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Bongbong Marcos fights ill-health rumours with star jumps

The Philippine President challenged anyone questioning his fitness to join him in the gym.

Published April 14, 2026, 3:16 AM
Updated April 14, 2026, 4:09 AM169
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Bongbong Marcos fights ill-health rumours with star jumps

Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr fought rumours of his ill-health with a set of impromptu star jumps on 13 April.

He challenged naysayers to "come and exercise with me" if they doubted his fitness.

The president was diagnosed with diverticulitis, an abdominal ailment, in late January and briefly put on a strict soup-based diet, causing significant weight-loss at that time.

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