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.
Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada is a Filipino politician and former actor,who served as the 13th President of the Philippines from 1998 until his removal in 2001,the 9th Vice President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998,and the 22nd Mayor of Manila from 2013 to 2019,also served as the 14th Mayor of San Juan from 1969 to 1986. In 2001,he was formally impeached from the Presidency as a result of the Second EDSA revolution;he became the first chief executive in Asia to be impeached.
Samar,officially the Province of Samar,or also known named as Western Samar,is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Catbalogan while Calbayog is the most populous city in the province. It is bordered by Northern Samar,Eastern Samar,Leyte and Leyte Gulf,and includes several islands in the Samar Sea. Samar is connected to the island of Leyte via the San Juanico Bridge.
Diosdado Ignacio Jose Maria"Dato"Macapagal Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2007 to 2016. He represented Camarines Sur's 1st district from 2007 to 2010,and the 2nd district from 2010 to 2016. Born into the Macapagal family,his mother,Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,served as the 14th president of the Philippines,while his grandfather and namesake,Diosdado Macapagal,was the 9th president.
Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats,abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and popularly known as Lakas,was a political party in the Philippines. Its ideology and that of its successor is heavily influenced by Christian and Islamic democracy. The party's influence on Philippine society is very strong,especially after the People Power Revolution,which has led the country to elect two presidents from the party,namely Fidel V. Ramos,a United Methodist,and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,a Roman Catholic.
The Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino,formerly Partido ng Masang Pilipino,is a populist political party in the Philippines. It is the political party of former Philippine President Joseph E. Estrada. In the May 1998 presidential election,it aligned itself with other political parties to form the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino.
The Second EDSA Revolution,also known as the Second People Power Revolution,EDSA 2001,or EDSA II,was a political protest from January 17–20,2001 which peacefully overthrew the government of Joseph Estrada,the thirteenth president of the Philippines. Following allegations of corruption against Estrada and his subsequent investigation by Congress,impeachment proceedings against the president were opened on January 16. The decision by several senators not to examine a letter which would purportedly prove Estrada's guilt sparked large protests at the EDSA Shrine in Metro Manila,and calls for Estrada's resignation intensified in the following days,with the Armed Forces withdrawing their support for the president on January 19. On January 20 Estrada resigned and fled Malacañang Palace with his family. He was succeeded by Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,who had been sworn into the presidency by Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. several hours earlier.
The 1998 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on May 11,1998. In the presidential election,Vice President Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as President by a landslide victory. In the vice-presidential race,Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo won a six-year term as Vice President,also by a landslide victory. This was the third election where both the president and vice president came from different parties.
Ronaldo Villanueva Puno,also known as Ronnie Puno,is a politician,campaign manager and strategist in Philippine politics. He supported the presidential bids of eventual winners Fidel V. Ramos,Joseph Estrada,and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Puno was also responsible for the campaign of Vice President and United Nationalist Alliance presidential candidate Jejomar Binay for the 2016 election.
Camilo Sabio is a public lawyer and past chairman of the Philippines' Presidential Commission on Good Government. He previously held the position of Secretary-General in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1992 to 1998 under Jose de Venecia.
Carlos Jericho "Icot" Loreto Petilla is a Filipino politician. He ran as a senator under the Liberal Party during the 2016 Philippine general election. A former Secretary of Energy during the administration of Benigno Aquino III,he is currently serving as Governor of Leyte since 2022 and previously from 2004 to 2012.
The trial of Philippine president Joseph Estrada took place between 2001 and 2007 at the Sandiganbayan. Estrada resigned from office in 2001 during a popular uprising in Metro Manila after an aborted impeachment trial in which he was charged with plunder and perjury. Soon after his ouster,the same charges were filed against him at the Sandiganbayan.
The Spice Boys were six neophyte and two-term congressmen of the House of Representatives of the Philippines openly critical of the administration during Joseph Estrada's term as President of the Philippines. The group's name is an allusion to the British girl-group,the Spice Girls. They also played a key role in Estrada's removal from office.
Francisco Hernandez Villaruz Jr. is a Filipino justice. He was appointed on October 5,2011,by President Benigno Aquino III as Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan replacing Justice Edilberto Sandoval who retired last June 20,2011. Justice Villaruz has been an Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan since 2001. He took his oath before Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato C. Corona last October 12,2011.
The 2004 presidential campaign of Fernando Poe Jr. was formally launched on November 27,2003,upon announcing his candidacy at the Manila Hotel in the City of Manila. Poe was the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP)'s nominee for President of the Philippines in the 2004 election. He chose Loren Legarda,the sitting Majority Floor Leader of the Philippine Senate,as his vice presidential running mate on January 1,2004. A public figure in his movie career and known for his charitable but unpublicized endeavours,he targeted his candidacy at the same poor whom he championed in his films. Poe accepted the nomination in December 2003 and was to be the standard opposition bearer for the Philippines' 2004 presidential election. Some accounts portray him as a reluctant candidate who was only prevailed upon to accept the nomination by his best friend,deposed former President Joseph Estrada. But other accounts say he was convinced to cast his bid for the presidency because of the overwhelming crowd that gathered for the first rally of the FPJ for President Movement at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay.
The inauguration of the president of the Republic of the Philippines is a ceremony marking the commencement of the six-year term of a president of the Philippines,who is both head of state and head of government. The inauguration is performed on June 30,as mandated by the 1987 Constitution. Under the older 1935 Constitution,the date was December 30,which is also Rizal Day;the last inauguration held on the older date was Ferdinand Marcos' second one on December 30,1969. The most recent public presidential inauguration ceremony was that of President Bongbong Marcos,who began his six-year term in office on Thursday,June 30,2022.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo served two consecutive terms as 14th President of the Philippines:2001-2004 and 2004-2010. Her first term started January 20,2001,following the Second EDSA Revolution which occurred when she was Vice President under President Joseph Estrada. In 2004 she ran as the incumbent,defeating opponent Fernando Poe,and was inaugurated June 30,2004 as the 14th president of the Philippines. Arroyo is the daughter of 9th president Diosdado Macapagal.
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.
The Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI),formerly known as the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino,was a political party in the Philippines. It is the main party of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. In June 2008,Kampi merged into the Lakas–CMD.
To Live for the Masses is a 2006 Philippine documentary film about the life of Philippine President Joseph Estrada. The documentary details Estrada's childhood and acting career,his rise to political prominence as mayor of San Juan in Metro Manila and his election as Senator,and finally his rise to the presidency and his ouster in the Second EDSA Revolution.
