Who's sick? Marcos 'lifts' sacks of rice to dispel health rumors anew

LocalPolitics
16 Apr 2026 • 11:21 AM MYT
The Manila Times
The Manila Times

One of the longest-running English broadsheets in the Philippines

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday dispelled rumors anew about his health by repeatedly lifting a 10-kilo sack of rice like a dumbbell. 

"Who's sick?" Marcos said during a distribution event in Manila. 

The President jogged and did jumping jacks following false claims that he is terminally ill and on the brink of death.

 

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