President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday described those seeking to succeed him as “fools.”
With a little over three months to go before the 77-year-old chief executice ends his term, Duterte said the presidency can drain the strength of any politician.
“I will tell you this: Anyone who aspires to become president is a fool,” he said during the inauguration of the Southern Philippine Medical Center’s new cancer institute in Davao City.
“Just like me, sometimes I lost weight and sometimes I gained weight [in the past six years.] When you get to study all documents of the Republic of the Philippines from all the provinces and cities, you will lose your stamina,” he added.
Duterte said with the workload, he would normally sleep around 4 or 5 a.m. and wake up at 1 p.m.
Duterte earlier discouraged his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, from running for president, calling it a thankless job.
“You can even ask past presidents…What will you get? You serve the nation then some paid sons of bitches insult you,” the President said.