President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administers the oath of office to film and television director Paul Soriano as presidential adviser for creative communications in Malaca帽ang on Monday, Oct.17, 2022. Soriano is joined by his wife, actress and celebrity endorser Toni Gonzaga, and their son, Severiano Elliott or Seve. (Photo from Malaca帽ang)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Director Paul Soriano will get a salary of only P1 a year in his new role as the presidential adviser for creative communications.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. himself gave the information on Monday as he administered the oath of Soriano, a nephew of first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos.
鈥淥ne of the greatest assets of the Filipino is our creativity, and we must find many ways to highlight that to the rest of the world. And that is what Paul Soriano has already been doing in his career as a filmmaker. And now we have asked him to help us at one peso per year,鈥� Marcos said.
Soriano, who was behind Marcos鈥� campaign ads in last May鈥檚 elections, thanked the president for tapping him as an adviser.
鈥淚t鈥檚 an absolute honor to be able to serve, first and foremost, of course, for the country and then, of course, for the PBBM administration. It鈥檚 a passion of mine to just create and communicate. It鈥檚 an absolute honor that the president has trusted me with this position,鈥� Soriano said.
According to Malaca帽ang, Soriano will advise Marcos and assist departments and agencies, including government-owned and controlled corporations, on matters that will improve their information dissemination programs and initiatives.
Soriano earned his advertising and marketing communications degree from De Anza College in California, United States.
As a filmmaker, Soriano鈥檚 works include 鈥淪iargao鈥� (2017), which won him the Best Director and Best Film awards in the Metro Manila Film Festival, and 鈥淎 Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery鈥� (2016), which won him an Alfred Bauer Award for Best Film at the Berlinale International Film Festival, Malaca帽ang said.
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