MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer Harry Roque, former presidential spokesperson, on Friday announced that he will no longer run in the May elections. "It is with a truly heavy heart that I announce the withdrawal of my senatorial bid," Roque said. The former Malacañang spokesman revealed that he has undergone a percutaneous coronary intervention, a non-surgical procedure, following a discovery of an "unstable angina coronary disease" earlier this week. "Angina is a type of chest discomfort caused by poor blood flow through the blood vessels (coronary vessels) of the heart muscle (myocardium)," it also says. Roque made his senate bid official despite President Rodrigo Duterte's earlier warning that he will not win the senatorial race.

Source: Philippine Star February 01, 2019 03:43 UTC