MANILA, Philippines — Senator Leila de Lima’s request for a medical furlough was granted by the courts following an appeal of her physician that she may have suffered a mild stroke while in detention on drug charges.
Both Branch 205 and Branch 256 of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court gave De Lima a three-day furlough starting on Saturday (April 24), at 10:00 a.m.
The courts’ separate rulings came after De Lima’s camp filed a very urgent motion for medical furlough last Wednesday, as she complained of headache and weakness. After being checked, her physician Dr. Meophilla Santos-Cao said that it might be possible that the senator experienced a mild stroke, which required…
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