MANILA, Philippines – Questions about President Rodrigo Duterte’s health heat up following his performance at Sunday’s graduation rites for the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Mabalasik Class of 2019.
Duterte arrived two hours late and seemingly wobbly when he almost fell while boarding the ‘white carabao,’ a military jeep commonly used for the traditional trooping-the-line ceremony.
But Malacañang was quick to defend the President.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo explained that the Chief Executive barely had sleep the night before the ceremony due to piles of documents that he needed to sign and reports that he needed to review.
Because the President is a night person, he usually stays up until 6:00 a.m. according to Panelo.
He added that it would explain why after awarding diplomas to the top two cadets of the graduating class, the President delegated the rest to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.
The Presidential Spokesperson assured that the President is in good shape and he is ever ready for his trip to Tokyo, Japan.
Duterte is set to fly to Japan on Tuesday (May 28) to attend the 25th Nikkei Conference on the future of Asia and to meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a bilateral meeting. – (with details from Rosalie Coz)
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