Arroyo leaves hospital detention for Christmas furlough

Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. AP FILE PHOTO

Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. AP FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines–Former President and incumbent Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo left the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) in Quezon City on Tuesday morning for her Christmas furlough.

A radio report said Arroyo left the VMMC, where she has been under hospital arrest since 2011 for plunder, at 10:17 a.m. and headed for her La Vista residence in Quezon City. The court allowed her to spend Christmas only at this house.

Arroyo was aboard a white minibus escorted by police vehicles and motorcycles.

Arroyo’s furlough is from 10 a.m. Tuesday to 2 p.m. of Friday, December 26.

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