MANILA — Sa kanyang mga unang araw sa panunungkulan, si Pangulong Marcos ay isang larawan ng isang “masigla” at “mapanghikayat” na pinuno habang ginagawa niya ang kanyang mga opisyal na tungkulin, sinabi ng kanyang tagapagsalita noong Lunes.

“So far he is upbeat, that’s the observation that we have made. He is very encouraging. He attended today’s flag ceremony, of course, as required… what I can say is that he’s always well-received,” wika ni Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said sa kanyang unang press briefing sa Malacañang.

“So when he attended the flag raising, it’s also quite exciting for the people who are working with him. So far that’s what we can observe,” wika niya.

Sa kanyang mensahe sa kanyang unang flag-raising ceremony bilang Presidente, sinabihan ni Marcos ang mga tauhan ng Malacañang na huwag mag-alala sa mga pagbabago sa istilo ng pamumuno dahil itinuturing niya silang “mga kasosyo”.

“There will be changes but don’t worry. We are always – we consider you not as employees. You are our partners. We cannot do these without you,” isinaad ng Pangulo.

“And I’m very happy to see you all. You appear ready to go, very enthusiastic for this next administration. We need that. Keep it going. Keep up the good work that you have been doing for the years previous,” wika niya.

Samantala, tumanggi si Angeles na magbigay ng mga detalye nang tanungin tungkol sa opisyal na tirahan ng Pangulo.

“For security reasons, we cannot really divulge that yet. We’ll wait for the final announcement, we will wait for then,” aniya.

Sa panayam ng CNN Philippines noong nakaraang linggo, sinabi ni Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez, kamag-anak ni Marcos, na mananatili ang unang pamilya sa Bahay Pangarap (House of Dreams).

“From what I’m told, the First Family will be staying in the Pangarap, which is on the other side of the Palace. It is being renovated right now,” wika ni Romualdez. “In the meantime, they’ll stay in another place.”

Ang Bahay Pangarap ay isang rest house na matatagpuan sa loob ng Presidential Security Group compound, na nasa tapat ng Pasig River sa harap ng presidential palace.