Marcos says selfies with Guo don't prove anything

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stated on Saturday that photos of him with controversial Bamban Mayor Alice Guo do not prove anything, emphasizing his habit of taking selfies during campaigns.

Marcos reiterated during an interview in Makati that he often takes hundreds of selfies a day and does not deny requests from anyone for photos.

'Lahat ng humihingi ng selfie hindi ko naman hinihindian so it doesn't really mean anything,' Marcos said.

The President noted that investigations into Guo's possible involvement with illegal offshore gaming operations are still ongoing and no definitive conclusions have been reached yet.

On Saturday, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recommended to the Office of the Ombudsman that Mayor Alice Guo be placed on preventive suspension to prevent her from influencing the continuing investigations.

Meanwhile, the Senate Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality Committee has launched an investigation into a raided POGO hub in Bamban linked to potential surveillance activities and hacking of government websites.