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Machine keeps Rody ‘energized’

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PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday admitted using an oxygen concentrator to help him get a good night’s rest following the ill effects of smoking on his body. 

Duterte, who marked his 72nd birthday on Tuesday, said that he was using a machine that concentrates oxygen from a gas supply after netizens observed  that he has the machine beside his bed. 

“I cannot smoke. Iyong pinost diyan, iyong oxygen ko. Kasi matulog ako, ganoon lang. Oxygenation ko hindi maganda because of smoking,” Duterte said in a speech in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro. 

He lamented not being able to eat or drink everything he wanted because of his disease.

“I am 72 yesterday. I cannot eat na gusto ko. Sabihin, ‘Cholesterol, mataas. Sugar mo, bantayan mo kasi six na.’ Wala na. Hindi na makainom kasi may Barrett.”

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Photos shared by Duterte’s son-in-law, Manases Carpio, revealed that Duterte is using the device that is beside his Matina bed in Davao.    

Duterte, the oldest candidate to win the presidency, has previously admitted that he has Buerger’s disease and Barrett’s esophagus.

Buerger’s disease, associated with smoking, causes inflammation and thrombosis in small and medium-sized blood vessels, usually in the legs.

Barrett’s esophagus is a complication in the lining of the esophagus, usually due to chronic severe gastrointestinal reflux disease.

Duterte said he will soon sign an executive order on a nationwide smoking ban due to the effects of smoking on his health.    

“In the coming months, we will be implementing a no smoking law in the Philippines,” he said. 

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