Termites invade Estrada's palace

Termites invade Estrada's palace

MANILA (AFP): Termites are stubbornly preventing President Joseph Estrada from moving into his presidential palace quarters two months into his presidency, he revealed on Monday.

The unwanted guests have been eating their way through the Malacanang palace guest house despite the efforts of pest control teams and carpenters who started renovating the building in the weeks before Estrada was sworn into office.

"It's still full of termites," Estrada told reporters after inspecting the building site.