FRANCISCO S. TATAD
FRANCISCO S. TATAD

President Rodrigo Duterte’s absence at the APEC gala dinner and leaders’ ceremonial “photo shoot” in Lima, Peru last week, reportedly due to a mild illness, has triggered speculations about his real state of health and his being able to complete his six-year term in office. He himself has said, in complete levity, that he does not expect to last his term, and he has been heard to complain about persistent and severe migraine, heartburn associated with a problem of the aesophagus, and some pain suspected to be linked to Buerger’s disease. Whether or not any of these is life-threatening, those around him appear to have accelerated their plans to control power before anything untoward happens.

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