(Eagle News) — At least two senators disputed the claim of Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison that President Rodrigo Duterte has gone into a coma.
“He was in Davao Friday, eh ang saya-saya niya, galit na galit na naman dun sa mga corrupt. Paano namang nagkasakit ‘yun?” Senator Cynthia Villar told reporters.
Senator Koko Pimentel agreed.
“Why believe and report of someone hundreds of kilometers away in Europe?” he said.
In a Facebook post over the weekend, Sison said Duterte, based on reports from a fraternity event which the President attended, looked ill, his walk and handshake “unstable.”
He said Duterte had gone into a coma since Sunday afternoon or evening, based on unverified reports.