Marcos picks Paul Soriano as Presidential Adviser for Creative Comms

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has picked director Paul Soriano as Presidential Adviser for Creative Communications.

This was confirmed by the Office of the Press Secretary on Monday. 

Soriano took his oath of office few hours after the announcement of his appointment.  He was accompanied by his wife, television host Toni Gonzaga, and their son.

In a press release, Marcos said Soriano has agreed to get only P1 each year as his salary.

"One of the greatest assets of the Filipino is our creativity, and we must find many ways to highlight that to the rest of the world. And that is what Paul Soriano has already been doing in his career as a filmmaker. And now we have asked him to help us at one peso per year," Marcos said.

Soriano, who was behind Marcos' campaign advertisements in the last elections, expressed gratitude to the President for tapping him as his adviser.

"It's an absolute honor to be able to serve, first and foremost, of course, for the country and then, of course, for the PBBM administration," said Soriano.

"It's a passion of mine to just create and communicate. It's an absolute honor that the President has trusted me with this position," he added.

According to the Office of the Press Secretary, Soriano is tasked to advise Marcos and assist departments and agencies, including government-owned and controlled corporations, on matters that will enhance their information dissemination programs and initiatives.— RSJ, GMA News