersecretary Claire Castro said. “The Palace deals (with) facts and is focused on the problems facing Filipinos today, not speculation about events years ago,” she added.
The Whale Hunting report, titled “The Scapegoat” and written by Bradley Hope, is dated May 19, 2026.
