Reelectionist Arroyo votes in Pampanga
Pampanga congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
Detained former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who is running for reelection as a member of the House of Representatives, voted in her home province of Pampanga after a court allowed her to temporarily leave hospital detention.
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Wearing a neck brace and guarded by police, Arroyo waved at other voters as she walked into a voting center in Pampanga’s Lubao town, accompanied by her husband.
Article continues after this advertisementThe 69-year-old Arroyo, who is suffering from a neck ailment, finished her tumultuous nine-year term in 2010. Since then, she has been separately charged with vote fraud and was eventually detained.
Article continues after this advertisementShe has accused her successor, Benigno Aquino III, of pursuing a political vendetta. Mr. Aquino was elected by a landslide margin on a promise to rid the Philippines of corruption and vowed to prosecute Arroyo and her inner circle, accusing them of stealing money for personal gain and blaming them for a culture of impunity in which corrupt practices flourished. Arroyo has denied any wrongdoing./rga
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