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De Lima discharged from hospital after 3-day medical furlough

Mara Cepeda

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De Lima discharged from hospital after 3-day medical furlough

Senator Leila de Lima is escorted back to Camp Crame after being discharged from the Manila Doctor's Hospital on April 27, 2021.

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Senator Leila de Lima's staff says she is 'now well,' though doctors advise that ventilation in her jail cell be improved

Jailed opposition senator Leila de Lima has been discharged from the hospital, with her physicians ruling out a stroke during her 3-day medical furlough.

De Lima’s office said in a statement sent on Tuesday afternoon, April 27, that the senator “is now well” and left the Manila Doctor’s Hospital earlier in the morning. She was then escorted by the police back to her jail cell at Camp Crame. 

De Lima’s physicians, Dr Dante Morales and Dr Errol Rhett Santelices, said the results of the senator’s brain magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography angiography tests showed “no evidence of stroke.”

De Lima, one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s fiercest critics, has been imprisoned for 4 years over what she has described as trumped-up drug charges against her. 

A Muntinlupa court earlier granted De Lima a 3-day emergency furlough to rule out stroke after she had complained of “bouts of headache and persistent generalized weakness.”

The medical team who attended to De Lima said her episodes of migraine was triggered by several factors, including hot environment, poor ventilation, and noise. They said this was associated with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and reactive hypertension.

To avoid further complications, the medical team advised that the ventilation in De Lima’s detention quarters to be improved. If she experiences more headaches, De Lima should undergo more tests as well.

De Lima was also told to regularly have her blood pressure and sugar level checked, and avoid stress if possible.

The opposition senator is on trial for the remaining two conspiracy to commit drug charges. She was earlier acquitted of one of the 3 charges. – Rappler.com

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Mara Cepeda

Mara Cepeda specializes in stories about politics and local governance. She covers the Office of the Vice President, the Senate, and the Philippine opposition. She is a 2021 fellow of the Asia Journalism Fellowship and the Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship of the UN. Got tips? Email her at mara.cepeda@rappler.com or tweet @maracepeda.