6/7/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly seek medical treatment abroad, x x x. xxxx Third, Applicant lists several countries as her destination, some of which were not for purposes of medical consultation, but for attending conferences, x x x. xxxx Fourth, while the Applicant's undertaking is to return to the Philippines upon the completion of her medical treatment, this means that her return will always depend on said treatment, which, based on her presentation of her condition, could last indefinitely, x x x. xxxx Fifth, x x x x. Applicant has chosen for her destination five (5) countries, namely, Singapore, Germany, Austria, Spain and Italy, with which the Philippines has no existing extradition treaty, x x x. xxxx IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING, the application for an Allow Departure Order (ADO) of Congresswoman MA. GLORIA M. MACAPAGAL-ARROYO is hereby DENIED for lack of merit. SO ORDERED.[28] On November 9, 2011, De Lima, together with her co-respondents, Ricardo V. Paras, III, Chief State Counsel of the DOJ and Ricardo A. David, Jr., who was then BI Commissioner, (respondents) filed a Very Urgent Manifestation and Motion[29] in G.R. Nos. 199034 and 199046, praying (1) that they be given a reasonable time to comment on the petitions and the applications for a TRO and/or writ of preliminary injunction before any action on the same is undertaken by the Court; (2) that the applications for TRO and/or writ of preliminary injunction be denied for lack of merit, and; (3) that the petitions be set for oral arguments after the filing of comments thereto.[30] On November 13, 2011, GMA filed a Supplemental Petition[31] which included a prayer to annul and set aside the Order dated November 8, 2011, denying her application for ADO. On the following day, GMA filed her Comment/Opposition[32] to the respondents' Very Urgent Manifestation and Motion dated November 9, 2011, in G.R. No. 199034. On November 15, 2011, the Court issued a Resolution,[33] ordering the consolidation of G.R. Nos. 199034 and 199046, and requiring the respondents to file their comment thereto not later than November 18, 2011. The Court likewise resolved to issue a TRO in the consolidated petitions, enjoining the respondents from enforcing or implementing elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/64165 5/70

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