President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has received his own Gold Play Button award from YouTube, which he described as “a wonderful Christmas present.”
In a Facebook post, Mr. Marcos thanked his followers for helping him reach a wider audience on his various social media accounts, including YouTube.
The Gold Play Button is given to content creators surpassing the 1 million subscribers mark.
Mr. Marcos currently has more than 2.7 million subscribers on his official YouTube account.
“I have long been waiting for this,” the President said. “This is why I am thankful to all of my followers.”
The President urged Filipinos to visit his social media accounts to keep them posted about his activities, programs, and accomplishments.
“Continue posting, commenting, and subscribing to my social media accounts… Please continue to support me,” the President said.
Mr. Marcos has promised to continue vlogging so as not to limit the dissemination of government information to mainstream media.