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Says his doctor told him he had “battery syndrome”

By Raïssa Robles

President Rodrigo Duterte told Malacañang reporters yesterday he had a cancer test in Hong Kong, which turned out positive.

But just as quickly, he took it back and said his doctor told him he had “battery syndrome”.

Confused?

See how reporters tried to clarify what he meant.

See how Duterte looked while conducting his press con.

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  1. You don’t have to look deep for evidence that Filipino culture, after 2000 plus years since Christ, is essentially l a primitive, backward, and tribal culture. Just look at the families running for all the positions.

    A question, specially for the Catholic church: why have Filipinos evolved this way, where family is more important than God, country and principle?

    Why is family an excuse for everything- corruption, incompetence, evil?

    Is there something wrong with the catechism?

    • To give one very concrete example.

      Tony La Vina is a lawyer/human rights/environmental activist with a good track record.

      He is the brother of Pompee La Vina, a Duterte appointee to the SSS who got embroiled in a corruption scandal and was transferred. He was also instrumental in Du30’s soc med disinformation/trolling campaign.

      Tony supports his brother’s candidacy for CDO mayor. He also supports Pia Cayetano.
      And simultaneously, he is a deeply Catholic man. Check his tweets.

      Is it just me, or is there something wrong in how the Catholic church forms consciences?

      • To serve as contrast:

        In the US, there is a family of six siblings who took out ads campaigning against their own brother, because he has racist views.

        http://time.com/5403883/congressman-gosar-siblings-political-ad/

        That’s principle over family.

        In the past, I have read of parents turning in their children when they commit crimes.

        Why does it work that way over there and not here? Is there something wrong in the teachings?

        • in pinas, it’s more like protecting and preserving the family’s good name, upholding the family brand name, the family unit, and so help us god. snobbery and hypocrisy rule. a close family unit is tradition, ugali na handed down from parents to chidlren.

          the stronger the family unit, politically, influentially and economically, the better able it is able to withstand come what may. preservation of the specie, one of the oldest trick in the book.

          aided and abetted by fellow conspirators, all keen to be richer than the rothchilds. morals and ethics flew out the window. the more wealth stashed and the faster done, the more the family has better chance of survival.

          true, there are filipinos that have very bad leanings despite being highly educated.

        • the catholic church has a part to play in what is happening in our country. ang daling tumanggap ng donation ng mga may sobrang bahid, blessing them and thier families, offering them endless masses. minsan front pew pa nga sila sa simbahan and often pictured with church dignitaries, smiling like everything is well.

          the poor are rarely treated same way. maybe for a good reason, they steal church vessels and eager to receive not give.

          yet, I still pray to god and sometimes, I dont talk to priests or ask for their blessing.

    • Who paved the way to encourage political dynasty in the Philippines? Ferdinand E. Marcos.

      “Ferdinand Marcos’ political prominence would pave the way for other members of the Marcos family to be appointed or elected to various national elections – what would eventually become known as the Marcos dynasty. ”

      He cemented it. So good that political dynasty cannot be dislodge in the 1987 Constitution. His family benefits this ever since. Their exile to Pauaii was short lived. How or what is the remedy to stop political dynasty? Exile them. Stripped them of citizenship. Corrupt political dynasty can only be stopped this way. Pres. Cory and her officials missed this remedy right under their noses.

      So, family these days go for political dynasty. A way to survive as bosses or caciques.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_dynasty

      • 2016, must be a bad year for political dynasties. talo si binay presidentiable, talo rin si bong marcos na vice presidentiable, to name a few. both talo despite millions spent in ads and political campaigns.

        sometimes, idiot voters got it right! all hail.

    • locsin’s rant, kapalit yata yan for his getting the job as foreign sec. price paid for appointment and gotta bag others. that reminds me tuloy of an offical na nagwala sa naia, big on bong go din po siya to the extent that candidates taking exam were turned away if they dont know bong go.

      kaya, I wont vote for bong go.

    • The QUEZON curse.

      I borrow this – The question about the Philippines remains relevant today. Why is the Philippines, a country blessed with natural resources and talented people remain poor? Why do the Filipinos excel in other lands and but exhibit the worst attitude in his own land? Why is corruption permeating all levels of the government, and becoming more blatant?

      I borrow the probable answer – the curse or rant: think one of the reasons, or maybe the main reason is what I call the Quezon Curse. President Manuel L. Quezon was quoted as saying “I would rather have a government run like hell by Filipinos than a government like heaven by the Americans”. Words are powerful.

      Someone said that quote is incomplete. It was ended like this “because however bad a Filipino government might be, it can still be improved.”

      No president, now or past, every improved this government. Lesson? Do Not Curse. Do Not Rant. It will happen.

      http://kalakalan.blogspot.com/2010/11/quezon-curse.html

  3. Recycling Dirty Rotten Diapers: Onli inda Pilipins!

    Poor Filipinos have meager resources and have to stretch whatever little money they have to survive. That is why our mothers are so good in recycling: Containers are reused for storage and other purpose; leftover fish is turned into omelet; cooking oil is reused multiple times until the odor is no longer bearable; and other creative ways just to survive!

    After Marcos plundered our coffers and subsequent presidents compete to break the Marcoses plundering record, plenty of Filipinos plunged into poverty! They maybe poor but most of them are unlike the Marcoses and our plundering politicians, the poor still strives to live by not stealing nor turning into criminal activities- The poor out of desperation found ingenious ways to recycle, they innovated and created ‘Pagpag’!

    Marcos way of control was to assign ruling clans at different provinces! When Cory Aquino took over and the constitution was rewritten, there was a desire to eradicate or lessen the power of political dynasties, but since the majority of revolutionary government came from the same power base, they deliberately did a half-ass job of eliminating it and the language in the new constitution requires the new congress needs to enact laws on how to implement the Anti-Dynasty provision! That deliberate mistake is telling that they were not really serious of giving up their privilege, advantage and power! Thus, after twenty one years the Anti-Dynasty provision is never delivered and realized, because we have a ruling class of greedy politicians who love themselves and their families greater than their country!

    Our politicians have unlimited ways to stay in power! The evolution is subtle. First they ran and held their seats until their limit expired, then they let their spouse or son or daughter ran for the same seat to hold onto their power! Then they experimented and test their greed by also fielding another seat, say if they are running for Senate, they field their wife or one of their children to contest a seat in the Lower House or as Governor! Once they were successful of having dual seats, they became even bolder and their greed has no limits, so they asked themselves, why not limit to two seats, why not fill as many seats as they can from local to national positions? Thus it is now normal having a family occupies a Senate seat, a couple of seats from Districts to the Lower House, the governorship, control of the city or town for filling the seat of the mayor. But their greed has no end and these political dynasties do not even want to share power with their cousins so they decided to keep it within the nuclear family! So why not fill both seats of the Mayor and Vice Mayor by siblings or father and sons, or mother and daughter, or a mixture of both and make politics a family enterprise!

    As we can see, this is now the norm in today’s politics!

    The worst of the worst is that the system is designed to perpetuate the grip of power within few political dynasties!

    I have been saying all along that we should treat our politicians like dirty diapers, that when they are full of shit and really dirty it is time to toss them out to the dustbin!

    But our greedy politicians from family of dynasts are pushing a new narrative that they are gifts from heaven and only they can govern! They play musical chairs and now they are selling us that Recycling Politicians is good for the country!

    Enrile at 94 would like to be in the Senate again! He is the epitome of Dirty Rotten Diapers of Politician! Just a wild guess, knowing Enrile as a miser, I would not be surprised that he is wearing a recycled adult diaper!

    We should reject them! We should never allow them to let us reuse Dirty Rotten Diapers of Politicians!

    They are never healthy for the country! We are a sick nation and these Recycled Dirty Rotten Diapers of Politicians will make us sicker even further!

    Reject them this coming election and every election!

    Parekoy
    10-17-2018

      • I think, comelec is the all encompassing troll of dynasties. no wonder po may mga talks na may mga comelec commissioners kuno na may tagong yaman, I heard ex commissioner andy bautista could well be one, he, he, he.

        hilong hilo ako why in the name of the blighted durian would comelec not implement anti dynasty law and refused to certify the coc of dynasties? the marcoses, the osmenyas, the duranos, the dutertes, the estradas, the binays, the, the, the, I ran out of dynasty names sa sobrang galit ko!

        so why in the name of the blighted durian would comelec accept the candidacy of dynastic families, paminsa buong angkan pa ang sumama sa registration! why is comelec not raising eyebrows to their hairlines, crossing their feet and irap na nagliliyab sa dynastic candidates, and refer them to anti dynasty law? sorry, sir, madam, your candidacy is null and void, dynasty ka kasi. thanks for attending.

        comelec should do its job and start acting as gatekeepers and limit the perpetuation of dynasties. deny their registrations instead of mindlessly tanggap ng tanggap.

        comelec is much to blame, the taumbayan is just scapegoat, pointed at and blamed for anything and everything that goes wrong in the country, perpetuation of dynasties included.

        • @Arc, COMELEC has no legal basis to reject COCs of dynastic families since congress has not enacted, and will never enact an enabling law prohibiting political dynasty as required in the 1987 Constitution – for obvious reasons

        • thanks po for pointing out the lack of enabling law which is not really needed, all comelec needs is the courage to push its mandate, and push hard.

    • As usual I will vote cleanly. No kompadres, komares to me. No kaibigan to me. No bulong-whisper to me. No gifts, money, ball or fountain pen to me. No abaniko, T-shirt, umbrella, sapatos to me. No utang na loob to me. Call me traydor to candidates I do not like. I VOTE CLEAN.

      Parekoy’s message is complete. Be a traitor to recycled Dirty Dozen Diapers candidates. Be a traitor to greedy politician dynasts. Be a traitor to every dirty and known corrupt candidates. Be a traitor to known inutile candidates. Kung ang Filipino gusto ng malinis ang mapayapa na patakbo ang gobyerno JUST BE A TRAITOR. A voter’s loyalty is to himself/herself and to the family and to the COUNTRY last of all.

      It looks like this country is so mad, so messy, so corrupt and so bad in need of loyalty to the Flag, Country and People’s welfare because of traitors. Well, use and apply this word also to turn it the other way around – JUST BE A LOYAL TRAITOR as a voter.

      This election 2019 is a fight betwen Good Traitor vs. Bad Traitors.

      Apply it choosing the first.

      Note: I wish not to be moderated again to lose this traitor’s message.

      • One is convicted for treason when there are 2 or more witnesses under our Batas.

        Then, have that overwhelming millions of witnesses for the good of the country: Be a good traitor when YOU VOTE come Election Day May 2019!

        R O T I A R T your good VOTE.

        • But sometimes there is no choice (Makati/Davao etc) Even if you don’t vote at all they win….

        • All CPMERS belong largely to class C and usually vote according to their sound judgment – but voters belonging to Class D & E, which comprise about 80% + of the total voting populace, are vulnerable to be bought and cajoled – and there’s nothing we can do about it

        • ploy yan ng mga binays to keep makati among themselves. sister vs brother both binays. and blood being thicker than water, makati will pay the price.

        • start at something and dont always expect to win. most important is something has been started and the next person could and may take that step further, and then further still. and then others may come on board and the small step taken can become exponential.

          no choice, pero not voting is choice already. vote anyway and enjoy the journey. be glad you’re not part of the mob. if your candidate lost, well not all candidates can win. be happy you’ve done your job. and if you become despondent and sad, normal lang po yan. that’s life. we cannot always be happy all the time, every time. for that would make us mental, he, he, he.

          there is always something we can do, we just have to start thinking, open your mind and let it free associates. thoughts will come maybe in trickle or not at all. give it time. great inventions started with the stupidest of ideas.

    • dont get angry, get even and return the greatest gift of this admin by not voting for digong’s kapartidos. return unwanted gift, return it to sender. kitang kita nila ang paghihirap ng taongbayan, sobra na, tama na. dont vote for those that give us train law.

      hate ko rin po ang mga businesses na ang daling sumali at nakisakay sa train law. obedient kaagad at sa isang iglip tinupad ang train law, no questions asked. ang dali nilang pinahirapan ang mga suki nilang may tiwala sa kanila. ang mga traydor na to! lugi kuno sila if they sell for less. well if they pay no taxes dahil the business is at a loss, their tax burden is minimized next to nothing. and with barely not enough tax money coming in, there is loss of revenue and for sure luging lugi din po ang govt. and things will be at stand still. good, lahat patas!

      businesses could sell for less at makiramay sa taumbayan, share in the burden of taumbayan and not make the govt richer than it already is. ang tataas na ng mga sahod ng mga alagad ng govt specially ang kapolisan at military, tapos halos walang umento sa mga ordinaryong manggagawa.

      taumbayan cannot do it themselves, businesses ought to side with them and together, lambast the train law. not support the train law and impoverish the govt. go for loss and dont pay taxes!

      govt can impose higher and higher taxes, and if businesses are not supportive of higher and higher taxes and refused to sell at higher prices, govt will forced on its knees!

      businesses should be less greedy and not burden their suki more, burden the govt instead. sell for less and go for loss. then, pay no taxes and starve this govt of funds. he, he, he.

      • p.s. to sell for less means to sell goods at lower prices as before, not at higher prices recommended by the govt.

  5. Political tidbits:

    1. Enrile, 94, filed his candidacy for senator and his occupation is listed as “businesswoman”
    https://ph.news.yahoo.com/veteran-politician-files-certificate-candidacy-025922176.html

    2. Marcos widow, 89, grandson run for Ilocos Norte governor, vice governor

    https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1043842/marcos-widow-grandson-run-for-ilocos-norte-governor-vice-governor

    Alzheimer’s or dementia usually starts at age 65, or earlier, and worsen with advancing age.

    https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia-10 signs

    Am wondering the size of their diapers

  6. Can it be avoided not to make low-batt jokes on appointments to the SC?

    Meaning. . . the Court’s incumbents are successively retiring in months etc. Why is that?

    Maybe appointments to the Court should not create appointed justices’ late ages ‘in-betweens’.

    Every couple of months 2 or more are in-for-retirement. The Court loses stability. It misses enduring independence for justice’s sake.

    Is it any wonder that justice here is losing its steps?

    https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/multimedia/infographic/10/12/18/changing-faces-of-the-supreme-court

    • iyan ang gusto ni du30 pinagbigyan si aling terya as a reward sa ginawa nila kay ex cj sereno. now gusto nila seniority. carpio is next in rank and will retire next year. uubusin lang ng du30 admin ang pera ng bayan sa perk retirement benefits. next guevarra, alameda, papasok sa vacant position sa supreme court. now the heat is on soriano… let us pray for his guidance and wisdom

      • I think, ibp, jbc should just fold. no point in vetting candidate so soon and so often, it’s getting ridiculous na po. may automatic candidates e, why muddle the field more? why waste time going through the vetting process kung flawed naman pala yang process at pwedeng itaboy anytime, subject to the whims and caprices of a solgen with questionable business deallings?

        calida made mince meat of jbc’s set parameters, candidate sereno vetted by them tinanggal sa pwesto with rarely a sound from the vettors, the vettors now made to look incompetent, unable to stand their ground, legless and helpless. jbc should just let questionable calida be sole vettor. that way, we have no expectation and no hopes dashed.

        • The country and people have been INFECTED so much and for so long of the corruption under Martial Law under Marcos rule. How evil still truimphs!

          Really it is so ridiculous to crawl and agonize in Philippine life. Hirap with increase Taxes. Hirap with political dynasty. Left and right corruption is seen.

          Hope? Vote – Blind Deaf and Dumb is what this country have. The rule of the MINORITY continues.

        • dati, sold ako with ninoy’s pinas is worth dying for, now dudang duda ako. focus has shifted to one man and the question is now, is duterte worth dying for?

          I wont even give duterte my toe nail, die for him pa kaya? never! never! never! pray for him kuno, yeah I’ll pray for him to rest in peace, he, he, he.

          this coming election 2019, I’ll vote for the minorities. my own version of change is coming is I’ll change tact and vote for the opposition, for the maligned and the oppressed in both the senado and congress, vote for those that fight against fake news, vote for those that have been maligned by fake news.

        • Right way to VOTE. Ideal Voting Happy Way to VOTE. = Kung maganda ang Buhay ng mga Botante.

          HARD Choices in voting. Mahirap Umisip Ang Pag Vote.
          BAHALA NA! Lahat Naman Korupt! = Kung gutom ang mga Botante. Mahal ang Bilihin sa Paligid. Vote na lang sa mga Koruptsing.

          The above are the people’s THOUGHTS come Election Day.

          The results? The KORUPTS will again be back to office. Old FAKE faces to be seen again. Political dynasty, corruption and stealng people’s MONEY will abound until the NEXT eleksyon round in 2022.

          Merry Go Round the Mess for keep’s sake! The MINORITY VOTES is the fake majority .vote that will COUNT. Ang sakit ng hirap ng Bayan.

  7. after shopping from hongkong, digong has been to indonesia and back, attended asean summit with unbelievably no mishaps. and in the meantime marawi city is one year na in the ruins and still off limits to its citizens. pinagbawalan silang umuwi. weeds are growing in the ruins at sabi ng military 50 or so explosives in the vicinity are still awaiting detonation, been waiting detonation for months and waiting still for god knows how long!

    maranoans are holed up in tents one year na. they want to go home kaso ayaw ng military dahil peligro kuno. I say let the maranoans go home to the ruins and let them rebuild what they can. just let them sign waivers that absolve the govt for loss of lives that may incur.

    home is where the heart is, ruins or no ruins.

    • If you know what a land mine is then you will know the danger of it. Many of the world war 2 mines are still active around the world. Pano pa kaya ung mga nasa marawai. A land mine can stay active as ling as it is not used. So kung ikaw malagay sa ganyang kalagayan gusto mo ba makatapak ng land mine?

  8. mel’s “Its nature’s call for mortal men to wait, in que?”

    nice call, that one, and mortal men passed on the call to students! 10 colleges and universities are facing closure? censure? cuts in their budgets? their students are being accused of anything from revolution, destabilizing the govt, weather change and climate warming, warmongering and harboring rebels, etc. the poor students blamed for breathing and daring to breathe!

    good thing the students did not pass on the blame game to parents, neighbors, teachers, friends, uber drivers, jeepney drivers, traffic enforces, sa relic ni padre pio, he, he, he.

    dissipated na ang red october, now we’ll have dead november.

  9. In this press conference, PRRD is high on drugs, if not on fentanyl. a variant of opioid.

    he displayed the signs and symptoms of a person under the influence.

    Signs and symptoms of recent use can include:
    – Drowsiness
    – Slurred speech
    – Lack of coordination
    – Irritability or changes in mood
    – Problems concentrating or thinking clearly
    – Memory problems
    – Involuntary eye movements
    – Lack of inhibition
    – Slowed breathing and reduced blood pressure
    – Falls or accidents
    – Dizziness

    Source: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/drug-addiction/symptoms-causes/syc-20365112

    pinag-tri-tripan ang mga members of the press audience… ibinabalita sa buong pinas ang ‘trip’ niya.

    anu pa?

    puro biro, kalukohan na lang.

    pinag-seseryusan ninyo pah?

      • He must have lost his mojo dojo. heh he heh.

        His hitlery didn’t fit the cast in stone mold. tsk tsk tsk

        ————–

        My opinion on your “Military grapples with appeals for intervention as power groups vie to replace President Duterte” article, the DND intellects are in a predicament on how to go about their Commander In Chief (CIC) wayward leadership.

        Some are tempted to form a junta, prodded as a ‘joke’ liner by their CIC… knowing that it may reign as a temporary setback if they would. The implications and ramifications of such may wrought severe, add to the regional fluid, tension grappling the SCS/WPS power play. A ‘junta’ try can be another mistake, a deadly joke.

        Their ‘red october’ propa call-out? As in PROUT. Is essentially a barker call to the alternative political leaderships to you know what. But it is a shared dilemma, the odds, the blocks are divided. They’d prefer a peaceful transition, not a violent change. Since their CIC jokes or says in jest numerous times that he’s not up to it, anymore.

        Its nature’s call for mortal men to wait, in que?

        Thank you for all that you do.

        —-

        The joke is on you– PRRD
        BTW, listening to the background chatter in your video clip. I remember in one of your past articles covering the ampatuan massacre.. in one press conference where the media group of journos (in your observation) were somewhat … was also smiling, sharing laughs, jokes or pleasantries. The purpose of the media gathering then were to scoop on the latest news development, where many of their (your) colleagues/peers in the profession were killed.

        • yeah, there were lots of pregnant pauses the journalists could not capitalize on, digong tilting his head like a bird of prey, sizing journalists, to lambast them or not? to pounce or not? aging bird of prey may lost shine, less belligerent this time and less combative: his medication must have been updated, he’s calmer and less irritable. and surprisingly, journalist lose their combative edge too. mild and temperate as early morning sun sila, na mesmer yata.

          as for lack of inhibition, digong has not taken his clothes off in public, he, he ,he, or walk barefeet on the podium, maybe because he has minders. I can understand lack of inhibition dahil talagang walang manners yan. nuon pa. doesnt care who he hurts.

          as for lack of coordination, well he can go up and down the podium/daise without falling on his face and breaking his hip. he has not lost his step and bump into walls. ambulant siya and walks without a stick. health sec duque is correct, okay si digong. and has perfected the art of deception yata, diverting topics and leading journalist on his own merry chase, and not answering questions he did not like. tilting his head all the while the aging bird of prey sizing journalists up and down.

          the journalists were walking on eggs, sorry to say po. fear nila written on their faces, did not ask the simplest of question, the stupidest of question that could have gotten them the clearest of answers. many journalists and only one duterte, and yet duterte got the better of them, my apologies for my damn observation po.

          digong is top of the iceberg, below him there’s a health team working to ensure he’s okay, health sec duque among them. their job is to ensure the president is okay. if the president lose his job, they could all lose their jobs too, the next president may not be keen on having them around. kaya best interest ng health team ni digong to ensure digong is up and functional, for the length of his termino.

          digong’s physiotherapist is top class yata, monitoring his physical exercises passive and others, digong has good balance for his someone his own age. proof? he has not fallen down yet and broken his hip. can go up and down the plane’s tarmac without assistance ang hayup! pardon po, I rarely swear, I swear! he, he, he.

          now I understand po why there are politicians, polis, lawyers, judges, but rarely doctors in digong’s narco list.

        • journo: sir, sabi you’re on medication kuno, could you pls tell us what medication you’re on?

          digong: none of your business.

          journo: thanks, sir, none of your business is not name of medicine, correct ba po? journo smiling to save own bacon. are you treated for high blood pressure, sir?

          digong: treated for constipation. you make me constipated. smile.

          journo: me, sir? no! now, about your trip to hongkong sir . . .

          sometimes, journo has to parry, with kindness and lot of smiles.

        • Raissa, ( and the other CPMER guy :)

          10 ********** stars for you…. for unearthing the sneaky plan, Thank you.

          It suddenly became the talk of the town and even the representatives who are doing their jobs haphazardly are now freely blabbing about it . Who believes that they didn’t read the inserted hidden evil agenda? Not me.

        • Since he is not disclosing what he has, here’s another guessing game of his illness.
          Perhaps it is Addisons disease similar to what the late president Kennedy had in his time. Usually due to cancer in and around the kidneys, the adrenal gland and other illnesses but it is actually an autoimmune disease that attacks his own immune system because of the deficiency of adrenal glands to produce cortisol. Most prominent sign is the extreme tanned discoloration of the skin , brought forth by skin hyper pigmentation or darkening showing on his face and his hands, episodes of diarrhea , fainting spells , fogginess of the brain, mood changes, weakness and sometimes vitiligo in some areas of the body (paleness and whiteness of the skin)
          It is a medical emergency and life threatening.

          Wiki,,,.. h.t.t.ps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addison%27s_disease

  10. FOUR REASONS WHY SAL PANELO IS BAD FOR PRESS SECRETARY

    1. You cannot see his eyes. He even wears shades indoors frequently, a very Orwellian look. How can people trust someone whose eyes you cannot see? Filipinos like looking into people’s eyes to gauge sincerity.

    https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-07-25/when-strongmen-appear-sunglasses-it-never-good-sign

    2. He is forever associated with the Mamasapano massacre.

    3. He is an avowed Marcos loyalist, and that means questionable integrity. Anti-corruption? Come on.

    4. Instead of just delivering the news, he becomes the news due to his sartorial choices. hi hi hi

      • I am betting po, sal is one of those that shaded 25% of ballot paper last election! him and his sunglasses, not wanting his eyes seen, druggie eyes? dilated pupils wont react to light? I still remember sal saying he f–cks better than an 18yrs old! at the time when andanar, pala-y-t!

        yay, sal can surely help to sink the sinking ship, he, he, he.

  11. anyone who works with old people would say digong is not much different from people his own age, may kahinahan both in hearing at galaw, pero appropriate yan sa edad. he was able to sit down and get up with little to no difficulty. half squat niya okay rin, his knee joints are articulating. eye contact niya appropriate din po, oriented siya, and looking at the faces of people asking him questions. not talking to the wall or looking at the ceiling, unable to locate the voices of those asking him questions. oriented siya but like people his own age, may kahinahan na. I think, he may live to 90+.

    sana there were braver journalists who asked what kind of medication the president is taking (aside from fentanyl he so praises) and why is his face discolored. no one asked the president where in hongkong he went for test. the clinic may not talk about its findings but should be able to say he was there. not pretending to be there.

    listless? I would have been more concern had he started walking up and down the aisle and unable to stand still. listless siya maybe because his shirt is itchy, baka new and the seams fully not ironed out.

    and if the job of being president is too much for digong, too intrusive and demanding, he knows what to do. and if he waits for military to hunta him out, he can wait till doomsday!

    with govt services being militarized these days, why would military launch hunta? surely they’re not that stupid. baka ma-court martial pa sila, death by firing squad at mawalan ng mga benipisyo ang families nila. better to let digong be president for longer, let him take all the blame and fall out, and the military can sit pretty and wash their hands later.

  12. From what I saw on this latest video of the President, it looks bad.

    Anything goes – preparing for everything now is priority.

    Chance for Change soon, sooner or soonest.

  13. He really looks so much weaker and his face has more dark areas. I’m just wondering what kind of ailment can produce a blackened face. Even the way he talks seemed to take more effort.

    The end is near. As I’ve said before, “nothing is forever and his day will come!”