Roque now hands-off his own social media accounts
November 16, 2017 | 8:25am
President Rodrigo Duterte poses for a photo with Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Margaux "Mocha" Uson and Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque while on board the Philippine Airlines chartered flight prior to their departure for Vietnam on Nov. 8, 2017. Albert Alcain/Presidential Photo
MANILA, Philippines — Presidential spokesman Harry Roque has turned over his social networking accounts to a Malacañang personnel, saying he stopped having his own identity since he became the mouthpiece of President Rodrigo Duterte.
In a Facebook post, Roque noted that there are things that he could no longer do as spokesman including maintaining his social media accounts.
“Effective tomorrow (Nov. 16), I turn over my social media accounts to a Palace professional who, I’m sure, would do a better job at informing you about my daily activities,” Roque said.
“I do feel a bit melancholic since I have always personally handled my social media accounts. But since I ceased to have my own identity when I became the president’s spokesperson, I do understand the limitations now,” he added.
Roque thanked online users who subscribed to his Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts.
“Farewell for now and until such time when I again personally handle my accounts, goodbye and thanks to one and all!” the presidential spokesman said.
Roque, a former lawmaker and law professor, assumed as Duterte’s spokesman this month, replacing Ernesto Abella, who is said to be moving to another government agency.
Roque mum on Mocha’s latest gaffe
In a related development, Roque kept mum on Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson’s sharing of a graphic that misquoted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The graphic quoted Trudeau as saying that the Canadian government had legal barriers and restrictions that prevented it from being able to take back the trash dumped in the Philippines.
“Those regulations and those impediments have not been addressed. So, theoretically it is impossible to get it back,” the graphic quoted Trudeau as saying.
Trudeau’s actual quote was: “Even though it originally came from Canada, we had legal barriers and restrictions that prevented us from being able to take it back. Those regulations and those impediments have now been addressed, so it is now theoretically possible to get it back.”
In an online post, Uson said the source of the erroneous quote was a broadsheet.
Sought for comment, Roque said he is leaving it to Uson’s superior, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, to deal with the matter
“I would rather leave comments on that to Secretary Martin Andanar whose office has jurisdiction over Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson,” Roque said.
Roque noted that he has no jurisdiction over the Presidential Communications Operations Office.
“I am a completely separate department. And I trust that PCOO will address this matter if at all,” he said.
“I think it is better left to the PCOO to address. I will not take on additional job than is necessary for my office.”
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