Imelda Marcos, former first lady and mother of president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. | PHOTO: JAM STA ROSA / AFP
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Senator Imee Marcos confirmed on Tuesday that her mother 鈥� former First Lady Imelda R. Marcos has been hospitalized due to suspected pneumonia.
In a text message, Sen. Marcos said her mother has been having bouts of fever and cough.
鈥淪uspected pneumonia as she has been having fever [and] cough on [and] off,鈥� she said.
鈥淕iven her age, we have to take max[imum] precautions,鈥� she added.
The senator said her 94-year-old mother is hospitalized for 鈥渃lose monitoring.鈥�
The former first lady, widow of the late former president Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr., celebrated her 94th birth anniversary in Malaca帽ang in July last year.