Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Quotes


We must promote solid traits such as work ethics, a dignified lifestyle, matching actions to rhetoric, performance rather than grandstanding.


Citations

Arroyo, Gloria Macapagal. "State of the Nation Address." Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City, 23 July 2001.

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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
  • Born: April 5, 1947
  • Nationality: Filipino
  • Profession: Statesman

Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo, often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician who served as the 14th president of the Philippines from 2001 until 2010. Before her accession to the presidency, she served as the 10th vice president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and was a senator from 1992 to 1998. After her presidency, she was elected as the representative of Pampanga's 2nd district in 2010 and later became the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2018 until her retirement in 2019. She is the first woman to hold two of the highest offices in the country: Vice President and Speaker of the House.