Former Philippine President Gloria stopped from leaving country

Full story: Yahoo News 16 Nov

Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who is being investigated for corruption, was stopped at Manila airport from leaving the country. However, a lawyer said on Wednesday that she will try again to go overseas for medical treatment.

Arroyo went by ambulance to Manila airport late on Tuesday, and she and her husband, Jose Miguel, tried to board a flight out after the Supreme Court imposed a temporary restraining order on a government ban on them traveling overseas.

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