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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. She is the longest-serving president since Ferdinand Marcos.
In 2006, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo created Task Force Usig in response to the rising number of murders of journalists and activists. While the supervisory body reportedly accomplished police reform and increased coordination, among other accomplishments, it was criticized by media activists for failure to provide necessary logistics.
The political killings in the Philippines, with an estimated death toll of over 1,200 in 2010, began during the administration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2001. These include extrajudicial harassment, torture, disappearances and murder of civilian non-combatants by the military and police.
Individuals pardoned by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Joseph Estrada – Arroyo's predecessor deposed in the Second EDSA Revolution in 2001. Convicted of plunder on September 12, 2007. Granted pardon on October 26, 2007, just six weeks after his conviction. [13]
Gloria Hunniford has announced the death of her husband of more than 20 years, Stephen Way. The veteran broadcaster, 84, wed the businessman in 1998, and she said he would leave “the most ...
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Samuel Ong, a former deputy director of the country's National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), declared in a June 10, 2005, press conference [5] that he possessed original recordings of a wiretapped conversation between Arroyo and an official of the Commission on Elections, who was alleged to be Virgilio Garcillano.
Gloria Allred and Armie Hammer Shutterstock (2) Famed women’s rights lawyer Gloria Allred is no longer representing Effie Angelova, who accused Armie Hammer of “violently” raping her during ...