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 president. She was also a senator from 1992 to 1998. After her presidency,she was elected as the representative of Pampanga's 2nd district in 2010 and continues to serve in this role. She also served as the speaker of the House from 2018 to 2019,and as deputy speaker from 2016 to 2017 and 2022 to 2023. Alongside former president Sergio Osmeña,she is one of only two Filipinos to hold at least three of the four highest offices:vice president,president,and house speaker.
The 1995 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 25th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday,May 8,1995,to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. Filipinos protected the ballot boxes with their lives and campaigned against traditional politicians who used bribery,flying voters,violence,election rigging,stealing of ballot boxes,etc. The Philippine National Police (PNP) listed five people dead and listed more than 200 hotspots before and 300 hotspots during the election.
Lauro Liboon Baja Jr. was a Filipino diplomat who was a permanent representative to the United Nations for the Republic of the Philippines and undersecretary of the Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs. He presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 21 May 2003,replacing former Ambassador Alfonso T. Yuchengco. He was replaced by former Chief Justice Hilario Davide in 2006.
Gil Puyat station,also colloquially known as Buendia station,is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Pasay,Philippines. It is situated above the intersection of Taft Avenue and Gil Puyat Avenue,where the station derived its name. The avenue itself is named after Gil Puyat,a former senator and statesman. The station was opened to the public on December 1,1984,as part of LRT's inaugural southern section,known as the Taft Line.
Centro Escolar University,commonly referred to as CEU,is a private,non-sectarian,coeducational institution of higher education located in Manila,Philippines. Founded in 1907 by Librada Avelino and Carmen de Luna,CEU is recognized as one of the oldest modern universities in the Philippines. It operates six campuses,including its main campus in San Miguel,Manila,with additional campuses in Malolos,Las Piñas,Cebu City,and two in Makati. CEU offers more than fifty academic programs and is actively involved in research across a range of disciplines.
Ayala Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Makati,the Philippines. It is one of the busiest roads in Metro Manila,crossing through the heart of the Makati Central Business District. Because of the many businesses along the avenue,Ayala Avenue is nicknamed the "Wall Street of the Philippines" and dubbed in the 1970s and 1980s as the "Madison Avenue of the Philippines".
The Subic rape case,officially known as People of the Philippines vs. Dominic Duplantis,Keith Silkwood,and Daniel Smith,was a criminal case in the Philippines involving a Filipina and four United States marines. It caught wide media coverage and achieved political and international significance because of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the United States and the Philippines,which had been the subject of protests from the beginning.
Antonio "Sonny" Fuentes Trillanes IV is a former Philippine naval officer who also served as a senator of the Philippines from 2007 to 2019. He is known for his involvement in the Oakwood mutiny of 2003 and the Manila Peninsula siege in 2007 in protest against the Arroyo administration,and he is a vocal critic of the Duterte administration.
Gil Juco Puyat Sr. was a Filipino politician and businessman who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1951 until 1972,when President Ferdinand Marcos shut Congress down and declared Martial Law,and as Senate President from 1967 to 1972,usurping the seat of Arturo Tolentino.
Juan Felipe de Jesús Nakpil, KGCR,KSS known as Juan Nakpil,was a Filipino architect,teacher and a community leader. In 1973,he was named one of the National Artists for architecture. He was regarded as the Dean of Filipino Architects.
The Manila Peninsula siege occurred on November 29,2007,at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati,Philippines. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV,Brigadier General Danilo Lim,and 25 other Magdalo Group officers walked out of their trial for the 2003 Oakwood mutiny coup attempt and marched through the streets of Makati. The mutineers called for the ousting of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,and seized the Rizal function room on the second floor of the Manila Peninsula Hotel along Ayala Avenue. Former Vice-president Teofisto Guingona,Jr. as well as some of the soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines joined the march to the hotel.
Political families,labeled as "political dynasties" in the Philippines,usually have a strong,consolidated support base concentrated around the province in which they are dominant. Members of such dynasties usually do not limit their involvement to political activities,and may participate in business or cultural activities.
Teofisto "Tito" Tayko Guingona Jr. is a Filipino politician and diplomat who served as the 11th Vice President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004,during the first term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Born in San Juan,he is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University,where he was a working student.
Gerardo Valeriano Ortega DVM,better known simply as "Doc Gerry" or "Ka Gerry," was a Filipino journalist,veterinarian,politician,environmental activist,and community organizer best known for his work to promote crocodile farming in the Philippines and for his advocacy against mining on the island of Palawan. Ortega has often been lauded as a hero of the Philippine Environment since his assassination on January 24,2011,due to his anti-mining and anti-corruption advocacy.
The Priority Development Assistance Fund scam,also called the PDAF scam or the pork barrel scam,is a political scandal involving the alleged misuse by several members of the Congress of the Philippines of their Priority Development Assistance Fund,a lump-sum discretionary fund granted to each member of Congress for spending on priority development projects of the Philippine government,mostly on the national level.
Senator Gil J. Puyat Avenue,also known simply as Gil Puyat Avenue and by its former official name Buendia Avenue,is a major arterial thoroughfare which runs east–west through Makati and Pasay in western Metro Manila,Philippines. It is one of the busiest avenues in Metro Manila,linking the Makati Central Business District with the rest of the metropolis.
Chino Roces Avenue,formerly known as Pasong Tamo,is a prominent north–south road in Makati and Taguig,Metro Manila,Philippines. It runs 5.80 kilometers from Olympia and Tejeros to Fort Bonifacio. The avenue is named after the Filipino journalist Joaquin "Chino" Roces. The fact that the avenue is the location of various media establishments influenced the renaming.
Gonzalo "Lito" Gil Puyat II was a Filipino sport administrator and politician. Puyat was the longest-serving president of the Basketball Association of the Philippines from 1968 to 1995 and was the president of FIBA for two terms from 1976 to 1984. Puyat later became an honorary president after his tenure as president of FIBA.
The Makati Central Business District is a privately-owned financial and central business district in the Philippines located in the heart of Makati in Metro Manila. It is politically and administratively known as "Central Cluster" in the West District of Makati. It is different from the Makati civic center known as "Makati Poblacion" which is situated at the northeast portion of the district. It is bounded by EDSA,Amorsolo Street,Ayala Avenue,Gil Puyat Avenue,Osmeña Highway,South Luzon Expressway,Metro Manila Skyway,Zobel Roxas Street,Ocampo Street,Metropolitan Avenue,Nicanor Garcia Street,Kalayaan Avenue,Makati Avenue,Anza Street,Polaris Street,Orion Street,Mercedes Street,Amapola Street and Estrella Street. The whole district occupies barangays of San Antonio,San Lorenzo,Bel-Air,and Urdaneta.
The Kalayaan Flyover,also known as the EDSA–Kalayaan Flyover,is a four-lane flyover connecting Gil Puyat Avenue,Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA),Kalayaan Avenue,and 32nd Street in Metro Manila,Philippines. Located primarily in Makati with a short portion in Taguig,it facilitates access from the Makati Central Business District to Bonifacio Global City and Circumferential Road 5 (C-5).
