Philippines’ Marcos says ‘rumours of my death are highly exaggerated’

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said on Thursday that he was recovering from a condition in the digestive system and assured the public that it is not life-threatening. His office released a video where Marcos said he was diagnosed with diverticulitis, an inflammation of small pouches in the wall of the large intestine. He said his condition was common among people who are heavily stressed and who are ageing. “It’s not a life-threatening condition,” the president said in the video...