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Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo (Tagalog: [ˈɡloɾja makapaˈɡal ʔaˈɾojo]; born April 5, 1947 [3]), often referred to as PGMA or GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010.
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.
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.
Arroyo is sworn in as the 14th President of the Philippines by Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. on January 20, 2001. Arroyo's ascent to the Philippine presidency in 2001 resulted from the ouster of her predecessor Joseph Estrada through a peaceful uprising dubbed as Power Power II.
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.”
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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.
Jul 21, 2016 · MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was freed Thursday from years of hospital detention after the Supreme Court cleared her of a plunder charge in what anti-corruption advocates called “a sad day” for justice.
Mar 14, 2024 · Gloria Macapagal Arroyo served as the 14th President of the Philippines. Her presidency lasted from January 20, 2001, to June 30, 2010. Arroyo’s presidency was marked by economic policies, controversies, and legal battles. She was one of the longest-serving Presidents in Philippine history.
The former Philippines president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges that she ordered a local official to tamper with election results in 2007. By Floyd Whaley
