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You are here: Home / Archives for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

After a rough presidency, Arroyo fights to stay free

November 26, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hrvoje Hranjski The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — With a sense of entitlement and a life of privilege familiar to a scion of the political elite, former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo successfully weathered coup attempts and corruption scandals during her nine years in power. She once even banished her husband abroad when he […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Andal Ampatuan Sr, Gerard Finin, Gerry Rimorin, Jose Miguel Mike Arroyo, Malacanang Palace, Pasig River, Philippines, President Benigno Aquino, President Bill Clinton, President Diosdado Macapagal, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President Joseph Estrada, Raul Lambino, Roman Catholic, Supreme Court, TV, Vol 30 No 48 | November 26 - December 2

Philippine leader Aquino blasts predecessor, Arroyo

July 29, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Newly elected Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on July 26 blasted his predecessor’s administration for what he called misguided

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Associated Press, Benigno Aquino III, Elena Bautista, Hong Kong, MANILA, Philippine Congress, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Teresa Cerojano, Vol 29 No 31 | July 31 - August 6

Sen. Benigno Aquino III promises a lean and graft-free Philippine government

May 13, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president-apparent and nominees to what he pledged would be a lean, graft-free Cabinet prom­ised last Wednesday to travel over­seas less, investigate corruption and renew peace talks on ending decades-long insurgencies.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Associated Press, Benigno Aquino Jr, Corazon Soliman, Ferdinand Marcos, Hrvoje Hranjski, MANILA, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, New People, Oliver Teves, President Corazon Aquino, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President Joseph Estrada, Social Welfare, Teresa Cerojano, Teresita Deles, Vol 29 No 20 | May 15 - May 21

World’s deadliest assault on journalists occur in Philippines

December 3, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (AP) — Kristia Subang wiped her father’s coffin with a cloth and recalled the last time she saw the veteran newspaperman, when he woke her with a surprise gift of a new set of shoes for school — the night before he and 29 colleagues were massacred on their final assignment.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, Andal Ampatuan Jr, Dadiangas Balita, General Santos, Ian Subang, Kristia Subang, Muslim Maguindanao, Philippines, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Raging Muslim, Ronald Mascardo, Shariff Aguak, Southeast Asia, Vol 28 No 50 | December 5 - December 11, Zaldy Ampatuan, letter

Filipino court overturns U.S. Marine rape conviction

May 2, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court has overturned the rape conviction of a U.S. Marine from Missouri whose case became a rallying point for activists demanding American forces leave the country.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: Associated Press, Daniel Smith, Filipino, Jose Justiniano, Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez, Lance Cpl, MANILA, Oliver Teves, Philippine Appeals Court, Philippine Supreme Court, Philippines, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Renato Reyes, United States, Visiting Forces Agreement, vol 28 no 19 | May 2 - May 8

Underdog Pacquiao beats De La Hoya

December 11, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

ANILA, Philippines (AP) — From five-star hotel lounges to army camps to Manila’s slums, Filipinos celebrated a victory by boxer Manny Pacquiao that gave this country a break from its financial worries.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2008, Enrique Ancheta, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, Filipino, General Santos City, Jesus Dureza, Las Vegas, MANILA, Manny Pacquiao, Maria Geraldine Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya, Philippines, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, South Cotabato, Vol 27 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

Filipinos, weary of poll fraud, awed by U.S. vote

November 15, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The drama and glitter of the U.S. elections had many Filipinos enthralled. What left them envious was how fast and orderly the process went.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, Aquilino Pimentel Jr, DZRB, Democrat Barack Obama, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, Ferdinand Marcos, MANILA, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Southeast Asian, poverty, vol 27 no 47 | November 15 - 21

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