Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 2) — House Secretary General Reginald Velasco on Wednesday confirmed Quezon City 1st District Rep. Arjo Atayde did not request funding for his authorized travel to Europe, days after he tied the knot with actress Maine Mendoza.
Since their wedding in Baguio last Friday, the celebrity couple are again making headlines over reports their honeymoon in Europe will coincide with Atayde’s official trip to Switzerland, Italy, and Greece.Velasco stated in a signed certification that Atayde was granted travel authorization to Switzerland on July 10 to attend the international screening of his film “Topakk” at the 2023 Locarno International Film Festival.While Atayde is also attending the film fest as the vice chairperson of the Special Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Velasco stressed that “Hon. Atayde did not request for any funding from the House of Representatives and said travel will be at his own expense.This comes after actress-TV personality Maine took to social media to address a news report by INQUIRER.net, which she claims “insinuates that this trip is at government expense.”‘ ‘6’: ‘contentWidth’: ‘fit-content’ ’embedCode’: ‘
The article is still misleading and lacking context. It insinuates that this trip is at government expense. There are two kinds of “official” travels and I hope you include that in your article and where this trip falls under. I will probably be asked to delete this again but I… https://t.co/uVHgQAF5gS
— Maine Mendoza (@mainedcm) August 2, 2023
