House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (Photo from his Facebook account)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday (March 8) said his aunt, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, is still 鈥渦nder observation鈥� but already in a 鈥渧ery stable鈥� condition.
鈥淚 understand that her temperature has normalized, but of course, she is still under observation because she has a slight pneumonia,鈥� Romualdez said partly in Filipino.
鈥淏ut (she鈥檚) very, very stable, and she鈥檚 recovering,鈥� he added.
It was Imelda鈥檚 daughter, Sen. Imee Marcos, who first announced that the former first lady was hospitalized due to suspected pneumonia on Tuesday, March 5.
Her son, President Ferdinand 鈥淏ongbong鈥� Marcos Jr., on the same day, further confirmed but added that his mother was already 鈥渋n good spirits鈥� despite suffering from 鈥渟light pneumonia鈥� and fever.
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On Thursday (March 7), the president gave an update through X (formerly Twitter) that Imelda was already on the path to recovery.
However, he noted that the Marcos family decided to keep Imelda in the hospital to allow her to finish her prescribed antibiotic treatment, as well as rest.
Imelda is the widow of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and has been known for her opulent lifestyle, amassing more than a thousand pairs of shoes and dresses.
In 2018, she was found guilty of seven counts of graft by the 鈥檚 Fifth Division and sentenced to six to 11 years in prison for each graft count.
But the police refused to arrest Imelda, citing her age and health, leading to her being eventually allowed to post bail as the court decides her appeal.