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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. debunks rumors he is sick or dead through jumping jacks. In the past weeks, social media was rife with allegations that Marcos had either been confined because he was seriously sick, or that he had died.

Full story: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/inside-track/marcos-message-rumors-sick-death-april-13-2026/
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00:01President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. debunks rumors he is sick or dead through jumping jacks.
00:06I challenge anyone who are saying that I am sick, that they come and exercise with me.
00:15We will see who is stronger. Come to the gym with me. Tingnan natin kung sino mas malakas magbuat ng
00:19weight.
00:21In the past weeks, social media was rife with allegations that Marcos had either been confined because he was seriously
00:27sick or that he had died.
00:28The claims peaked on Araw ng Kagitingan when critics allege that footage of the event aired on state-run programs
00:33and images from independent media were either AI-generated or taken from the previous year.
00:38Without naming specific individuals, Marcos adds,
00:48Marcos also says his health is back to normal and the last time he was in the hospital was some
00:53two and a half months ago for a CAT scan to check his colon.
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