President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. is set to open up about life beyond the presidency when he sits down with singer and host Gary Valenciano for the season finale of ‘Unshaken With Gary V.’
The episode, which premieres on Monday, Oct. 5 at noon on YouTube and major podcast platforms, features Marcos in a more personal conversation with Valenciano.
The two-hour-plus episode was recorded inside Valenciano’s private music studio, a roughly 20-square-meter space where the singer has worked on music over the years.
Valenciano said the conversation explores the person behind the public figure instead of focusing on Marcos’ work as president.
‘There’s no agenda in this. It’s just stories from the person and not the politician,’ Valenciano said in a press release. ‘Most people know the name before they know the man. Behind every public figure is a private story.’
Marcos is the 20th and final guest of the first season of ‘Unshaken,’ a podcast that has previously featured Kim Atienza, Martin Nievera, Coco Martin and Julia Montes, Michael V, James Reid, Toni Gonzaga, Ice Seguerra, Gloc-9, Gab Valenciano, Kiana Valenciano, Rep. Chel Diokno, Sen. Kiko Pangilinan and former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.
The episode marks a different kind of appearance for Marcos, who has largely been seen in official events and public engagements in his capacity as president.
‘Unshaken With Gary V’ premiered as an iHeartPodcasts original and has gained more than 30,000 subscribers in its first 19 weeks.
Meanwhile, Valenciano earlier opened his 10-show concert series at the Music Museum on Oct. 1. His ‘Back at the Museum’ show will run on Thursdays and Saturdays through Oct. 31.