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Duterte went to Hong Kong for a second medical opinion – Duterte supporter Bruce Rivera claims

October 9, 2018

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By Raïssa Robles

In the course of attacking me over  my post on President Rodrigo Duterte’s sudden trip to Hong Kong, lawyer Bruce Rivera disclosed the real reason for the trip – a second medical opinion for what ails the president.

Rivera posted on Facebook yesterday [bold face mine]:

Clearly, there is a President who had a health scare. He had to go to Cardinal Santos without his staff knowing, admitted in public that it may or may not be cancer and because his common law partner is a nurse, urged him to have a second opinion in Hong Kong. Good thing, it turned out okey. We have a President who wants to be healthy for us because he promised his people that he will finish his term.

Here below is what he posted on FB. Now, if this disappears, it means the lawyer took down his FB post –

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10156808293314637&id=620699636

And oh, Attorney, my opinion columns on ABS-CBNNews are fair comment. But let’s get to the most important issue at hand.

Is Duterte supporter Bruce Rivera not aware that the presidential palace has repeatedly denied that the president went to Hong Kong for medical reasons?

Duterte’s most trusted aide, Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go — who had accompanied Duterte to HK — told reporters:

“Nagpahinga lang po. Hindi siya nag-shopping doon.”

His Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said:

“He has been working since June 2016. Can they not allow him a weekend break?”

No one has said anything about Duterte going to a hospital in Hong Kong to seek a second medical opinion, Brucie Woosie. Except you.

Are you saying Bong Go and Medialdea were both lying to the nation? Ulp.

Tell us how you knew what you posted. Are you, perhaps, privy to top level info? Are you going to be the next PCOO AssSec to replace you know who?

Tell us your source and I’ll update my story.

Promise.

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Comments

  1. Ped salve says

    October 10, 2018 at 5:11 AM

    I don’t know how you can’t imagine as anyone with the resources who wiould seek a 2nd op.

    It can be as simple as this.

    Duts: doc, 100% sure ba tayo?
    Doc: opo, pero if u like ay i can refer you to someone for 2nd op.

    Kung ako ang patient at may hidden wealth ako, ano na ang pa hk. Tapos.

    • arc says

      October 10, 2018 at 10:32 AM

      2nd opinion, and yet it will be the same scans and medical imaging they’ll be seeing, the same samples taken from the same site to be studied, same medical history to be evaluated only through fresher eyes. if the 2nd opinion is much like the 1st, then maybe a 3rd opinion is in order, paranoid kasi at drama king yang pasyente and had to be indulged to the max.

      and you know what happened if 2nd opinion is given? 2nd opinion giver will need to contact the 1st opinion giver by letter, email or phone, and either refute or confirm the diagnosis, that’s protocol. doctors do talk to each other and share findings, that’s what professionalism is about.

      so from hongkong, digong is mostly likely going back home to pinas with official medical letter to be given to his treating doctor (health sec duque), and digong’s health history will be updated to include the 2nd opinion. no cancer found. digong is well just as health sec duque had said.

      and in the meantime, the partner had done her shopping in hongkong.

      • arc says

        October 10, 2018 at 11:06 AM

        His Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said:

        “He has been working since June 2016. Can they not allow him a weekend break?”

        medialdea ought to direct his ire to bong go. since it is bong go that is posting in his fb page the whereabouts of the president and what the president’s been doing, alerting the people of what the president is up to.

        bong go is invading the president’s privacy and incessantly posting pics of the president and photo bombing as well. I think tuloy bong go wants to be remembered dahil going for senatorial line up siya sa coming 2019 election. and the president is just a prop bong go uses.

  2. juan C. says

    October 9, 2018 at 8:35 PM

    I have never heard of anyone going for a second opinion if the first opinion is negative for any disease.

    HK for second opinion because the partner is a nurse? LOL.

    • Marmee Cruz says

      October 9, 2018 at 10:05 PM

      Yup, that’s true of course. And I wonder why this Bruce creature spilled the beans on Duterte’s so-called HK family time shopping trip. I suspected, along with others that he went there to see another doctor.

    • arc says

      October 10, 2018 at 10:46 AM

      juan C, it’s common po to go for 2nd opinion even if 1st opinion is negative o inconclusive. it erases all doubts and many would call it over servicing, pero safer that way po. if you value your life.

      and often, there is follow up. in about three or six months, health sec duque may check digong again, see if there is new developments or changes in his body. what is not cancerous today, maybe be cancerous tomorrow.

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist Then they came fof the Trade Unionists, and I did not out speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me— And there was no one left to speak for me. —Martin Niemöller (1892-1984)

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