Ifugao Rep. Baguilat described Pres. Duterte as ‘melodramatic’.
BAGUILAT – Ifugao Representative Teddy Baguilat expressed his side on the statement of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte in Cambodia.
Recently, Pres. Duterte has been visiting other foreign countries. He has been to Japan, Indonesia, China and several other nations for his official state visit.
In fact, his visit to China has warmed the relationship between PH and China after it has been challenged by the territorial dispute over the West Philippine Sea months ago. The Chinese government has allowed the Filipino fishermen to fish in the disputed shoal after Pres. Duterte’s visit.
Furthermore, the President has also went home a lot of investment projects for the country.
Recently, the President has flew to Cambodia as an official state visit in the foreign nation. Photos and videos showing the preparation in Cambodia for the visit of the Philippine President even circulated in the social media.
Undeniably, many netizens were wowed by the preparation of the Cambodian community for the visit of the Philippine President. Some even noted that it only showed the respect that other races have towards the chief executive of the Philippines.
Aside from the trending photos and videos of the warm welcome of the Cambodians to Pres. Duterte, another event that has sparked a lot of headlines is when he spoke to a crowd in the capital of Cambodia.
Speaking in front of the cheering crowd, the President expressed that he is not sure if he will still be around at the end of his six-year term.
Furthermore, he also revealed that he get to realize lately that the highest position is not necessary for him considering his age. Pres. Duterte is already 71 years old when he secured the spot.
Based on a previous news report, Sen. Panfilo Lacson expressed that the President should ‘say what really is his ailment’. The Senator emphasized that the health of the chief executive is a ‘national concern’.
However, in a recent news report in Inquirer, it is stated that Ifugao Rep. Baguilat is not convinced that the 71-year-old President is serious about his statement.
Ifugao Rep. Baguilat even described it as ‘part’ of Pres. Duterte’s ‘being melodramatic’. “He always wants to show he is an underdog and that everybody is against him,” the lawmaker expressed to the news media people.
Nevertheless, the report also made mention that Baguilat, House of Representatives’ ‘Magnificent 7’ independent minority bloc chief, expressed that the health condition of Pres. Duterte should always be a concern of the public.