MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has returned to public duties after nearly a week of absence that sparked speculation over his health, as government forces battled militants in the biggest crisis of his rule.
Duterte, 72, attended a ceremony yesterday commemorating the founding of a province and later met with troops in Butuan city, both in the southern region of Mindanao.
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