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Duterte enjoys retirement, cites more time for self, family

Published Aug 13, 2023 05:39 am

At A Glance

  • Duterte says he is now getting enough sleep and enjoying time with his family.
  • Duterte says he doesn't ride his big bike that much anymore due to his sense of balance getting poorer.
  • Duterte is 78 years old.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte said that he has been enjoying his life since he retired from politics but admitted that his age is starting to take a toll on him.

Former President Rodrigo Duterte (Sen. Tol TV/YouTube)
Former President Rodrigo Duterte (Sen. Tol TV/YouTube)

Duterte said this in an interview on Senator Francis Tolentino's vlog uploaded to the lawmaker's YouTube channel on Saturday evening, Aug. 12.

In the video, Tolentino asked the former president what it was like now that he is retired. He said he is now getting enough sleep and enjoying time with his family.

"I am enjoying, actually, life sa retirement phase ko (in my retirement phase). More time with the family, more time with myself, and the badly needed [sleep]," he said.

"Kulang ako sa tulog noong naging mayor ako at naging presidente ako (I didn't get enough sleep when I became mayor and then a president). So, I'll have to catch up, not really for bad reasons, okay naman ako, but yung para sa sarili ko (I'm fine, but for myself)," he added.

The 78-year-old former president said he now has time for himself but admitted that time has caught up with him.

"More time to be with yourself. Ang ano ko lang is, hindi lang ako makapaglakad na masyado (My only qualm is I can't walk much anymore) for obvious reasons— age," he said.

Duterte, a known motorcycle enthusiast, shared that he still rides his bike, but not so much unlike when he was younger.

"Nagta-trike lang ako ngayon kasi sometimes nagkakaroon ako ng, well, maybe, sense of yung balance ko medyo delikado na (I just ride the trike nowadays because sometimes I have— well, maybe my sense of balance is a bit poor now)," he said.

"But I still ride the motor [but] on short distances lang. Hindi na kagaya noon na naikot ko ang Pilipinas big bike lang ako (Unlike before that I can go around the Philippines with just my big bike)," he added.

According to the former president, he also spends his time hunting in the forest. He thanked the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) for ensuring everyone's safety in the area.

"Yung pastime ko na mag-hunting sa gubat, na-interrupt sandali yun because of the NPAs (New People's Army rebels). Ngayon medyo nawala na (My pastime, hunting in the forest, got interrupted because of the NPA. But they've gone now)," Duterte said.

"You have to thank the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the police for doing their mandate to make this country peaceful again," he added.

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