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What's Duterte's plan after stepping down? Sleep for 8 hours, he says

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Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Former president Rodrigo Duterte attends a homecoming celebration in Davao City. Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/07/01/former-president-rodrigo-duterte.jpg"/><figcaption>Former president Rodrigo Duterte attends a homecoming celebration in Davao City. <em>Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News </em></figcaption></figure></div><p>DAVAO CITY — Former President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday bared his plans after stepping down from power and settling back here in his hometown.</p><p>Duterte earlier in the day turned over the presidency to his successor Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and flew to Davao City. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/06/30/22/duterte-leaves-palace-with-departure-honors">Duterte leaves Malacañang with departure honors</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/30/22/duterte-returns-home">Former President Duterte arrives in hometown Davao City</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Nangutana ang mga taga-radio, &#x27;Duterte, unsa ma&#x27;y plano nimo?&#x27; Matulog ko og otso oras. Tinuod. Tan-aw nako walay presidente nga matulog og 8 oras. Pukawon na ka sa problema,&quot; Duterte said during a homecoming celebration. </p><p>(The journalists asked, &#x27;Duterte, what&#x27;s your plan?&#x27; I will sleep for 8 hours. That&#x27;s true. I think that there is no president who sleeps for 8 hours. Problems will wake you up.) </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/17/22/duterte-god-is-wise-for-giving-me-presidency">&#x27;Maybe I impressed Jesus&#x27;: Duterte says to become &#x27;ordinary&#x27; citizen</a></li></ul><p>The 77-year-old said he often slept for only 4 or 5 hours when he was still president. </p><p>&quot;Maskin kinsang presidente, kanang magbasa mi og dokumento, dili ko... basta moagi na og sinaligan, naa nay initial. Abugado ko eh, ako gyud nang basahon,&quot; he said.</p><p>(Regardless of the president, when we are reading documents, I do not solely rely on my trusted aide. I am a lawyer, I will really read it.) </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/17/22/duterte-god-is-wise-for-giving-me-presidency">&#x27;Maybe I impressed Jesus&#x27;: Duterte says to become &#x27;ordinary&#x27; citizen</a></li></ul><p>Duterte during the event touted his accomplishments in education, peace and order, and health care. He also thanked supporters who trusted his family in leading the city and eventually the country since the late 80s.</p><p>Three of his children are currently in public service: Sara Duterte is the vice-president, Sebastian is mayor of Davao City, and Paolo is its first district representative.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/09/22/dutertes-kids-lead-in-davao-city-elections">Duterte&#x27;s children Pulong, Baste lead in Davao City elections #Halalan2022</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/05/10/22/duterte-popularity-sweeps-daughter-to-election-win">Duterte popularity sweeps daughter to election win</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Ang gihatag ninyo sa ako nga dungog sobra sobra. Unsa pa ba ang mapangayo nako sa inyo?,&quot; said the Duterte patriarch.</p><p>(The honor that you gave me is more than enough. What else can I ask from all of you?)</p><p>Days before he left Malacañang, Duterte said his only job left was to look at <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/20/22/duterte-jokes-my-job-now-is-to-find-beautiful-women">beautiful women</a>. He had also joked he would <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/03/22/set-to-leave-office-duterte-jokes-about-deposing-satan-in-hell">depose Satan in hell</a>. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/18/22/as-term-nears-end-duterte-thanks-those-who-believed-in-him">Duterte thanks supporters, backers as presidency comes to a close</a></li></ul><p>Former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea had said Duterte might teach law in Davao City, while his acting spokesman Martin Andanar said he might continue his advocacies for good governance and his drug war. </p><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=1707006" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div><br/> </div>

Now back in Davao City as a private citizen, former president Duterte said he would sleep at least 8 hours daily. 

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What's Duterte's plan after stepping down? Sleep for 8 hours, he says

Hernel Tocmo,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 01, 2022 04:17 PM PHT

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