The Philippine Star

No Mike sleepovers with GMA

- Paolo Romero

La ers of former President loria Macapagal- rro o are cr ing foul over the additional restrictio­ns placed on her, including disallo ing her husEand MiNe to sleep ith her at night.

source from rro o’s camp said the Police Securit and Protection roup under hief Superinten­dent Roman Feli had imposed the restrictio­ns.

Other constraint­s on rro o at the eterans Memorial Medical enter MM in

ue on City are limiting her time for sunlight to only an hour a day, barring her from wal ing to the chapel to attend mass unless authori ed by the courts, and restrictin­g visits.

The source said Arroyo was allowed to attend mass only if officiated in her hospital suite and only in the mornings.

“ hy are they treating her li e an ordinary detainee when she is in fact a seriously ill patient the source said.

“A patient needs the comfort and support of her family and loved ones to be able to recover. She’s unhappy and depressed.

The source said Arroyo’s doctors at the VMMC have repeatedly warned that her continued detention at the hospital is not helping her.

Arroyo is afflicted with a degenerati­ve bone disease in her nec bones.

Limiting her time under the sun would also slow her healing as the doctors have prescribed that she gets sunlight for at least two hours in the morning and another two hours in the afternoon.

The source said Arroyo’s lawyers will be contesting the new rule with the Philippine National Police and uestion it before the courts.

Police justified the limiting of conjugal visits as they could not be responsibl­e for anything that could happen to Mi e Arroyo if he stays overnight.

“Mr. Arroyo is willing to sign a waiver, but they still barred him from staying with his wife, the source said.

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