Legal luminaries urged the Supreme Court (SC) to exercise judicial activism following its dismissal of a petition urging President Rodrigo Duterte to reveal publicly his health condition.
A New York-based physician said some of President Rodrigo Duterte’s illnesses when taken together may be considered “serious” enough to warrant public disclosure, as required by the Constitution.
Nakatakdang talakayin ng Korte Suprema sa isang virtual special session sa Abril 17 ang kagyat na petisyon na isinampa ng isang abogadong Pilipino na pumipilit kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ihayag sa publiko ang lahat ng kanyang mga medical rekord mula nang siya ay manungkulan noong 2016.
The Supreme Court is set to tackle in a virtual special session on April 17 the urgent petition filed by a Filipino lawyer compelling President Rodrigo Duterte to disclose to the public all of his medical records since he took office in 2016.
The FOI process was riddled with technicalities and vague explanations.
Just when we thought he was looking better with the dark blotches on his face gone (courtesy of Honeylet’s facial cream?), the President’s health condition once again returned to the front page when he didn’t show up in the Barangay Summit on Peace and Order in Palo, Leyte on Friday, the first day of February.
After a six-day absence, President Duterte re-appeared at the Eid-al-ftir celebration in Malacañang Tuesday evening.
