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Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo, 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. She is the longest-serving president since Ferdinand Marcos. Before her presidency, she was the 10th vice president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada, becoming the first female vice p…
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Rappler rated the claim “Former president and now Pampanga 2nd District Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said that lawmakers are pushing for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment to stop her from becoming president, knowing that if Duterte wins, she would get back at her critics for trying to hinder her preside…” False.
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Rappler rated the claim “House Speaker Bojie Dy will be replaced by former president and Pampanga 2nd District Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo through a coup in the House involving Vice President Sara Duterte.” False.
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Rappler rated the claim “Former president and now Pampanga 2nd District Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been named the new speaker of the House of Representatives and dismissed the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte.” False.
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VERA Files rated the claim “Impeachment complaints against Sara Duterte have been junked under the new House leadership of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.” False.
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VERA Files rated the claim “Congress organized a coup to remove House Speaker Martin Romualdez from his post, replacing him with Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.” False.
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VERA Files rated the claim “Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo crowned Pastor Apollo Quiboloy in a religious ritual.” Needs context.
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Rappler rated the claim “President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the expulsion of Pampanga 2nd District Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from Congress.” False.
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VERA Files rated the claim “President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had removed Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from her post as representative of the 2nd district of Pampanga” False.
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Was expelled by the House from her position as a deputy house speaker, after she failed to support a resolution that aimed to uphold the House's "dignity, integrity and independence" and to support the speakership of
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Was demoted by the House leadership from senior deputy speaker to a regular deputy speaker to unburden her heavy workload that came with the title
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Rappler rated the claim “Former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, now House Senior Deputy Speaker, confirmed that the K to 12 program will be abolished.” False.
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VERA Files rated the claim “Former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ordered to put Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in jail to prevent her from executing Marcos’ last will and testament.” False.
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Arroyo was named as Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives under the new speakership of Martin Romualdez in the 19th Congress
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Took her oath of office on May 26 in Lubao and on June 13 before outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte at the Malacañang Palace
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Arroyo was proclaimed as representative of the 2nd district of Pampanga, succeeding her son Mikey once again for a fourth nonconsecutive term
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Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives (2022).
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Running unopposed for the 2nd district of Pampanga
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Rappler rated the claim “There were no state universities and colleges (SUC’s) established during the administrations of former presidents Corazon “Cory” Aquino, Fidel Ramos, Joseph Estrada, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, which were the next five administrations after the presidency of former presi…” Misleading.
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President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Arroyo as presidential adviser on Clark programs and projects
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Collage compares health status of former Philippine President Arroyo during the the terms of her successors Benigno Aquino III and Rodrigo Duterte” False.
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Due to a controversial majority manifesto and vote that ousted Pantaleon Alvarez
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Reported net worth: $479.5M (as of 2018).
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By the same Pasay court due to the prosecution's failure to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt
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The Supreme Court dismissed the corruption charges and ordered her release from the hospital where she had been detained since 2011
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The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the dismissal of the plunder case against Arroyo because of insufficient evidence, gathering a vote of 11–4 which was read by spokesperson Theodore Te
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Career landmark: Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines (2016–2017).
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Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives (2016–2019).
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For her third consecutive term, running unopposed
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Defeating the ruling Liberal Party's Vivian Dabu, who was the provincial administrator under former Governor Ed Panlilio
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Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives (2013–2016).
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Refused to enter any plea on charges she misused $8
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During the administration of Arroyo's successor Benigno Aquino III which increase in the number of years in basic education, from 10 years to 12 years as consistent with global standards
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After the Pasay Regional Court Branch 112 issued a warrant of arrest against her, following the filing of a complaint for electoral sabotage by the COMELEC
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Arroyo was arrested and held at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City on charges of electoral sabotage but released on bail in July 2012
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Minutes after the State of the Nation Address by Benigno Aquino III
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Senator and presidential candidate Benigno Aquino III adopted the position of SB 2294; he said this will "give everyone an equal chance to succeed" and "have quality education and profitable jobs
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Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives (2010–2013).
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Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2007).
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Making it one of Asia's better performing currencies for that year, a fact attributed to a combination of increased remittances from overseas Filipino workers and a strong domestic economy
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But members of the opposition, private lawyers, and concerned citizens challenged its constitutionality before the Supreme Court
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A plot to take over the government was uncovered by authorities, allegedly headed by Gen
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After commuting the death sentences of over 1,200 prisoners
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Career landmark: Secretary of National Defense (2006–2007).
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But was also defeated at the House of Representatives
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Arroyo admitted to inappropriately speaking to a COMELEC official, claiming it was a "lapse in judgement"
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Samuel Ong, former deputy director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) claimed to have audio recordings of wiretapped conversations between Arroyo and an official of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC)
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Election won: 2004 presidential election.
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In a break with tradition, Arroyo first delivered her inaugural speech at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila
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Congress proclaimed Arroyo and Noli de Castro as president and vice president, respectively
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In time for the presidential election where she won election to a new six-year term
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Campaign: 2004 presidential election rigging allegations.
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Campaign: 2004 presidential election.
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The Oakwood mutiny occurred in the Philippines, consisting of group of over 300 soldiers led by Army Capt
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Career landmark: Secretary of National Defense (2003–2003).
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That she would not seek the presidency in 2004
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Awarded honorary doctor of the Tsinghua University (2001).
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Marched towards Malacañang to force Arroyo to give in to their demands
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The impeachment trial "gripped the public imagination" according to Cristina Eloisa Baclig of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Career landmark: President of the Philippines (2001–2010).
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And Arroyo was sworn in as president by Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr
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Stating that her Cabinet position was a "case of conflict of interest"
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Becoming the first female to hold the post
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Career landmark: Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (1998–2000).
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A regional crisis in Asia hit the Philippines, leading the value of the Philippine peso to plummet and the unemployment rate to rise
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Career landmark: Vice President of the Philippines (1998–2001).
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Arroyo said that the next president would have to strengthen the rural health-care program to ensure the youth are "technically prepared", adding that health and education were her main concerns
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Career landmark: Member of the Senate of the Philippines (1992–1998).
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Entered government service, becoming the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Executive Director of the Garments and Textile Export Board
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As assistant secretary and undersecretary of the Department of Trade and Industry under President Corazon Aquino, Benigno's mother
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Arroyo married lawyer and businessman Jose Miguel Arroyo of Binalbagan, Negros Occidental
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Born 1947-04-05.
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In San Juan, Metro Manila, to lawyer Diosdado Macapagal and his wife, Evangelina de la Cruz Macaraeg
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During the American period, the 9-year implementation process of K–12 curriculum finally began on May 20, 2008 during the Arroyo administration when Senator Mar Roxas filed the Omnibus Education Reform Act of 2008 (Senat
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