Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that life is taking its "toll on my health", as speculation swirls over the 74-year-old's prolonged absences from the public eye.
"If you ask me... 'Are you in the best of health?' Of course not," Mr Duterte told GMA News television in an interview on Friday. President Duterte has opted to work from his hometown Davao City, on the southern island of Mindanao, over the past week to get some rest, his spokesman has said.
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