Detained Senator Leila de Lima arrived at the Manila Doctors Hospital Monday morning (June 20) to undergo a major surgery.
Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branches 204 and 256, which are handling the senator’s two drug cases, granted the senator’s “extreme urgent motion for medical furlough” on J
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima is grateful to the courts handling her cases for allowing her to go on a medical furlough, this time to undergo a major surgery, as prescribed by her doctors. In separate orders dated June 15, Judge Abraham Joseph Alcantara and Judge Romeo Buenaventura of Muntinlupa
Two Muntinlupa courts have granted detained Senator Leila de Lima’s "extreme urgent motion for medical furlough" for five days to allow her to undergo a major operation. In separate decisions dated June 15, the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branches 204 and 256, which are handling the senator’s
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Sen. Leila de Lima
She was escorted by police from her detention facility at Camp Crame in Quezon City to the hospital after two Muntinlupa courts issued orders on April 23 allowing her to have a three-day medical furlough.
De Lima filed a very urgent motion for medical furlough on April 23 after she complained of bouts of headaches and persistent generalized weakness.
Her on-call physician, Dr. Meophilia G. Santos-Cao, examined her on April 21.
“The examination by Dr. Santos-Cao left an impression that Accused De Lima experienced a Transient Ischemic Attack (mild stroke), hence the urgent and extremely important need to rule out a cerebrovascular accident,” according to the motion. A cerebrovascular accident, or CVA, is another term for stroke.