Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines鈥擣ormer President now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo asked the Sandiganbayan to allow her to celebrate her birthday in her hometown.
In her 4-page motion filed Monday, Arroyo is asking the high court for a furlough from April 4 to 6 to celebrate her 67th birthday in her hometown in Lubao, Pampanga.
Arroyo鈥檚 birthday is on April 5.
Arroyo added that she would shoulder the expenses if her request for a furlough will be granted.
The anti-graft court鈥檚 first division is set to hear the motion on March 13.
She is facing a plunder case for allegedly funneling money from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) confidential fund for over three years during her presidency.
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