Manila, Jan. 29 -- Malacanang on Thursday said Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco continues to enjoy the trust of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., brushing aside criticisms accusing her of self-promotion.

"Yes, she still enjoys the trust of the President," Palace Press Officer Claire Castro told reporters when asked during a press briefing in Malacanang about the fate of Frasco amid criticisms about her performance as chief of the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the persistent Cabinet reshuffling talks.

Frasco recently came under fire after a photographer alleged that the DOT paid him to shoot images of tourist destinations, only for photos of the tourism chief to later appear on the cover of a travel magazine.

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