Duterte reappears after a week’s absencehome/News/Nation/Duterte reappears after a week’s absencePRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte reappeared in public on Tuesday after a week of absence and amid persistent rumors that he was ill.Duterte welcomed Thailand’s Ambassador-Designate to the Philippines Vasin Ruangprateepsaeng, who presented his credentials to the President in Malacañang. Malacañang denied the rumors, but it was not clear whether Duterte underwent a medical check-up. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo maintained that Duterte did not hide matters concerning his health. And then when he assumed the presidency, sinabi na niya, inisa-isa niya yung sakit niya (he enumerated all his illnesses),” Panelo said. Last year, the President said he underwent a medical checkup to examine a “growth” found in his digestive tract.

Source: Manila Times May 21, 2019 16:07 UTC