Suffer little child

It’s so past his bedtime, but this Duterte fever hit him hard.

Kids’ guardian President Rodrigo Duterte lights up Jacob Wong, who is recovering from leukemia. He received the grandest Christmas present ever which is a hug from Tatay Digong.

When the biggest names in business and politics would die for just five minutes of President Rodrigo Duterte’s time, he spent nearly the whole night in his Davao City home last Friday for a boy recovering from a bout with leukemia.

Showing his paternal nature, President Rodrigo Duterte played and hugged five-year-old Jacob Wong. The child also received early Christmas presents from Mr. Duterte.

“God is really good,” the President said in a live video stream shared by Jacob’s father.

“I will do anything for a child,” he said while hugging Wong.

Duterte greeted the cancer-stricken Wong with a warm smile, as soon as he saw the child waiting for him at the living area of the President’s home in Davao City, based on a video uploaded on Facebook by the mother, Johanne Bernice.

The President sat beside Jacob on a long, brown couch and gave him a fatherly hug.

Duterte also kissed the child on the forehead twice, a sweet gesture from the President that is rarely shared with the public.

He likewise gifted Jacob with two miniature motorbikes, a “DU30” cap, and the President’s framed caricature.

Photos from Johanne also showed Duterte flashing his signature pose with Jacob. She thanked the President for making her son happy.

Johanne also posted a video of a euphoric Jacob who was seen dancing after meeting Duterte.

“It’s so past his bedtime, but this Duterte fever hit him hard,” she said. “Christmas came early this year. Thank you so much, Mr. President, for welcoming us in your humble home.”

It has been the President’s Christmas tradition to visit and distribute gifts to young hospital patients in Davao.

According to the Facebook page “Jacob’s Faithful God,” the child’s family learned that he has leukemia when he had a high fever and severe leg and hip pain last 9 September.

The President has a big heart for children who are diagnosed with cancer. As part of his Christmas tradition, he visits young cancer patients at the Southern Philippine Medical Center in Davao City.

In his speeches, the Chief Executive would explain that his determination to end crime and drug trafficking is geared towards giving Filipino children a better future.