Palace on alleged lack of enough medical care for Duterte: Not true
Former President Rodrigo Duterte enters the Senate building in Pasay City Monday, October 28, 2024 to attend the Blue Ribbon Subcommittee motu proprio investigation on the war against illegal drugs. (File photo from Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau)
MANILA, Philippines — Palace on Tuesday denied claims that former President Rodrigo Duterte did not receive proper medical care after his arrest on Tuesday.
At a briefing, Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro was asked for clarification on the claims of Veronica “Kitty” Duterte.
Kitty Duterte said her father did not receive adequate medical attention during his stay at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City where he was arrested upon arrival from Hong Kong.
“Hindi po yan totoo,” Castro replied.
(That is not true.)
She added that the former president was accompanied by medical staff while at the airbase.
In a series of Instagram stories on Tuesday, Kitty Duterte claimed that her father was “getting weaker by the minute,” as his glucose levels shot up beyond normal levels.
The former chief executive is subject of an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity he reportedly committed during his administration’s bloody drug war.
He flew on a chartered plane on Tuesday night en route to The Hague, Netherlands to face charges in the ICC headquarters.
