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#NasaanAngPangulo? Duterte images, video released as public asks whereabouts

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<p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> — Amid questions on the President&#x27;s whereabouts, Sen. Christopher &quot;Bong&quot; Go on Saturday released undated photos and a video of the chief executive, as if to ease concerns and respond to criticism over his absence from public light. </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/christopherbong.go/posts/1684527748420916" data-width="auto"> </div><p>&quot;Mga kababayan ko, malungkot at mahirap ang maging Pangulo sa panahong ito. Suportahan natin si Tatay Digong, ang taong totoong nagmamahal,&quot; said Go, Duterte&#x27;s former long-time aide, in a Facebook post. </p><p>(My compatriots, it is sad and hard to be president during these times. Let us support Tatay Digong, the one who truly loves.)</p><p>In the post, Duterte, who recently turned 76, can be seen on a walk within the Malacañang compound, wearing a face mask and face shield. A short clip showed him jogging, while photos showed him walking and on a bike. </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/100005911204879/videos/pcb.1684527748420916/1684525508421140" data-width="auto"> </div><p>It was not clear when the images were taken.</p><p>The images are Go&#x27;s followup to a post on Wednesday, which showed Duterte working on a desk, and him in the frame. He had said then the President was &quot;just here&quot; and was &quot;swamped with work.&quot; </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/08/21/nandito-lang-si-tatay-digong-go-posts-duterte-photos-amid-questions-on-his-whereabouts">&#x27;Nandito lang si Tatay Digong&#x27;: Go posts Duterte photos amid questions on his whereabouts</a></li></ul><p>Duterte had <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/09/21/duterte-absent-skips-araw-ng-kagitingan-nasaan-ang-pangulo" target="_blank">skipped Day of Valor</a> rites on Friday, with his spokesman saying it was because of the continuing community quarantine across the country. </p><p>He also did not have his usual weekly public address because of the surge in COVID-19 cases, said his spokesman Harry Roque. Some 120 members of his security team had recently contracted the disease. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/07/21/no-duterte-talk-to-the-people-this-week-says-spokesman">No Duterte &#x27;Talk to the People&#x27; this week, says spokesman</a></li></ul><p>Duterte tested negative for COVID-19 in his last swab test over the Holy Week, Go earlier said. Roque, meanwhile, said the President &quot;remains fit and healthy for his age.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/08/21/duterte-negative-covid-psg-positive">Duterte COVID-free in last swab test as disease strikes PSG: ally</a></li></ul><p>Questions and rumors on the President&#x27;s health again surfaced in recent weeks amid his absence from public view. He has several conditions, including Barrett’s esophagus, an inflammation of the tube connecting the mouth to the stomach. </p><p>He has also several times said publicly that he struggles with back pain, migraines and Buerger&#x27;s disease, which is linked to blockages in the blood vessels associated with smoking when he was young. </p><p>In March, he joked that he might have cancer after coughing during a public address. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/18/21/coughing-in-speech-duterte-says-might-be-cancer">Coughing in speech, Duterte says &#x27;might be cancer&#x27;</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1642683" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>MANILA— Amid questions on the President's whereabouts, Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go on Saturday released undated photos and a video of the chief executive, as if to ease concerns and respond to criticism over his absence from public light. </p>

MANILA— Amid questions on the President's whereabouts, Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go on Saturday released undated photos and a video of the chief executive, as if to ease concerns and respond to criticism over his absence from public light.