Itinanggi ng Malacañang ang pahayag ni Communist Party of the Philippines founding chairman Jose Maria Sison na na-comatose si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.

“Absolutely false," sabi ni Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo sa text message nitong Lunes. "Perhaps that is the wish of Joma Sison hence when he is fed with the wrong information on PRRD's [President Duterte’s] health he easily believes in it.”

Sabi pa ng opisyal, maayos ang kalusugan ng pangulo at hindi raw katulad ni Sison.

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Sinabi naman ni Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go, na nananaginip lang si Sison.

“Nasa kama lang nag-rest, kausap ko pa 2 a.m. kaninang madaling araw si PRRD. Baka nanaginip lang si Joma,” sabi ni Go.

Sa Facebook post nitong Linggo, sinabi ni Sison na nakakuha siya ng impormasyon na comatose si Duterte.

“The latest report (still to be verified or negated) is that Duterte has gone into coma since the afternoon or evening of today, Sunday, August 19. The report is still being verified by the press from the Palace,” sabi ni Sison.

“People are awaiting the personal appearance of Duterte and medical bulletin from his office,” dagdag niya

Sabi ni Sison, napansin umano ng mga nakakita kay Duterte na dumalo sa national convention sa San Beda Law fraternity Lex Talionis Fraternitas noong Sabado ang pangingitim ng mukha ng pangulo.

Pero ayon kay presidential spokesperson Harry Roque,  walang problema sa kulay ng mukha ng pangulo.

“I don’t see extraordinarily different from the color of the President’s face,” sabi ni Roque.

“As usual, Joma Sison does not know what he talks about. How would he know about the state of health of the President when he is in faraway Netherlands,” dagdag niya.

Nakatakdang dumalo si Duterte sa pagtitipon ng League of Municipalities of the Philippines sa Cebu City sa Martes.

Sabi ni Roque, habang pinag-iisipang magkasakit si Duterte, lalo itong lumalakas.

“Every time you wish him ill lalong lumalakas; kasing lakas naman ng kabayo ang Presidente,” saad niya. --FRJ, GMA News