MANILA, Philippines- Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Friday said the public
deserves to know the current state of health of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte as it is
a public concern.
"The health of the president of any country is not his or his
family's private affair alone. It is a matter of public concern," Lacson
said in a statement.
"Having said that, it behooves Malacanang to disclose the current
state of health of the president if only to quell any speculation about his
health. The public deserves nothing less," he added.
Lacson made this statement following speculations that the President is
ill as he was noticeably absent from public eye for the past several days.
The President missed the Independence Day ceremonies at Rizal Park last
Monday, fueling speculations that he is sick.
Malacanang, however, assured that the President is well and merely
needed time to “rest.”
“The President is well. The President just needs (some rest)… After
all, you have to consider that he has been on the road for at least 23 days
fulfilling his martial law supervision. It has been really brutal so we have to
allow him this kind of rest,” Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in
a previous Palace briefing.
Lacson, meanwhile, said that he is sure that the public would surely
understand that the President was stressed by recent events.
“...The President is presently exposed to all kinds of stress and
physical exhaustion due to numerous problems besetting the country, not to
mention the sight of our soldiers being transported in coffins by military
aircraft with all the grieving families waiting to bring them to their
respective provinces. That indeed is very stressful,” Lacson said. (Azer N.
Parrocha/PNA)posted by Becky D. de Asis-The Redline News PH)
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