Executive Secretary Ralph Recto says President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appeared to have lost weight in a pre-recorded video message delivered during the Philippine National Police (PNP) Day celebration at Camp Crame.

 Recto said that the chief executive has been on a ‘soup-only’ diet over the past several days after being diagnosed with diverticulitis, an inflammation of pouches inside the colon.

Recto represented Marcos at the event, as the president was advised by his doctors to take a week-long rest.

If all of you ate only soup for three, four, or five days, you would really lose weight, although the President is now in good condition and is expected to return to regular activities next week, He added.

Asked whether Marcos is considering an investigation into fake document about his health that has been circulating, Recto said he has not talked to the president about it but that an investigation is possible.

Recto added Marcos is “well aware of any issue,” including the impeachment complaints filed against him at the House of Representatives.