By Julie M. Aurelio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
7:25 am | Sunday, October 14th, 2012
MANILA, Philippines—The top official of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) said she was ready to testify in the Sandiganbayan on the condition of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo if asked to do so.
Dr. Nona Legaspi, VMMC hospital director, said Arroyo’s transfer to the hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) was an urgent medical matter contrary to insinuations by some lawmakers that the now Pampanga representative was simply evading her transfer to a regular jail.
“Yes, I’m willing (to testify). All those are facts and I can show the medical documents,” Legaspi said, adding however that she had not yet been approached by Arroyo’s lawyers about taking the witness stand.
The Sandiganbayan, which is hearing the plunder case against the Pampanga solon, ordered defense lawyers to present their witnesses and evidence in support of Arroyo’s request to be detained at the VMMC for humanitarian and medical reasons.
On Friday, Arroyo was transferred to the ICU after an electrocardiogram showed that she was suffering from coronary ischemia or diminished blood flow to the heart.
Legaspi explained the move, saying they acted with urgency as “heart ailments should not be taken lightly.”
She noted that the former President had been complaining of chest pains since her confinement a week ago.
Arroyo was initially admitted due to dehydration, pain and numbness, followed by findings of hypokalemia or low serum potassium levels in the blood.
As of now, doctors are assuming that the coronary ischemia is caused by a blockage although other tests have to be conducted to verify the exact cause.
Arroyo has been confined in the ICU since Friday afternoon, accompanied by a personal nurse, with policemen stationed outside, Legaspi said.
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