Senator Leila de Lima was discharged from the Manila Doctors Hospital on Sunday after undergoing a major surgery.
Earlier, the senator was granted by Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court 204 and 256 the medical furlough to undergo a vaginal hysterectomy with anterior and posterior colporrhaphy as recommended by her doctor.
She was diagnosed with Stage 3 pelvic organ prolapse during her medical check-up last April. De Lima got out of the Hospital and rode a Philippine National Police Coaster van that will transport her back to the PNP Custodial Center at Camp Crame in Quezon City.
She has been granted by the courts a medical furlough for the said medical procedure.
The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court 204 and 256 the medical furlough to undergo a vaginal hysterectomy with anterior and posterior colporrhaphy as recommended by her doctor.
She was diagnosed with Stage 3 pelvic organ prolapse during her medical check-up last April.
The senator has been detained since February 2017 at the PNP Custodial Center in Camp Crame over what she insisted at trumped-up drug charges.
She sought a reelection in the last May elections but lost. De Lima thanked the court for its speedy action on her medical request.
The outgoing senator promised she won’t stay in a hospital if not needed. She would also strongly adhere to the health and safety protocols being implemented by Inter-Agency Task Force