Duterte’s health being monitored, but looks well—Roque, Medialdea

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Former presidential spokesman Harry Roque said that former president Rodrigo Duterte was brought to the clinic of the International Criminal Court (ICC) facility, where he is currently detained for crimes against humanity of murder.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/3/18/duterte-s-health-being-monitored-but-looks-well-roque-medialdea  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00The VP Sara said that the President is okay.

00:06When he visited, it was already afternoon,

00:10he was only served one meal, the President did not eat much Dutch food.

00:14But he was already prepared with rice.

00:18Now, let me tell you about the detention facility.

00:20Yesterday, I had lunch with the Dutch National.

00:25This detention facility is not exclusively for the ICC.

00:30It is an international detention facility being run by the Dutch government.

00:35And in fairness, they refer to it as the Hilton Prison.

00:40Because it has no bars.

00:43It's a compound, it's like a dorm, I guess.

00:47There are no bars, they're free to move about.

00:50And the quality of the food is not bad,

00:54they just say it's Dutch food.

00:56And they have accommodated President Duterte's preference for rice.

01:01So, the name of the detention facility here in Europe,

01:05being run by the Dutch government, but it's an international detention facility

01:08that has a particular wing reserved for the ICC, is Hilton Prison.

01:14But I also need to underscore this.

01:16Right now, he's in the clinic of that facility.

01:21Because he's still being monitored.

01:24The problem is, he really lacked medicine.

01:28And although the doctors know the medicine there,

01:31the last thing I heard is that they are providing him with substitute medicine.

01:36That's why last night, we delivered his real medicine with letter and prescription

01:41so they can see that they should not provide him with substitute medicine

01:45if it's not the real medicine of the President.

01:48Good afternoon to all of you. He's okay. He's in very high spirits.

01:52He's just thinking of those who are supporting him.

01:59He's thanking all of you.

02:01Please continue the prayer.

02:04One of the things he misses is his usual food, dry food, mung beans,

02:10and most of all, fried bananas.

02:14That's what he's missing.

02:16Other than that, he's okay.

02:18Keep on praying for him. Thank you very much.

02:21How long is your visit?

02:23Maybe effectively, just one hour.

02:26Because there are a lot of protocols when entering,

02:28but we're following their process.

02:31What does President Duterte look like?

02:33He looks good. He just got some sleep.

02:38He's okay.

02:41Does he have a message for those who love him here in the whole world?

02:46I asked him. He said, I love you all very much.

02:50Thank you very much for all the support you're giving me and my family.

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