MANILA, Philippines - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is cutting short his trip to Japan due to “unbearable pain” in his spinal column caused by his fall during a motorcycle ride last week, his spokesman said Tuesday. Duterte attended Japanese Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony in Tokyo on Tuesday, at times using a cane and appearing to stand stiffly. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said Duterte would fly back to the Philippines later Tuesday and see his neurologist Wednesday, but assured the public that the president’s health was not worrisome. “The palace announces that the president will cut short his trip to Japan due to unbearable pain in his spinal column near the pelvic bone as a consequence of his fall during his motorcycle ride,” Panelo said in a statement. Duterte said last year that he suffers from “perpetual pain” due to a spinal injury he sustained in a motorcycle accident many years ago.

Source: thestar October 22, 2019 08:11 UTC