GMA Health in Question

[Juan Tamad]

Palace asked to disclose Arroyo’s real state of health

By Maila Ager
INQ7.net
Last updated 03:03pm (Mla time) 07/31/2006


PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo should inform Congress about her real state of health as provided under the Constitution, an opposition leader at the House of Representatives said Monday, following speculations about her recent hospital confinements allegedly due to diarrhea and flu.

House Minority Floor Leader Francis Escudero said the President or
any representative of her official family should submit an official communication to the legislature, as stated in Article 7, Section 12 of the Charter: “In case of serious illness the President, the public shall be informed of the state of his health. The members of the Cabinet in charge of national security, foreign relations, and the chief of staff of the armed forces shall not be denied access to the President during such illness."

"The Constitution states that they are duty bound to inform the
public," Escudero said in his regular press briefing.

"Kasi pangalawa na ito e. [Because this is the second time]. It might be something more, which we would like to be informed about. Hindi lang kami pati yung ordinaryong mamamayan [Not only us but the rest of the people as well]," Escudero said.

Escudero that said they would rather wait for the official communication from Malacañang than rely on news reports.

The Constitution also provides that when there is confusion about the President's illness, Malacañang is also duty bound to inform and clarify the public, Escudero said.

"Seryoso o hindi ang sakit, marapat pa ring sabihin kung ano nga ba.
Kung hindi seryoso, dapat sabihin pa rin sa publiko at hindi yung naglilipana ang tsismis mula sa ibat-ibang sektor kaugnay sa kalusugan
ng President [Whether the illness is serious or not, Malacañang should tell us what it is. If it is not serious, the Palace should also inform the public and should not allow rumors to swirl from various sectors about the true state of the President’s health]," Escudero said.

While denying that the intrigues were coming from the opposition, Escudero admitted that he also found it unusual that the President was always rushed to the same hospital when Malacañang was well-equipped to attend to her illness.

He was referring to St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City where the President had been confined twice over the last month.

"I'm not trying to sow intrigues. The point is, it’s out there," Escudero said.

"Maraming nagdududa na bakit kung ganun ka simpleng sakit lang -- sirang tiyan at flu -- bakit kelang ma confine pa [There are doubts that if the illness was simple -- a bum stomach or flu -- why is there a need to confine her]?" he pointed out.

[Isuzoom]

BALL SHEEET!!! Wala bang doctor sa Malacanang?

[baiskee]

di ba ang hula sa kanya ay di nya matatapos yung term nya because of health issues.

[uls]

"Maraming nagdududa na bakit kung ganun ka simpleng sakit lang -- sirang tiyan at flu -- bakit kelang ma confine pa [There are doubts that if the illness was simple -- a bum stomach or flu -- why is there a need to confine her]?" he pointed out.

Diba ganyan naman mga mayaman? konting sakit nagpapa-hospital?

di tulad ng poor, pag malapit na mamatay, dun lang nagpapa-hospital.

[FrankDrebin]

Some people just can't wait to be in power, some people just want to keep their power for as long as possible. In short, pare-pareho lang sila.

[Isuzoom]

kala ko plenty ang *** life nya?

[theveed]

Sa liit nya kahit daga plenty na sa kanya yun.

[Radical!]

Being brought to the hospital twice this month is not a good sign for a President of a country. Good side is at least we know she works hard...even if her work seems ineffective.

[chua_riwap]

Siguro yung doktor sa Malacanang, di kaya yung sakit nyang trangkaso, kaya isinugod na lang sa St. Lukes.

[Juan Tamad]

Palpak ba talaga itong doktor ng Malacanang to provide medication to our FAKE president or the Palace is hiding something that they dont want us to know...

Abangan ang susunod na pagpunta ni GMA sa St Lukes....

[niky]

Being brought to the hospital twice this month is not a good sign for a President of a country. Good side is at least we know she works hard...even if her work seems ineffective.

Not ineffective per se, just misplaced. A lot of her energies over the past year have been spent trying to quell the opposition, the military, the militants and her critics. It's taken its toll on her.

God, imagine if she'd spent that energy to do something constructive instead of just putting a spin on the media and trying to convince people the country won't survive without her.

Whether this means she won't last out... well, I wouldn't bet on it, but the vultures seem to be circling.

The human vultures, that is...

[mrpink]

escudero is acting like a rabid dog ..

[1D4LV]

hmmm. for me its not a big deal....
anyone can get LBM, anyone can get flu.
not being a president can make you exempted with that.

but of course, being a president would entitle you for a hospital confinement if you get an LBM or flu.

[boybi]

baka barado yung mga CR sa Malacanang kaya nagpa-confine nalang sya sa St. Luke's.

[Hans Sison]

My beef here is why cant she be confined in PGH or any public hospital instead of St. Luke's. Let's see if she walks the talk and sets example.
It would surely be an eye-opener for her to see the state of medical and health facilities here in the country espcially the government-owned.
But then I guess, they know already. They just turn a blind eye or deaf ears.

[mazdamazda]

hmmm. for me its not a big deal....
anyone can get LBM, anyone can get flu.
not being a president can make you exempted with that.

but of course, being a president would entitle you for a hospital confinement if you get an LBM or flu.

I agree.

It seems like some people are making such a big fuss out of nothing.

God, imagine if she'd spent that energy to do something constructive instead of just putting a spin on the media and trying to convince people the country won't survive without her.

Well... if people supported her in the first place then that would have made a difference.

IMO - it is almost irrelevant on who sits in Malacanang just as long as the people rallies behind that person. But it seems that regardless of who sits there most people will not be satisfied and support the current government.

[van_wilder]

also under the constitution, everyone should respect the privacy of everyone especially regarding health issues...

escudero wants scare the public nanaman and cause panic so the economy could crash and GMA get ousted and they could take over...

[RedHorse]

van, let's buy on dips! he he he

[van_wilder]

hahahaha! no i cant! wala na pepe! puro asa apx and px! kaya run muna! hehehe

[akoyon]

This escudero guy really is really an idiot...his intention is to be on the news everyday..he is only trying to make himself visible for his desire to be a senator in 2007 and not really for our country's sake...