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Duterte's wish for upcoming birthday: Little bit of time, strength to serve country

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1455603" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><p>President Rodrigo Duterte said he has one wish for his upcoming birthday — strength to serve the country and longer time to do it.</p><p>Duterte held a press conference at NAIA early Thursday morning coming off a flight from Thailand, where he was there for two days on an official visit. He had been in Myanmar prior to his trip to Thailand.</p><p>&quot;Nakuha ko na lahat. I’ve reached the apex of my career. Material things which I cannot be of use to me. I am 72 years old,&quot; said Duterte, whose birthday is on March 28.</p><p>&quot;My prayer to God is that bigyan Niya ako ng kaunting lakas na lang to do . . . or time. Twenty-four hours is not really enough time for the presidency.</p><p>&quot;I only asked God to give me a little bit of time, strength to surmount the problems of the country and I&#x27;d be able not really to solve but really mitigate some of the rigors of governance.</p><p>Duterte said it has been a tradition in his family to keep things simple in such occasions.</p><p>&quot;Kasi nagtitipid yung pamilya, everyone of us, but most of us my siblings ko, we follow the same rule. We just sleep it off the day. I would be very glad to spend the day with my grandson, Stone (Stonefish), and the rest of my children and grandchildren. That would have been the greatest gift.</p><p>&quot;If you have something for me . . . something expensive, I do not need it anymore. Maski bigyan niyo ako ng dyamante on every finger, I cannot wait wear it. Otherwise, I’d look stupid.&quot;</p>

<p>Duterte held a press conference at NAIA early Thursday morning coming off a flight from Thailand, where he was there for two days on an official visit.</p>

Duterte held a press conference at NAIA early Thursday morning coming off a flight from Thailand, where he was there for two days on an official visit.