WILL P-Noy visit former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo  at the St.Luke’s Medical Center in Taguig City, or not to check on the latter’s medical condition following her arrest Friday for electoral sabotage?

But Palace officials are clueless on whether or not President Benigno S. Aquino III has ever set any plan to personally visit Mrs. Arroyo who is now under police custody at the said hospital following her arrest for electoral sabotage.

“I don’t know if there are any plans to visit. I really don’t know,” according to Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte.

Valte also declined to comment on whether the Palace thinks what happened to Arroyo is “poetic justice.”

“That is something for the people to decide, we’d rather not answer that question,” the Palace official said.

Valte also tossed to the court to decide on the arrangement for the detention facility of Mrs. Arroyo.

“It is not the executive’s position to give that particular point. The representation of the former president will have to seek the approval of the RTC on the matter of the hospital arrest,” Valte said.

She said the court has the final say for the detention facility for Mrs. Arroyo. Mrs. Arroyo was arrested before she could leave the country to seek medical treatment abroad for her bone disorder. She has remained at St. Lukes even after the Southern Police District served an arrest warrant on her for alleged electoral sabotage.

Earlier reports quoted various sectors as pushing for other venues to detain Arroyo in.

While Senate President Pro Tempore Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada reportedly wants Arroyo detained at a government hospital, militant groups staged a lightning rally near the SLMC to call for Arroyo’s detention at a jail facility and not a hospital.

When  asked if the Palace is amenable to Mrs. Arroyo being detained at the SPD headquarters, she said they will refer to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima as to the detention arrangements.

“Again, hintayin natin ang magiging dikta ng korte kung ano ang magiging paglutas sa motion na ihahain kung meron man ihahain ang kampo ng dating pangulo,” she said.

Meanwhile, Valte declined to directly answer if the government has a strong case against Mrs. Arroyo, but said it will prosecute the case “to the best of our ability.” She also declined to comment on whether the government is optimistic it can secure a conviction before Aquino’s term ends in 2016.

“That we don’t know, this is not something within the control of the executive. From the part of the executive, we will avoid any undue delay on our part when it comes to our participation in the case,” she said.

Valte said that if there will be more corruption and poll fraud cases filed against Mrs. Arroyo, these will not be based on personality but on the evidence presented in court.

“It’s not against a particular person but cases are filed based on the evidence presented in the preliminary investigation,” she said.

“The public can be assured whatever cases that will be filed against any former government official will be based on the evidence,” she added.

The Palace official also said that they are  leaving to “witnesses” like former poll commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, an alleged participant in the rigging of the 2004 elections to favor then presidential candidate Mrs. Arroyo, whether to come out and testify on poll fraud cases.

“That is entirely up to them. We made known our position. We are pursuing transparency and accountability, anyone who wishes to help government in this program is certainly welcome to do so,” Valte said.