He openly flirted with that mayor of Bohol, saying that they should run away together. He even went as far as to say, “I will hold on to your panty”, which then had to be cleared up by Malancanang afterward. “Alam niyo, ‘pag si Presidente nagsasalita, nagpapatawa lang ‘yun kasi people are always expecting na magpapatawa siya. Eh ‘yung girl (Baja-Gallentes) nga tawa ng tawa eh kasi kilala niya si Presidente eh. Pakwela lang ‘yun,” said Panelo to Reporters.
(When the President speaks, he is just trying to make people laugh because that’s what the public expects him to do. Even Mayor Baja-Gallentes was laughing because she knows the President. He’s just being funny.)