The Governor of the Province of Albay, Governor Joey Salceda issued his official statement as an answer to Xian Lim’s apology of not wearing the t-shirt promoting their province. The statement was released by the Governor through his official Facebook account.
According to Gov. Salceda, “No forgiveness deserved,” this was the statement of the Albay governor as he claimed that Xian Lim insulted his staff from the Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office and his fellow Albayanons when he did not accept the Albay shirt and coffee table book.
The Governor of Albay also noted that those who give Xian Lim the shirt and coffee table book were ordinary staff of PTCAO, together with ordinary Albayanons, whom the governor noted that they’re the ones who work hard, silently and patiently for Albay tourism.
Gov. Joey Salceda also insisted that the Albay Tourism staff did not told Xian to wear the t-shirt, instead they were given freely but the actor refused together with the coffee table book.
The Governor also noted that they expected something better for an artist like Xian Lim, so no forgiveness deserved by the actor.
Here’s the official statement of Gov. Salceda on Facebook: