Hindi pag-abot ng diploma ni Digong sa PMA graduates ipinagtanggol ng Palasyo

IPINAGTANGGOL ng Palasyo ang hindi personal na pag-abot ng diploma ni Pangulong Duterte sa mga nagtapos sa Philippine Military Academy sa pagsasabing wala pang tulog ang presidente nang dumalo sa graduation ng PMA noong Linggo.

Sa isang text message, sinabi ni Presidential Spokesperson at Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo na dalawang oras pa lamang ang tulog ni Duterte nang gumising para sa pagtitipon.

“He is a night person. He usually sleeps at 6am, he had to wake up at 8:30am for the PMA graduation rites so he had only two hours sleep,” sabi ni Panelo.

Idinagdag ni Panelo na inaantok pa si Duterte nang magsimula ang programa kayat hindi na siya ang namuno sa pamimigay ng diploma sa mga nagtapos.

“The protocol in distributing diplomas is either he does it himself or he tasks the Secretary of National Defense to do it,” ayon pa kay Panelo.

Sinabi ni Panelo na pinili ni Duterte na atasan na lamang si Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana na pamunuan ang pamamahagi ng diploma.

“He reserves his for the other ceremonial acts he had to perform for the graduation rites. By the time he delivered his speech he was already in his usual alert, impassioned and assertive self,” dagdag ni Panelo.

Iginiit ni Panelo maayos ang kalusugan ni Duterte.

“To the people who wish him to be seriously ill, they will be disappointed. To those who are concerned about his well being, they should be assured that apart from what he already told the public of what ails him (which is not life threatening) the President is in good health, robust enough to be travelling tp Japan for an official visit upon the invitation of Prime Minister Abe,” sabi pa ni Panelo.

Nakatakdang tumulak si Duterte papuntang Japan bukas para sa isang official visit.