Trillanes on Duterte’s health: ‘Yung mga masamang damo, hindi agad namamatay’

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday mocked President Rodrigo Duterte’s state of health, following the chief executive’s five-day absence last week.

“Alam niyo, may kasabihan eh. 'Yung mga masamang damo, hindi agad namamatay. So I believe, mahaba-haba pa buhay ni Presidente,” Trillanes said.

The senator said Duterte should not criticize those asking about his whereabouts the past week as the President’s state of health, as stated in the Constitution, should be disclosed to the public.

“Palagay ko ang buong bansa ay naging interesado sa tunay na kalagayan ng Pangulo hindi dahil gusto mamamatay siya pero nakasaad ‘yan sa Saligang Batas,” he said.

“Sa 'kin bilang Presidente, dapat responsable ka sa actions mo. Kung anong mangyari sa kanya, dapat 'di mamomoroblema 'yung buong bansa,” Trillanes added.

On Wednesday, Duterte chided Senators Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Leila de Lima, saying they were not really concerned about his health, but rather wanted to know if he had died.

Duterte had insisted that during his one-week rest, he was either in bed or travelling incognito.

“Hindi halata sa media, ganoon. Tatlo lang, apat, including the driver. Ngayon—oh ngayon, magtanong kayo ha? Hindi ninyo malaman, ngayon gusto niyo ng tanungin. Eh ‘di hindi na ako nag-incognito. I had a talk with somebody,” Duterte said.

Meanwhile, Trillanes said it was no longer surprising for Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II to connect rumors about the President’s health to destabilization efforts against the Duterte administration.

“At this point in time, wala nang naniniwala kay Secretary Aguirre 'di ba? He just keeps on saying stupid things and nakakalungkot na ito nga, secretary of Justice natin siya pero wala siyang sinasabing maayos,” Trillanes said.

“Pero consistent 'yan, kasi 'yung President niya mismo ay ganoon din,” the senator added. —KG, GMA News