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al., for plunder, malversation, and/or illegal use of public funds, graft and corruption,
violation of the OEC, violation of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public
Officials and qualified theft.[9]
In view of the foregoing criminal complaints, De Lima issued DOJ WLO No. 2011-422
dated August 9, 2011 against GMA pursuant to her authority under DOJ Circular No.
41. She also ordered for the inclusion of GMA's name in the Bureau of Immigration (BI)
watchlist.[10] Thereafter, the BI issued WLO No. ASM-11-237,[11] implementing De
Lima's order.
On September 6, 2011, De Lima issued DOJ Amended WLO No. 2011-422 against GMA
to reflect her full name "Ma. Gloria M. Macapagal-Arroyo" in the BI Watchlist.[12] WLO
No. 2011-422, as amended, is valid for a period of 60 days, or until November 5, 2011,
unless sooner terminated or otherwise extended. This was lifted in due course by De
Lima, in an Order dated November 14, 2011, following the expiration of its validity.[13]
Meanwhile, on October 20, 2011, two criminal complaints for Electoral Sabotage and
Violation of the OEC were filed against GMA and her husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo
(Miguel Arroyo), among others, with the DOJ-Commission on Elections (DOJ-COMELEC)
Joint Investigation Committee on 2004 and 2007 Election Fraud,[14] specifically:
(a) DOJ-COMELEC Case No. 001-2011, entitled DOJ-COMELEC Fact Finding Team vs.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo et al., (for the Province of Maguindanao), for electoral
sabotage/violation of the OEC and COMELEC Rules and Regulations;[15] and
(b) DOJ-COMELEC Case No. 002-2011, entitled Aquilino Pimentel III vs. Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo, et al., for electoral sabotage.[16]
Following the filing of criminal complaints, De Lima issued DOJ WLO No. 2011-573
against GMA and Miguel Arroyo on October 27, 2011, with a validity period of 60 days,
or until December 26, 2011, unless sooner terminated or otherwise extended.[17]
In three separate letters dated October 20, 2011, October 21, 2011, and October 24,
2011, GMA requested for the issuance of an ADO, pursuant to Section 7 of DOJ Circular
No. 41, so that she may be able to seek medical attention from medical specialists
abroad for her hypoparathyroidism and metabolic bone mineral disorder. She
mentioned six different countries where she intends to undergo consultations and
treatments: United States of America, Germany, Singapore, Italy, Spain and Austria.
[18] She likewise undertook to return to the Philippines, once her treatment abroad is
completed, and participate in the proceedings before the DOJ.[19] In support of her
application for ADO, she submitted the following documents, viz.:
1. Second Endorsement dated September 16, 2011 of Speaker Feliciano
Belmonte, Jr. to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, of her Travel Authority;
2. First Endorsement dated October 19, 2011[20] of Artemio A. Adasa, OIC
Secretary General of the House of Representatives, to the Secretary of
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