Bongbong Marcos Got Mistaken as "Prime Minister" at ASEAN Malaysia 2025?
Mistakes like these are common. It's probably because Malaysians are too accustomed to the term "prime minister" than president. Malaysia's Head of State is a monarch, not a president , compared to its former territory of Singapore. In fact, some Filipinos have referred to prime ministers as "presidente" (president) on social media. It's probably because Filipinos are too accustomed to the term president, to refer to any head of the country. I find this mistake rather funny. Honestly, someone in charge should've double-checked before even addressing President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.. Marcos is a president, belonging to a presidential system. Also, not every prime minister belongs to a parliamentary system . I just pray that Raissa Espinosa-Robles doesn't take advantage of this situation to demonize the parliamentary system (read here ). However, I'm also anticipating that Mrs. Robles will, so I could at least, fire another shot! Some prime m...