{"id":239039,"date":"2019-12-02T22:21:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T03:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=239039"},"modified":"2019-12-02T22:21:50","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T03:21:50","slug":"duterte-does-morning-exercises-despite-ailments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/12\/02\/duterte-does-morning-exercises-despite-ailments\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte does morning exercises despite ailments"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during his visit to Camp General Vicente Lukban in Catbalogan City, Samar on June 19, 2019. ALFRED FRIAS\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Despite having several health conditions, President Rodrigo Duterte said he regularly exercises in the morning.<\/p>\n

In an interview over GMA\u2019s Unang Hirit, the 74-year-old President said the first activity he would do when he gets up from bed are morning stretches.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do exercise actually.\u00a0‘Yung ito…paabutin mo sa.<\/em>..because\u00a0bigla akong bumabagsak…Naka-upong ganun<\/em>\u00a0(This, reaching the…because I suddenly collapse…I sit this way),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Last week, Duterte reassured the public that he could still perform his duties as the country\u2019s highest elected official despite his admission that age is taking a toll on his health.<\/p>\n

He also maintained that there is no need for him to release a medical bulletin on his health because none of them were \u201cserious\u201d.<\/p>\n

Under Section 12, Article 7 of the 1987 Constitution, the President is mandated to disclose the real status of his health \u201cin case of serious illness.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor purposes of performing my functions as president, I am all right,\u201d Duterte said in an exclusive interview with CNN Philippines.<\/p>\n

Duterte previously said he is suffering from muscle spasms, chronic back pains, and migraines.<\/p>\n

He also said he has myasthenia gravis, a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease that weakens skeletal muscles responsible for breathing and moving parts of the body.<\/p>\n

Other ailments he suffers from are Barrett\u2019s esophagus, a potentially serious complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease, and Buerger\u2019s disease, a rare disease of the arteries and veins in the arms and legs.<\/p>\n

Duterte said journalists and columnists should stop asking questions about his health because it was usual for the elderly to develop ailments as they age.<\/p>\n

\u201cWag kayong magtanong kung may<\/em>\u00a0maintenance\u00a0kami. Lahat ng<\/em>\u00a074\u00a0may<\/em>\u00a0maintenance\u00a0‘yan. ‘Wag kayong magtanong<\/em>\u00a0(Don\u2019t ask if we have maintenance. All 74-year-olds have maintenance. Don\u2019t ask). You cannot be healthy forever, but you can work,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Duterte said he would still continue riding motorbikes until his last breath.<\/p>\n

\u201cTitigil ako mag motorsiklo ‘pag patay na ako<\/em>\u00a0(I\u2019ll only stop riding motorbikes when I\u2019m dead),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

He also joked about wanting to receive a new motorbike for Christmas but went on to say his only wish was for the Philippines and the Filipinos.<\/p>\n

\u201cWala na akong hinihingi para sa akin<\/em>\u00a0(I no longer ask for anything for myself),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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