Bishop David refutes Duterte’s drug claim: I only take vitamins with fruit shake

FILE: Caloocan Bishop Virgilio David (Photo by Angelo Mangahas via Pablo Virgilio David/Facebook)

Belying another claim made by President Rodrigo Duterte against him, Caloocan Bishop Virgilio David said he is not involved in illegal drugs and that he only takes vitamins along with fruit shake.

“I only take vitamins with fruit shake blended with malunggay (moringa)in the morning,” Bishop David said on Monday night, November 26.

“You might want to try it, Sir. It will do you a lot of good. God bless you,” he added.

In a speech during the kick off of a water supply in Davao City on Monday, Duterte accused the prelate that he is into drugs and slammed other bishops who supposedly had asked cars from the government.

“I’m telling you, David. Nagdududa nga ako bakit sige ikot ‘yan ng gabi. Nagduda tuloy ako p***** i** nasa droga ka (I wonder why you keep going around late at night. I suspect, son of a b*tch, you are into illegal drugs),” Duterte said.

However, Bishop David refuted this, stressing that he has “never been” into drugs of any sort whether it is legal or illegal.

“I only help in rehabilitating people addicted to drugs. I partner with the anti-drug abuse councils/offices of the local government units of Caloocan, Malabon, and Navotas in this endeavor,” the Church leader explained.

“Thank God I am not even taking any maintenance drugs yet,” he continued.

Bishop David earlier this month urged Filipinos to pray for the President, whom he called as “a very sick man,” after the latter, on All Saints’ Day, branded saints as “gago (fools)” and “lasenggo (drunkards).”

[READ: Bishop David urges Pinoys to pray for Duterte for he is ‘a very sick man’]

It was last Thursday when Duterte hit back at the prelate, accusing him of stealing from Church offerings, but Bishop David was quick to deny the allegation, stressing that his parents never taught him to do such thing.

[READ: Bishop David belies Duterte’s ‘stealing’ accusation vs. him]