A ranking Malacañang official tried to remove Tacloban City from the itinerary of Pope Francis during his visit to the Philippines in January.

The Pope is scheduled to celebrate Mass on January 17 at the airport in Tacloban, considered to be the bailiwick of the Romualdezes, the family of former First Lady Imelda Marcos.

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