PRESIDENTIAL candidate Rodrigo Duterte suffered migraine on Thursday, stopping him from addressing physicians of the Philippine Society of Hypertension and The Philippine Lipid and Atherosclerosis Society in Pasig City.
The mayor of Davao City was already at the Crowne a Plaza Galleria Hotel when he suddenly had the headache and his blood pressure shot up, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, Duterte’s vice presidential candidate, told reporters.
“There is nothing to worry about. He was just tired and lacked sleep,” Cayetano said, adding Duterte had to rest in an undisclosed area of the hotel as a result of his migraine.
Meanwhile, Duterte’s spokesman said Thursday Cayetano’s staff did not stop some senatorial candidates from speaking during their proclamation rally in Tondo, Manila, on Tuesday.
Pete Laviña said only Duterte, Cayetano and Manila mayoralty candidate Amado Bagatsing were programmed to speak during the campaign.
He said the senatorial candidate including Greco Belgica, former Interior Secretary Rafael Alunan, former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief Domingo Santiago, Susan Ople, whistle blower Sandra Cam and pork barrel prosecution lawyer Levito Baligod had been invited as guests, and they were in fact individually mentioned by Duterte during the program.
PDP-Laban spokeswoman Paola Alvarez said the length of the campaign sorties and the number of speakers vary from place to place and from schedule to schedule.
“The Duterte-Cayetano tandem and the senatorial and local candidates like Congressman Bagatsing are all on the same page in fighting crimes and drugs, inequality and regional stagnation,” she said.