Paul Soriano explains January 8 clapboard in UNITY ad filming

Director Paul Soriano said that presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. was not onsite during the January 8 filming of their "UNITY" campaign ad.

A day earlier, Marcos was unable to attend the hearing on three disqualification cases filed against him before the Comelec as he claimed that he was ill and undergoing quarantine.

According to Ian Cruz's report on "24 Oras" on Monday, Soriano posted photos of the BBM-Sara UniTeam ad filming with Marcos and Duterte and a clapboard dated January 8.

In a separate tweet, Soriano clarified the campaign advertisement was shot all over the country for a week.

"On January 8, 2022, I was in Davao with my staff and crew shooting the Davao portion of the commercial. We were in Brgy. Kapatagan capturing the beauty of Mt. Apo," he said.

In a television interview, Soriano said Marcos and Duterte "were never with him from January 4 to January 8."

GMA News reached out to the Marcos camp but they have yet to respond as of posting time. — Ma. Angelica Garcia/DVM, GMA News