“He’s pissed off with his fake news,” Panelo said, referring to Tatad’s newspaper column earlier this week in which he claimed that the President had undergone a kidney transplant operation on Jan. 29. ADVERTISEMENTDuterte’s remarks were just exaggerations meant to drive home the point that he still has a strong drive at 73, Panelo said. Panelo dismissed Tatad’s claims as “false news,” saying Duterte was at the premiere of the bio film of senatorial candidate Ronald dela Rosa on the day of the supposed surgery. ‘Lend her to me’“You joke like that, ‘Duterte has cancer.’ You’re the one with diabetes. You, Tatad,” the President said, adding: “You really want to try if we can still do it or not?

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 15, 2019 23:26 UTC