Duterte's legal counsel defends memo barring Cabinet from attending Senate probe

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President Rodrigo Duterte confers with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III during a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Presidential Guest House in Panacan, Davao City on August 10 , 2020.

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MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte's legal counsel has defended Malacañang's directive for executive officials not to attend Senate hearings on the supposedly overpriced pandemic response supplies, saying preventing officials from performing their duties causes a violation of the Constitution.

 

Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said the state has the duty to protect and promote the right to health of the people as commanded by the Constitution.

 

He added that it is imperative for the government to ensure the fulfillment of its "sacred duties" when the nation is faced with a public emergency that directly threatens people's lives like the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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