President Benigno S. Aquino III shares a light moment with members of the media during the 9th MediaNation Summit of the News Media at the Ballroom 3, Lake Wing Section of the Taal Vista Hotel in Tagaytay City on Friday (November 23). The summit has tackled major issues such as tension between commerce and ethics, the challenges of political reportage, conflict reporting, violence versus the media and other topics, including perhaps his unwillingness to quit smoking. With the President in photo is Secretary to the Cabinet Jose Rene Almendras. (MNS photo)
MANILA (AFP) ? Philippine President Benigno Aquino will not quit smoking despite the country?s top medical body publicly appealing for him to lead by example and kick the habit, his spokesman said Saturday.
The Philippine Medical Association called on Aquino to give up after noticing his frequent coughing, spokesman Edwin Lacierda told government radio.
But Lacierda said that Aquino?s cough, which was first noticed during official visits to Australia and New Zealand late last month, was not related to his smoking but in fact caused by an allergy to pollen.
?Right now, this is one thing that takes away his stress. So let us let the president see how best to cope. He knows what is important,? Lacierda said.
Aquino, 52, cancelled a meeting with visiting International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde due to ill health on November 16, his office said.
He flew to a regional summit in Cambodia the following day while suffering from the flu, Lacierda said.
Aquino should take a vacation, says DOH chief
MANILA, Nov 26 (Mabuhay) ? President Aquino should go on vacation at least once every quarter because the presidency is a stressful job, Health Secretary Enrique Ona said Monday.
?Kung ako ang susundin mo, just like kami, I think one should take a good break about quarterly would be good,? Ona said.
The health chief said he has not asked Aquino directly to quit smoking but is advising him to get some rest.
?The President, as I said, has a very stressful job. He looks at ?yung kanyang pagsigarilyo as part of his relaxation and as I said I?m sure that he is trying to do his best to eventually siguro get out of that but we have to give him that space of doing that,? he said.
Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda earlier said the President caught the flu during a trip to Mindoro and Tagaytay, forcing him to cancel a scheduled meeting with the head of the International Monetary Fund chief.
He was reportedly ill during his visit to the ASEAN Summit in Cambodia but did not skip the event.
Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte has said Aquino is not suffering from any serious illness and therefore does not need to undergo an executive check-up. (MNS)
Source: http://www.usasianpost.com/usap/11184
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