MANILA, Philippines — Malacaang on Monday assured the public that there is nothing to worry about President Rodrigo Duterte’s health after he slipped from the podium during the Independence Day rites last Saturday, June 12.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said it was just a “simple misstep.”
“Malinaw naman sa video that the President was turning on a podium. Medyo na-out-of-balance lang, wala naman problema sa kalusugan,” he said in a Palace briefing.
(It was clear in the video that the President was turning on a podium. He only lost his balance, there is nothing to worry about regarding his health.)
Roque said the President will address the nation on Monday n…
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