MANILA – Filmmaker Paul Soriano will take his oath as Presidential Adviser for Creative Communications on Monday, a Palace official said.

Office of the Press Secretary officer-in-charge (OPS OIC) Undersecretary Cheloy Garafil confirmed to reporters that Soriano will take his oath in Malacañang Palace.

Soriano directed the first State of the Nation Address and first 100 Days recap of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

He has been behind Marcos’ campaign advertisements since the latter started out as vice governor until the presidency.

He supported Marcos’ electoral campaign with wife, actress Toni Gonzaga.

It was Soriano’s idea to feature Marcos in the debut launch of ToniTalks on YouTube.

Soriano is the nephew of First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos through her first cousin, director Gines Soriano.

He bagged the Best Director and Best Screenplay awards at the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) Awards in 2012 for the movie “Thelma.”

Soriano also won Best Director in the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) for the movie “Siargao” in 2017.

He has also been nominated at the FAP Awards, Gawad Urian, Golden Screen Awards, MMFF, and the Tokyo International Film Festival.