Judge Jesus Mupas of RTC Branch 112 said he found the VMMC facilities more secure and safe for Arroyo.
The parties and agencies concerned are given five days to prepare for the transfer.
The ruling came after Arroyo’s attending physician recommended that she remain at the posh and state-opf the-art St. Luke’s Medical Center in Taguig City, and prosecutors argued for transfer to a government hospital within the day.
During Thursday’s hearing, Dr. Juliet Cervantes said that the former President had to stay at St. Luke’s for a continuing medical assessment of her condition and for the administration of antibiotics.
She testified that a colonoscopy — a probe equipped with a camera that is inserted into a patient’s colon or large intestine — showed there was swelling and redness of the intestine, which indicated contact colitis or inflamation of the lining of the colon.
“She complained of abdominal pains three to four times a day,” Cervantes said.
Government lawyer Maria Juana Valeza insisted that Arroyo could receive treatment in any other government hospital and urged the court to order her transfer to a different medical facility within the day.
By Jeannette I. Andrade
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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