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Duterte threatens to slap Tatad over kidney transplant claim
Duterte threatens to slap Tatad over kidney transplant claim
Dharel Placido,
ABS-CBN News
Published Feb 15, 2019 03:11 AM PHT
MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday lashed out at former senator Francisco “Kit” Tatad for claiming in a newspaper column that he recently had a kidney transplant.
MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday lashed out at former senator Francisco “Kit” Tatad for claiming in a newspaper column that he recently had a kidney transplant.
Tatad, in a Feb. 11 column for the Manila Times, said Duterte had a successful kidney transplant last Jan. 29. He cited two anonymous sources.
Tatad, in a Feb. 11 column for the Manila Times, said Duterte had a successful kidney transplant last Jan. 29. He cited two anonymous sources.
Speaking at the proclamation rally of his party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), Duterte, who is particularly sensitive about reports on the state of his health, lashed out at Tatad and threatened to slap the former lawmaker and Marcos-era information minister.
Speaking at the proclamation rally of his party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), Duterte, who is particularly sensitive about reports on the state of his health, lashed out at Tatad and threatened to slap the former lawmaker and Marcos-era information minister.
“Ako daw may kidney tran… Ito si Tatad, Ikaw Tatad, you know there’s a border between press freedom and pambabastos ng tao. ‘Pag una kitang makita iwasan mo ako. P***** i** sampalin kita. Maniwala ka sampalin kita sa maraming tao,” Duterte said.
“Ako daw may kidney tran… Ito si Tatad, Ikaw Tatad, you know there’s a border between press freedom and pambabastos ng tao. ‘Pag una kitang makita iwasan mo ako. P***** i** sampalin kita. Maniwala ka sampalin kita sa maraming tao,” Duterte said.
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This is not the first time that Duterte lashed out at Tatad and the latter was fully aware that the chief executive is sensitive to reports about his health.
This is not the first time that Duterte lashed out at Tatad and the latter was fully aware that the chief executive is sensitive to reports about his health.
“It is not easy for me to report this story. The President is particularly sensitive about his state of health, and he tends to take personal offense at any discussion of it in the press,” Tatad wrote in his column.
“It is not easy for me to report this story. The President is particularly sensitive about his state of health, and he tends to take personal offense at any discussion of it in the press,” Tatad wrote in his column.
In 2017, Duterte took a swipe at former Tatad by joking that he did go on a secret trip to China in December 2016 but it was to get a second circumcision, not to get cancer treatment, as Tatad claimed in his The Manila Times column.
In 2017, Duterte took a swipe at former Tatad by joking that he did go on a secret trip to China in December 2016 but it was to get a second circumcision, not to get cancer treatment, as Tatad claimed in his The Manila Times column.
Duterte earlier admitted that he suffers from back pain, migraine, and Buerger's disease, a cause of blockages in the blood vessels, associated with smoking during his youth.
Duterte earlier admitted that he suffers from back pain, migraine, and Buerger's disease, a cause of blockages in the blood vessels, associated with smoking during his youth.
In October, Duterte said he underwent endoscopy and colonoscopy because he suffers from Barret’s esophagus, a complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
In October, Duterte said he underwent endoscopy and colonoscopy because he suffers from Barret’s esophagus, a complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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He also said he was cancer-free, brushing aside speculation about his health.
He also said he was cancer-free, brushing aside speculation about his health.
Nearly half of all Filipinos believe that Duterte is facing health problems, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released in January.
Nearly half of all Filipinos believe that Duterte is facing health problems, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released in January.
Under the 1987 Constitution, the public should be told about the state of health of a sitting president. If the leader dies in office, permanently disabled or removed through impeachment, the vice president succeeds to serve the remaining years in a 6-year single term. - with a report from Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Under the 1987 Constitution, the public should be told about the state of health of a sitting president. If the leader dies in office, permanently disabled or removed through impeachment, the vice president succeeds to serve the remaining years in a 6-year single term. - with a report from Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
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