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Arroyo in good mood as she receives guests at VMMC

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Some newsmen were allowed to see Former President Gloria Arroyo inside her room at Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City on Thursday morning.

They saw the former chief executive beaming with excitement as she waits for the moment when she will be allowed to go home.

Several guests and family members arrived to greet her.

Supporters of former Philippine president Gloria Arroyo hold placards as they await her release during a protest in front of a governmen-run hospital, where Arroyo has been held since her November 2011 arrest, in Manila on July 20, 2016. The Philippine Supreme Court on July 19 threw out a long-running corruption case against jailed former president Gloria Arroyo and ordered her immediate release after almost five years in detention.
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They included Former Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera, some groups from the urban poor communities and one of her lawyers Ferdinand Topacio.

Policemen and barricades surround the area.

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Persons coming in go through security checks.

No gadgets are allowed inside.

Topacio says, it may be adrenalin that is boosting the President’s improved health.  

He adds, Mrs. Arroyo does not need to wear her neckbrace at all times.

Topacio also says, the former president is not angry with Former President Aquino and she just wants to spend time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

 

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