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'A courtesy': No need for medical certificate to excuse Duterte's absence from House hearing
The House of Representatives will not require former President Rodrigo Duterte to submit a medical certificate to explain his absence from a hearing.
Duterte's legal counsel, Martin Delgra III, sent a letter stating the former president was unwell and needed rest, but was willing to appear after November 1.
Representative Joseph Stephen Paduano questioned the absence of a medical certificate and Delgra's authorization to represent Duterte.
House committee chairperson Robert Ace Barbers moved to defer the request for a medical certificate, citing Duterte's age and health concerns.
Barbers stated that affording courtesy to the former president meant not demanding a medical certificate, unlike in the case of Mylah Roque who was cited in contempt for not submitting one.
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