The stage for the program on the commemoration of the 36th Cordillera Day in Apayao on Saturday, July 15, 2023. Philippine Daily Inquirer / Nestor Corrales
LUNA, Apayao — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday canceled his attendance at the 36th Cordillera Day commemoration here due to bad weather.
“Due to inclement weather the PSG (Presidential Security Group), has advised to cancel the President’s visit to Apayao,” Malacañang said in an advisory.
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Cordillera is composed Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province, and Baguio City.
Apayao and other provinces in northern Luzon is under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 due to Tropical Depression Dodong.
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