QUEZON CITY — Former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo spent her night at Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) waiting for the release order from Sandiganbayan.
Her camp is expediting the process and expects to finally free the incumbent Pampanga 2nd district representative from hospital arrest, where she has been since October 2012.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the Philippines acquitted CGMA from a plunder case due to lack of evidence.
The plunder case was based on allegation of misusing P366 million Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) intelligence funds from 2008-2010.
According to one of her lawyers, Atty. Jose Flaminiano, all her things are already packed and is preparing herself to return to her legislative work.
Among her visitors since Tuesday are her son Mikey Arroyo and grandchildren, some members of her cabinet like former Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita.
In case Arroyo will be released today, she will be heading to her residence in La Vista Subdivision, Quezon City.
One of her plans is to attend the first State of the Nation Address of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte on Monday.
Anytime today, the former president is also expected to hold press conference in case of release. (JERICO ALBANO / UNTV News & Rescue)
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