President Marcos is in good health, Malacañang said, stressing that claims about him feeling unwell were spread by fake news peddlers.
Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said Marcos has been attending to his daily activities, proving that he is in good health.
"Kung makikita n'yo po, 'yan naman po ay talagang pinapakalat siguro para palabasin na ang Pangulo ay hindi maganda ang kalusugan, not in good health (If you notice it, that is being spread to make it appear that the President is not in good health)," Castro said in a Palace briefing on Friday, April 11.
The Palace official said the President has been consistently attending meetings and joining proclamation rallies of the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas.
"At sa aking perspektibo dahil nakakasama tayo mismo ng Pangulo, maganda po ang kalusugan ng ating Pangulo. Dahil kung hindi po maganda ang kalusugan ng ating Pangulo ay hindi na siya nakakaganap ng kanyang mga tungkulin araw araw (At in my perspective because we are with the President, he is in good health. Because if he was unwell, he couldn't attend to his daily duties)," Castro said.
She called on to fake news peddlers to stop their ways, and not make an issue out of the President's health.
They should instead pray for the President's and other officials' good health, Castro furthered.
"At ang aking pakiusap lamang po sa mga fake news peddlers, huwag n'yo pong gawan ng kwento ang Pangulo patungkol sa kanyang kalusugan. Hindi po yan maganda sa ating bansa (And my appeal to fake news peddlers, do not make an issue about the President's health. That will not do any good to the country)," Castro stressed.
"Dapat po ipagdasal pa po natin na maging maganda ang kalusugan ng mga namumuno sa atin at iwasan po nila na magbigay ng speculation, kahit hindi po doktor ay nagpapaka-doktor sa social media (We should pray for the health of our leaders and avoid making speculations, those in social media are acting like doctors even when they are not)," Castro lamented.