Kitty Duterte laments dad’s meager meal on flight to Dubai

Photo screengrab from Kitty Duterte’s Instagram story

MANILA, Philippines — Veronica “Kitty” Duterte, youngest daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, shared a glimpse of her father’s condition after arriving in Dubai for a short layover.

In an Instagram story, Kitty posted a screenshot of her video call with the former president after his plane landed in Dubai. The story was shared around 8 a.m.

“A fight lasting more than 8 hours but left with just a sandwich to eat???” her caption read.

 Asked about this, Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro said: “Aalamin po natin ang katotohanan.”

(We have yet to find out the truth.)

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Based on Flightradar24’s data, the plane carrying the former chief executive arrived in Dubai a few minutes past 8 a.m.

The Gulfstream G550 jet with tail No. RPC5219 took off at 11:03 p.m. on Tuesday. Onboard with Duterte were former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, a nurse, and the former president’s personal assistant.

A government aviation source said the plane would make a refueling stop in Dubai before proceeding to The Hague.

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Duterte was served an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court over alleged crimes against humanity committed during his administration’s bloody drug war.