BREAKING: SC grants Arroyo 3-day birthday furlough

Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. AP FILE PHOTO

Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. AP FILE PHOTO

The Supreme Court has granted the hospital leave request of former President and now Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to celebrate her birthday at home.

But instead of granting her initial request of five days, the high court only gave her three days from April 4 to April 6.

READ: Arroyo asks SC for 5-day birthday furlough

Arroyo is set to turn 69 on April 5. She is currently under hospital arrest at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center. IDL

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