CONDITION REMAINS STABLE

Erap brought back to ICU due to lung infection, says Jinggoy

Former President Joseph Estrada has been brought back to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to a lung infection, his son former senator Jinggoy Estrada said Friday.

“We wish to announce that my father had a slight setback last night as his doctors found a superimposed bacterial lung infection,” the former senator said in a Facebook post.

Jinggoy said his father’s condition remains stable, but he had to be transferred back to a regular ICU “for monitoring and support of his blood pressure which fluctuated due to the said infection.”

“But overall, he is stable with high flow oxygen support,” he said.

Earlier this week, Jinggoy announced that the 83-year-old former president had already tested negative for COVID-19 and appeared to be in good spirits.

The former Philippine leader and Manila mayor will turn 84 on April 19. — Virgil Lopez/RSJ, GMA News