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Jun 7, 2024 · Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Filipino politician who was president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. She brought an unprecedented academic and administrative background to the Philippines presidency, but her tenure was plagued by political unrest.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo supported the Framework Plan for Women, which aimed to promote women’s economic empowerment, protect women’s human rights, and encourage and strengthen gender-responsive governance.
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.
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. 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.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was born on April 5, 1947 in San Juan Manila and daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal and Dr. Evangelina Macaraeg Macapagal. She spent her primary and secondary education at the Assumption Convent graduating high school valedictorian.
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.
