Duterte cracks another joke: I'm taking marijuana to stay awake

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday admitted that he stayed awake during international conferences by using marijuana, a banned substance in the country that is reeling from the rising death toll of his bloody war on drugs.

The President, however, told reporters later that his assertion was a joke.

In a speech, the President complained about the punishing schedule of last month's summit of Southeast Asian leaders in Singapore, where he created a buzz for skipping four meetings and a gala dinner to take power naps.

from Asia
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