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'Kung gusto ko, aalis ako': Duterte denies secret travel amid Singapore trip rumors

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MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he does not need to keep his travels abroad a secret, following rumors that he flew to Singapore over the weekend, supposedly to seek medical attention.&quot;Alam mo, kung gusto ko umalis, aalis ako. I do not have to keep a secret because I will not be using any government funds,&quot; he said in public briefing aired late evening. &quot;I&#x27;m under no obligation to travel in secret and not tell you, the republic, at all.&quot;Duterte adamantly said that he&#x27;s also &quot;a citizen of this country&quot; and his right to travel is guaranteed. &quot;If guaranteed sa inyo, guaranteed din sa akin. I do not have to hide it. So stop this nonsense about me going to Singapore, I said, if at all.&quot; &quot;Wala kayong pakialam kung gusto kong pumunta.&quot;Reports of Duterte&#x27;s medical treatment swirled after Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a press conference that the 75-year-old Chief Executive is in &quot;perpetual isolation.&quot;To disprove the rumors, Senator Christopher &quot;Bong&quot; Go posted a photo of the President with his partner, Honeylet Avanceña, and their daughter Kitty holding a younger child. Avanceña is seen showing Monday&#x27;s Manila Bulletin newspaper. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/17/20/look-duterte-shares-meal-with-family-as-rumors-of-failing-health-swirl">LOOK: Duterte shares meal with family as rumors of failing health swirl</a></li></ul>Public speculation about Duterte&#x27;s health also rose after Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, who has been in public briefings with the Presidents, tested again positive for COVID-19, prompting Cabinet members to stay in isolation for 2 weeks.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/16/20/dilg-chief-and-pandemic-task-force-vice-chair-ao-tests-positive-for-covid-19-again">DILG chief and pandemic task force vice chair Año tests positive for COVID-19 again</a></li></ul>

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he does not need to keep his travels abroad a secret, following rumors that he flew to Singapore over the weekend, supposedly to seek medical attention.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he does not need to keep his travels abroad a secret, following rumors that he flew to Singapore over the weekend, supposedly to seek medical attention.