MALACAÑANG on Thursday downplayed claims that President Benigno Aquino 3rd was “physically absent” as Typhoon Glenda (international codename: Rammasun) battered Metro Manila and parts of Luzon on Wednesday.

Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said Aquino worked from his official residence at Bahay Pangarap during the typhoon’s onslaught.

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