By Bohol Island News Staff / 01:40 PM October 17, 2019
President Rodrigo Duterte. Photo: Malacañang
President Rodrigo Duterte figured in a minor motorcycle accident on Wednesday night, Senator Bong Go said Thursday.
In a message to reporters, Go said Duterte fell off a motorcycle inside the Presidential Security Group (PSG) Compound in Manila Wednesday night.
“Sumemplang sa motor si PRRD (President Rodrigo Roa Duterte) kagabi habang nagmo-motor…Sa PSG compound,” Go told reporters in a Viber message.
Before the incident, Duterte attended the switch-on celebration of the San Buenaventura 500-megawatt Supercritical coal-fired power plant in Taguig City Wednesday evening. After that, he went to the wake of Miguel Barretto, the father of actresses Gretchen, Marjorie, and Claudine Barretto.
Presidential Security Group (PSG) confirmed that a tire of the tricycle he was driving got caught in an obstruction at the Malago Compound in Malacañang.
No further details on the President’s condition after the accident. with a report from Inquirer