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Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo (Tagalog: [ˈɡloɾja makapaˈɡal ʔaˈɾojo]; born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials PGMA and GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician who previously served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010.
Jun 7, 2024 · Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (born April 5, 1947, San Juan, Philippines) is a Filipino politician who was president of the Philippines (2001–10). Arroyo’s father, Diosdado P. Macapagal, was president of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965.
On May 11, 1998, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ran for the position of the Vice President and she won overwhelmingly over the other vice presidential candidates, then appointed as secretary of Social Welfare and Department.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is a Filipino politician who went on to become the first female Vice President of Philippines and also served two terms as the president of the country. Daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal, politics was not something that Gloria had in her mind early on in her life.
Mar 23, 2022 · Twenty months into her presidency in 2002, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the second female president of the country after Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino, was facing difficult times which she said “try men’s souls and tax a woman’s patience.”
Jun 8, 2018 · Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born 1947) assumed presidency of the Philippines in 2001, after a corruption scandal forced her predecessor, Joseph Estrada, from the post. Her move into Malacanang Palace, the presidential residence, served as a homecoming.
Dec 5, 2022 · Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo served as president of the Republic of the Philippines from 2001 to 2009, the country's second female president. She was also the country's first female vice president. Macapagal was born April 5, 1947.
SENATOR GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO. Arroyo entered politics in the 1992 election, running for senator. At the first general election under the 1987 Constitution, the top twelve vote-getting senatorial candidates would win a six-year term, and the next twelve candidates would win a three-year term.
Philippines Clears Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Ex-President, of Graft Charges. The Supreme Court also ordered that Mrs. Arroyo be released from a Manila hospital where she has been detained...
Jul 26, 2018 · The daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal, the 71-year-old Arroyo is now back in the political limelight after securing the fourth most powerful position in the land--and not without drama and fanfare. Here's a look at Arroyo's rise to power, fall from grace, and recent ascent: ADVERTISEMENT.
