MANILA – Malacañang on Thursday assured the public that President Rodrigo Duterte was in good health despite being out of the public eye for the 4th straight day.

Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the President was only taking some time to rest and was not dealing with any “major sickness.”

“You have to consider he [had] been on the road for 23 days. It was really brutal so we have to allow him to have time to rest. He is taking some time out,” Abella said in a news conference in Malacañang.

“He’s just tired,” he added

Abella added, he was not privy whether Duterte consulted a doctor for any health problems, but he said there was always a “medical expert” on standby to check on the chief executive’s condition.

Duterte was last seen in public at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City, where he honored 8 of the 13 Marines who died in the ongoing Marawi City siege.

He failed to lead the 119th Independence Day rites in Rizal Park the following day and has since not been seen attending any public events.

Abella said, the President is still in Manila and may go to his native Davao City anytime this week.