MANILA (Reuters) - Allies of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte played down concern about his health on Monday after the firebrand leader announced he is suffering from a chronic neuromuscular disorder.
Duterte on the weekend told members of the Filipino community in Russia, where he was on a working visit, that he has a rare autoimmune neuromuscular disease that is causing one of his eyelids to droop, the latest ailment he has suffered.
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