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Palace explains Ruiz photo at party with former Atong employee 'Brown'

"Ang nakausap po natin mismo ay si Secretary Jay Ruiz at tinanong natin kung ano 'yung affair kung saan siya naruroon at nakuhaan ng litrato. Ayon sa kanya, ito raw ay kaarawan ng isang social media content creator. At kung siya man ay nakumbida, ito ay kanyang pinaunlakan," Castro told reporters. Malacañang on Friday explained the photo circulating on social media showing Presidential Communications Office Acting Secretary Jay Ruiz with a certain Brown, a former employee of businessman Atong Ang. Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro said Ruiz told her that he was at the gathering because he was invited to a birthday party of a content creator. "Ang nakausap po natin mismo ay si Secretary Jay Ruiz at tinanong natin kung ano 'yung affair kung saan siya naruroon at nakuhaan ng litrato. Ayon sa kanya, ito raw ay kaarawan ng isang social media content creator. At kung siya man ay nakumbida, ito ay kanyang pinaunlakan," Castro told reporters. (We've talked with Secretary Jay Ruiz and asked him about the affair where he was photographed. According to him, it was the birthday of a social media content creator. Since he was invited, he decided to attend.) "Pero kung sinuman 'yung mga nakasama doon na kinumbida ng nagsi-celebrate ng birthday, hindi na po niya hawak 'yun," she added. (But he had no hand on other people who were invited by the celebrant to join the party.) Julie "Dondon" Patidongan, one of the accused in the case of missing sabungeros, earlier linked Atong Ang and actress Gretchen Barretto to the abductions. Patidongan, a former chief of security in Ang's farms and cockfight arenas, claimed that the missing cockfight watchers have all been killed. Ang and Barretto both denied the allegations against them. On Thursday, Ang filed a complaint against Patidongan for alleged conspiracy to commit attempted robbery with violence against or intimidation of persons, grave threats, grave coercion, slander, and incriminating against innocent persons. Among the respondents in Ang's complaint was alias Brown. Ang's camp said that it was Brown who asked that Patidongan be given P300 million so he could go into hiding with his family. Patidongan is one of the accused in the case regarding the missing cockfight enthusiasts. –NB, GMA Integrated News