Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
AKA Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo
- 1st Filipina President, 1st Asian President, and the 1st woman leader to preside over the United Nations Security Council session (UNSC, 2005)
- 1st Filipina Vice-President of the Philippines (1998)
- 1st Filipina to be issued an e-passport, signaling the entry of the Philippines into the exclusive club of 60 countries with tamper-proof travel document
- 14th President of the Republic of the Philippines
QUOTE
"The rule of law, strictly enforced, shall ride side by side with social justice in paving the way for an atmosphere of political and economic security, so that every person and family shall have the blessings of stable employment, better health, education and public safety."
ALIAS
"GMA"
"PGMA"
DATE OF BIRTH
April 5, 1947
FATHER: President Diosdado Macapagal
MOTHER: Evangelina Macaraeg
HUSBAND: Jose Miguel Arroyo
CHILDREN: Juan Miguel, Evangelina Lourdes, Diosdado Ignacio Jose Maria
USEFUL LINKS
PGMA's Speech during the signing into law of the House Bill Abolishing the Death Penalty or Republic Act 9346 or an Act Prohibiting the Imposition of Death Penalty in the Philippines
RP joins club of states with tamper-proof e-passport
