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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.
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Apr 29, 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.
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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.
OfficeNameTerm[1]20102007–20102006–20072002–2006Mar 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.”
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.
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Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo, 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. She is the longest serving president of the Philippines since Ferdinand Marcos.
Mar 11, 2021 · The High Court said it could not re-litigate the case because the Sandiganbayan already acquitted her in 2016. The Ombudsman argued that the lower court made errors in its judgment, but the Supreme Court said this was not within its jurisdiction.