President Marcos said former first lady Imelda Marcos is in “good spirits” despite being hospitalized due to slight pneumonia and a fever.
Senator Imee Marcos also revealed her mother’s hospitalization on Tuesday.
“I just spoke with my mother’s doctors. She is suffering from slight pneumonia and is running a fever. She has been put on a course of antibiotics and the doctors are confident that this will relieve her fever,” President Marcos said in a statement.
“She is in good spirits, has no difficulty in breathing, and is resting well. I thank the Filipino public for their concern and prayers,” he added.
President Marcos is currently in Australia to participate in the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Australia Special Summit
Earlier, Senator Marcos broke the news that the 94-year-old former first lady was hospitalized after bouts of coughs and feverishness.
The senator said the family would prefer to “take precautions,” adding: “We brought her to the hospital for close monitoring.”
Last May, the widow of former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. had a successful angioplasty. She was well enough to personally celebrate her birthday at Malacanang in July that year.
Imelda had been the subject of death rumors for years, with the latest being in 2023 when First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos had to post a selfie online to prove that her mother-in-law was still alive.
The Marcos matriarch had also previously cited “multiple organ infirmities” when she did not attend the promulgation of her graft case in November 2018, noting she had several illnesses.
Editor’s Note: This is an updated article. Originally posted with the headline “Marcos matriarch in hospital over suspected pneumonia.”