BBM holds Christmas gift-giving for children

President Marcos joined over 17,000 children from selected shelters and orphanages around the country for the second Christmas gift-giving day at Malacañang yesterday.

-  HELEN FLORES

In his speech, Marcos recalled that his late father and namesake also had similar Christmas gatherings for children at the Palace during his presidency.

“You know, when I was your age, my father was the president. So, every Christmas this is what we do here. Now, of course we are high-tech, we’re not only having a merry Christmas and gift-giving here at the Palace, but in different places in the Philippines so that all our children can feel Christmas,” the President told over 1,700 children at Malacañang in Filipino.

“We all know that Christmas is really about the children. And we always have a merry Christmas when the children have a good Christmas,” he said.

“That’s really what the Christmas spirit means – when we are surrounded by children who are chaotic, noisy, playful – but happy, that’s what matters,” the President said.