MALACANANG has apologized for the inverted presidential seal on the rostrum of President Rodrigo Duterte when he delivered a speech in Davao City on Friday. In a statement on Saturday, Palace spokesman Ernesto Abella said there was no intention to embarrass Duterte during his speech at the 11th Ambassador’s Tour Philippine Reception. “An error was committed in the installation of the presidential seal at an event in Davao City yesterday (Friday). There was, however, no attempt to embarrass the President,” Abella said. About three minutes after, RTVM cropped the presidential seal out of the frame after it realized that it was upside down.

Source: Manila Times July 15, 2017 06:56 UTC