Supreme Court junks petition to disclose Duterte health. Full story:
EN BANC. The Supreme Court usually meets en banc Tuesdays of every week. File photo by Ben Nabong/Rappler
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court en banc on Friday, May 8, junked the petition for mandamus to disclose President Rodrigo Duterte's state of health, sources have confirmed to Rappler. The voting was 13-2, with Associate Justices Marvic Leonen and Benjamin Caguioa dissenting, the sources said."I cannot confirm on how the Court voted," Hosaka said.Section 12, Article VII of the Constitution which says that:"
In case of serious illness of the President, the public shall be informed of the state of his health." A petition for mandamus asks the High Court to compel the government to enforce a duty or an obligation.
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