Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 3) — President Rodrigo Duterte postponed his visit to victims of a series of earthquakes in Mindanao and other scheduled events a second time, media officers from Malacanang said Friday.
Duterte was originally supposed to see the victims on Thursday but Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said he had it rescheduled to Friday because he was not feeling well.
Panelo said Duterte was feeling under the weather in a way that is ordinary for someone his age.
“Ordinaryong masamang pakiramdam ng isang 74-year-old,” Panelo said.
[Translation: He’s not feeling well in a way that’s ordinary for a 74 year old.]
In an exclusive interview with CNN Philippines earlier, the President assured he is “alright” but not at the “peak of health.” He added that he is still fit enough to continue his hobby of riding motorcycles.
Duterte’s health has concerned the public as well as foreign officials after he cut short some of his schedules. In October, he visited Japan but had to come back to the Philippines earlier than scheduled due to back pain.
In previous speeches Duterte has admitted suffering from migraines, nausea, pain, Buerger’s disease, and myasthenia gravis.
Malacañang has refused to issue a health bulletin saying the Constitution only requires it in case of “serious illness.
