Detained former Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo ‘Arnie’ Teves, Jr. underwent appendectomy or the surgical procedure to remove an appendix at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila, his legal counsel Ferdinand Topacio confirmed early Wednesday.
Teves was transferred to PGH on Tuesday evening after complaining of severe stomach pain the night before. He was previously transported to an undisclosed medical facility from his detention center at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City.
“Rep. Arnolfo Teves is scheduled to go under the knife within the hour for appendectomy. He is under the care of Dr. Ancoy Lopez,” Topacio said at around 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
Topacio earlier said Teves was supposed to be taken to a private hospital—St. Luke’s Medical Center in Bonifacio Global City—but reported that his client received the surgery at the PGH instead.
Appendectomy is commonly performed on patients suffering from appendicitis or the infection of the appendix.
Topacio said the surgery was successful and Teves is now recuperating at the PGH.
