Manila - Philippine President Rodrigo
Duterte seemed unfazed when a finger-sized cockroach scrambled
onto his shoulder as he spoke at a campaign rally on Wednesday
night.
Duterte, 74, was endorsing Senate candidates at the event in
central Bohol province when the insect ran up his left shoulder,
video footage showed.
A female aide hurried forward to flick the bug off, but it
ran down the front of the president's shirt. Alerted by his
anxious aide, Duterte swatted the roach away.
He then stomped on the floor and joked that the insect may
have been planted by the main opposition Liberal party.
"It's Liberal! That's for sure," Duterte said to laughter
from the crowd.
Duterte then continued with the rest of his two-hour speech.