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By Paula Ramon with Danny Kemp in Washington LAS VEGAS, July 18, 2024 (AFP) – US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid with mild symptoms Wednesday, shortly after conceding he would consider dropping his reelection bid if doctors diagnosed him with a serious medical condition. The 81-year-old Democrat gave reporters the thumbs up and said “I feel good” as he cut short a campaign trip to Las Vegas and flew to his beach home […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Oct. 4, admitted he had gone to the hospital the day before but only so he could undergo some tests. In a speech before the Philippine Military Academy, Duterte said he stayed for an hour in the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan. “I was about to have a sana ngayong Cabinet meeting yesterday but yung reading ng aking ano, somebody advised my doctor just also to repeat […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace released pictures and a video of President Rodrigo Duterte in a series of activities on Thursday, Oct. 4, to quash rumors he had been hospitalized on Wednesday, Oct. 3. In the pictures released by Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, Duterte was seen meeting with former President Fidel Ramos. In a video posted by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Duterte was seen shaking hands with some military officials as he prepared […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte was not at the Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp. event in Malacanang on Wednesday, Oct. 3, because he decided to rest instead. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement, effectively belying rumors the President had been hospitalized on that day. According to Roque, the President stayed at Bahay Pangarap. “He had a schedule almost every day. He did not really have a day off. So the President decided to have […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Aug. 30, denied the claims of Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison that he was suffering from a chronic kidney disease. “Dying? Kidney, my arm looks really good. Here, see! Do you see any injection marks?” Duterte said in a speech in Mandaue, Cebu, debunking Sison’s claims he could be undergoing dialysis. According to Duterte, there was discoloration on his face because of his repeated exposure […]
(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Aug. 27, slammed Rep. Gary Alejano for his remark the chief executive would visit Israel for health reasons. “Kung operahan nila ang utak ko dun eh di mas maganda. Wala mang problema,” Duterte said, referring to his trip scheduled in September. After Israel, the President will proceed to Jordan. He said he was visiting the two countries to look at how Overseas Filipino Workers there were doing. “I can […]
(Eagle News)–Special Assistant to the President Bong Go on Sunday, Aug. 26, slammed Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano for their comments about President Rodrigo Duterte’s health. In a statement, Go said the two could join the President in his September 2 to 5 trip to Israel so they could see the trip had nothing to do with the chief executive’s physical condition. “Pwede naman siyang sumama. He (Alejano) is a congressman..Kung […]
(AFP)- The US State Department on Wednesday said it had sent several government employees evaluated over mystery symptoms similar to those reported by personnel in China back to the United States for further assessment. Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said a medical team was sent to Guangzhou, China, after an American employee fell ill last month, reviving fears that a US rival has developed some kind of invisible acoustic or microwave device. “The safety and security of […]
