Palace Press Officer Claire Castro yesterday denied being the person in a leaked voice recording allegedly talking to a vlogger.
This came after Sen. Robin Padilla on Tuesday presented in the Senate an alleged voice clip linking Castro to paid vloggers.
“For the satisfaction of Senator Robin Padilla: Hindi po ako ang nasa video clip. Dahil sa aking pagkakaalam, itong video na ito ay lumabas na noon pa at ibang mukha ang ipinapakitang binabanggit na ‘madam’ (I am not the person in the video clip. To my knowledge, this video has been circulating for some time, and the face shown is not mine, contrary to what the ‘madam’ mentioned),” Castro said in a Palace press briefing in response to Padilla’s claim.
“Hindi nga po ito kinober ng mainstream media dahil lumalabas, ayaw nilang maging lehitimong balita ito nang hindi naman nila alam ang source (It was not covered by mainstream media because, once it surfaced, they did not want it to be treated as legitimate news without knowing the source). So, I deny that the person or kung sinuman sa dalawa doon na (or anyone else in the video that) I was talking to a certain vlogger,” she added.
Castro also lamented that Padilla, who has been pushing for the passage of an anti-troll farm bill, fails to verify the sources of the voice recording.
When asked if she would take legal action, Castro said the origin of the clip remains unknown and suggested Padilla clarify his source.
