GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
Name: Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo
Born: 5 April 1947 San Juan, Rizal, Philippines
Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947) is the fourteenth
and current president of the Philippines. She is the country's second female
president, and the daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal.
A professor of economics, Arroyo entered government in 1987, serving as
assistant secretary and undersecretary of the Department of Trade and Industry
upon the invitation of President Corazon Aquino. After serving as a senator from
1992 to 1998, she was elected to the vice presidency under President Joseph
Estrada, despite having run on an opposing ticket. After Estrada was accused of
corruption, she resigned her cabinet position as Secretary of Social Welfare and
Development and joined the growing opposition to the president, who faced
impeachment. Estrada was soon forced from office by peaceful street
demonstrations, and Arroyo was subsequently sworn into the presidency on January
20, 2001. She was elected to a full six-year presidential term in her own right
in and was sworn in June 30, 2004.
Name: Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo
Born: 5 April 1947 San Juan, Rizal, Philippines
Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947) is the fourteenth
and current president of the Philippines. She is the country's second female
president, and the daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal.
A professor of economics, Arroyo entered government in 1987, serving as
assistant secretary and undersecretary of the Department of Trade and Industry
upon the invitation of President Corazon Aquino. After serving as a senator from
1992 to 1998, she was elected to the vice presidency under President Joseph
Estrada, despite having run on an opposing ticket. After Estrada was accused of
corruption, she resigned her cabinet position as Secretary of Social Welfare and
Development and joined the growing opposition to the president, who faced
impeachment. Estrada was soon forced from office by peaceful street
demonstrations, and Arroyo was subsequently sworn into the presidency on January
20, 2001. She was elected to a full six-year presidential term in her own right
in and was sworn in June 30, 2004.