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With a vote of 13-2, the Supreme Court has rejected the petition seeking to compel the government to disclose the health bulletin of President Rodrigo Duterte.

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CONTEXT: In April 2020, lawyer Dino De Leon asked the Supreme Court to compel President Rodrigo Duterte to make public his latest health bulletin amid his allegedly muddled handling of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Philippines.

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CONTEXT: In August 2018, Duterte admitted being in “perpetual pain” because of a motorcycle accident years ago but expressed confidence it is not yet his time.

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CONTEXT: In November 2019, the country's chief executive admitted that at his age, he is suffering from health woes that come with a person getting older.

“Kung sabihin mo, OK ka ba President? Are you in the best of health? Of course not," said Duterte.

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CONTEXT: According to petitioner De Leon, the President's recent statements closely resembled those of a drunken monologue.

From @interaksyon: In March 2020, one of Duterte's ramblings during a public briefing was even turned into a creative poem.

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CONTEXT: According to a December 2018 survey by the Social Weather Stations, 66% of Filipinos are worried about President Rodrigo Duterte’s health.

The survey also found that 49 percent believed Duterte has health problems.

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Transparency on matters regarding the Duterte's health—a matter typically dodged by the Palace—is enshrined in the nation's charter.

Section 12 of Article VII of the 1987 Constitution states that in case of serious illness of the President, the public should be informed.
If it was up to you, do you want the government to disclose the health bulletin of President Rodrigo Duterte?
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Palace Spokesman Harry Roque claims that "Duterte is completely neutral on the issue" of ABS-CBN's franchise.

Since he was elected in 2016, Duterte has repeatedly expressed his anger against ABS-CBN accusing it of bias, non-payment of taxes and estafa.

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CONTEXT: During ABS-CBN's franchise hearing in the Senate last February 24, 2020, the network was scolded for airing anti-Duterte political advertisements back in the 2016 elections campaign.

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CONTEXT: In May 2017, Duterte said he would file charges of multiple syndicated estafa against ABS-CBN Corp. for allegedly failing to run his political advertisements during the election campaign even after he paid P2.8 million.

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Sen. Bato Dela Rosa claimed that POGOs are "very essential" to gov't because it needs money to fight COVID-19.

"On the part of the administration, it’s very essential because we need money to spend on the COVID-19 response.”

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CONTEXT: The Anti-Money Laundering Council previously reported in February 2020 that POGOs owe the government P50 billion in the form of franchise, corporate and other taxes.

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CONTEXT: Back in October 2019, BIR said that POGOs are ignoring demand letters and notices for them to comply with tax laws and settle their unpaid obligations.

"The problem is they don’t respond to our demand letters," BIR Commissioner Caesar Dulay said.
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Palace Spokesman Harry Roque blamed "pasaway" Filipinos saying they are the reason why the Philippines is number one in ASEAN in terms of number of #COVID19 cases.

"Nakakahiya po 'yan. Itigil niyo na 'yang pagiging pasaway!"

More #COVID19 stories: philstar.com/tags/novel-cor…
CONTEXT: The first confirmed case of #COVID19 in the Philippines was reported on January 30, 2020.

Community quarantine measures were implemented in March, over a month since the first reported case.

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CONTEXT: In a taped message aired on Feb. 14, Duterte urged Filipinos to travel around the country despite the looming COVID-19 crisis.

“Come with me and be my travel companion. I’ll be traveling around the Philippines. Let’s prioritize our own” he said.

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