Arroyo goes abroad for medical care as corruption charges loom
Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (AHN) – Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo plans to seek medical treatment abroad for a pinched neck nerve. She has undergone three surgeries to correct the ailment, but still needs further medical attention.
However, she and husband Miguel Arroyo are on the immigration watch list because of numerous corruption and plunder cases filed against the couple.
House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said he is willing to grant the former president, now a congresswoman, travel authority to pursue medical treatment in Germany. Belmonte had previously issued an authority to Arroyo, but it had lapsed.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, who placed Arroyo – her former boss – on the immigration watch list, said she is willing to allow the former president to travel abroad for humanitarian reasons.
Despite Arroyo’s medical crisis, de Lima’s current boss, President Benigno Aquino, said Wednesday that he is intent on filing cases in November against his predecessor.
Arroyo’s husband is also facing graft charges over the sale of secondhand helicopters to the Philippine National Police in 2009 that were allegedly passed off as new aircraft. The former First Gentleman criticized Aquino for being obsessed with putting the Arroyos behind bars despite the absence of evidence against them.
Miguel Arroyo said the government should focus on helping Filipinos affected by recent calamities instead of spending its energy persecuting him and his wife. His statement is a veiled criticism of Aquino not going to the flood-stricken areas but instead being abroad when two typhoons devastated the country.
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Trump Casino offers plastic surgery jackpot
Atlantic City, NJ, United States (AHN) – The Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort is offering a prize guaranteed to change the life, or at least the looks, of one lucky winner.
The jackpot of the Trump Taj Mahal Nip and Tuck Sweepstakes is $25,000 towards an array of plastic surgery procedures including Botox injections, implants and liposuction.
Players can roll the dice and pull the slots for the top prize through Oct. 29 at the Atlantic City casino.
The sweepstakes is open to Trump One Card holders who earn a certain number of points and then must be present and playing at the time of the drawing for a chance to win. Casino representatives said they wanted to change the face of a typical casino promotion and with the new sweepstakes they are doing just that.
Plastic surgery specialists say the cost of breast augmentation can run between $5,000 and $8,000. Botox infections cost a couple hundred dollars and liposuction can run upwards of $10,000. The $25,000 grand prize appears enough to cover a complete overhaul.
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