Palace denies road incident involving 'presidential son'
Malacañang has issued a vehement denial regarding reports of an alleged road harassment incident on the North Luzon Expressway involving a "presidential son" that reportedly occurred Saturday evening.
On February 21, 2026, Malacañang issued a strong denial regarding social media reports of an alleged road harassment incident involving a 'presidential son' on the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX). The reports claimed that past 7:00 p.m. on Saturday evening, a three-vehicle motorcade blocked the vehicle carrying the presidential son after it overtook Bulacan-registered vehicles that were allegedly occupying all three lanes of the expressway. According to the circulating reports, approximately 15 men from the Bulacan-registered vehicles alighted and confronted the convoy.
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez explicitly denied the incident through a Viber message to reporters, stating: 'There is no such incident involving any presidential son.' The denial was issued on Saturday, February 21, 2026, and was reported by major Philippine news outlets including GMA Network, ABS-CBN News, and Bombo Radyo on February 22, 2026.
The NLEX is an 84-kilometer toll highway connecting Quezon City to Pampanga, serving as a major transportation artery in Northern Luzon. The alleged incident reportedly occurred along this expressway, though specific location details within the NLEX were not provided in the verified reports.
No law enforcement agencies or other authorities have issued statements confirming the alleged incident, and Malacañang maintains that no such confrontation took place. The reports circulating on social media lack independent verification beyond the official denial from the Presidential Communications Office. The identity of the specific presidential son mentioned in the reports was not disclosed in any of the official statements or verified news coverage.
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