LUCENA CITY — Self-exiled communist party founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison asked President Rodrigo Duterte to just resign and yield his seat to Vice President Leni Robredo as his health has taken a beating from years of consuming fentanyl, a highly-addictive and deadly synthetic opioid taken as pain killer. “It is better for him to resign and yield his office to his Vice President before he dies or continues to languish in bed with his joyful fentanyl,” said Sison following an announcement from Malacanang that Duterte was taking three days off to rest. Duterte had been taking fentanyl for recurring pain caused by a spinal injury suffered from a motorcycle accident in the past. Duterte’s health has been a recurring issue in his presidency due to his advanced age. But Malacañang maintained that there was no need to release a medical bulletin on Duterte’s health condition although it was required by the 1987 Constitution./TSBADVERTISEMENTRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 11, 2019 12:16 UTC