MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte neither confirmed nor denied he went to the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan, Malacañang said Sunday, after speculations that he was hospitalized there. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, however, said Duterte was not hospitalized after his prolonged absence from the public. ADVERTISEMENT“There is no truth to the rumor circulating that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is confined in Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan,” Panelo said in a statement. READ: Palace denies Duterte was hospitalized at Cardinal Santos in San JuanDuterte was last seen in public on May 13 when he cast his vote in Davao City. I just talked to him, he is neither confirming nor denying that he went to the hospital,” Panelo said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 19, 2019 05:54 UTC