Ailing Philippine ambassador to China Sonia Brady, who suffered a mild stroke last month, may come home to the Philippines this week, a senior official said Tuesday.
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said Brady is recovering well.
"I heard that if her progress continues, there are plans to fly her home this week," del Rosario said in a media interview.
Brady, 71, had a stroke when she was brought to a hospital after fainting in her residence in Beijing last month.
She just recovered from a mild stroke when she was asked to take over the post that was left vacant for sometime after a candidate, businessman Domingo Lee failed to get the approval of the Commission on Appointments.
Brady's appointment as Ambassador to China was her second. She first served there from 2006 to 2010 under former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Brady's deputy, Alex Chua, temporarily oversees the operation of the embassy as charge d'affaires.
President Benigno S. Aquino III said two career diplomats are in the final shortlist of candidates for Brady's replacement and he will announce his choice very soon.
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