July 10, 2012: The Ombudsman charges former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo with plunder before the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court. Arroyo and other officials of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) are accused of embezzling P366 million in confidential and intelligence funds from 2008 to 2010.

October 4, 2012: Arroyo is ordered arrested and is detained at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) in Quezon City.

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