Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo,often referred to by her initials PGMA and GMA,is a Filipino academic and politician who previously served as the 14th president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. She is currently serving in the congress as a Deputy Speaker since 2022. She is the longest serving president of the Philippines since Ferdinand Marcos. Before her accession to the presidency,she served as the 10th vice president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada,making her the country's first female vice president,despite having run on an opposing ticket. 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 later became the speaker of the House of Representatives from 2018 until her retirement in 2019. She later came out of retirement to be elected as representative of the same district in 2022. She is one of the only 2 Filipinos to hold at least three of the four highest offices in the country:vice president,president,and house speaker,alongside former President Sergio Osmeña.
Fernando Feliciano "Sonny" Racimo Belmonte Jr.,KGCR is a Filipino politician who served as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the Fourth District of Quezon City from 1992 to 2001 and from 2010 to 2019. He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from January to June 2001 and from 2010 to 2016. He also served as the Mayor of Quezon City from 2001 to 2010,where he was hailed Most Outstanding City Mayor of the Philippines.
Ignacio Rivera Bunye is a Filipino public official who retired in 2014 as Monetary Board Member of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,a post he held since July 3,2008. Prior to his appointment as monetary board member,he served as the Press Secretary,acting Executive Secretary under Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,Congressman,and Mayor of Muntinlupa. He recently rejoined the Bank of the Philippine Islands as Independent Director.
Edilberto C. de Jesus is the incumbent President of the Asian Institute of Management in Makati,Philippines. He was appointed Secretary of Education on 16 September 2002 by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. to replace Sec. Raul Roco,who earlier resigned the cabinet post.
Artemio Villaseñor Panganiban Jr. is a Filipino jurist. He served as the 21st Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Philippines from 2005 to 2006.
The Presidential Communications Group,or simply the Communications Group,is the collective name for the offices within the Office of the President of the Philippines and refers to the position of the Secretary of Presidential Communications Office formerly known as Office of the Press Secretary and the Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). The office of the presidential spokesperson was previously under the Communications Group.
Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as a Senator since 2022,and previously from 2007 to 2019. He recently served as governor of Sorsogon from 2019 to 2022,and was the representative for Sorsogon's 1st district from 1998 to 2007,as well as House Minority Leader from 2004 to 2007. He unsuccessfully ran for vice president of the Philippines in the 2016 elections as the running mate of Grace Poe.
Leonardo A. Quisumbing was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Fidel Ramos in 1998 and retired as the most senior Associate Justice of the Court on his 70th birthday in 2009.
Juan Romeo Nereus Olaivar Acosta,popularly known as Neric Acosta,is a Filipino politician,academician,and political scientist in the Philippines. He is a former member of the Philippine House of Representatives,representing the first district of the province of Bukidnon from 1998 to 2007. He was the Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection and General Manager of the Laguna Lake Development Authority during the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.
Angelo Tomas Reyes also known as General Reyes,was a Filipino retired general and politician who served as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff from 2000 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada. At the height of the 2001 EDSA Revolution,Reyes withdrew his support for Estrada,which led to the installation of Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as president,under whom he then served as Cabinet Secretary until 2010. He also served under Arroyo as Secretary of the Departments of the Interior and Local Government,Environment and Natural Resources,Energy,and National Defense.
Karina Constantino David was a Filipino activist,public servant,and musician best known for being a former chairperson of the Civil Service Commission of the Philippines,and for her opposition to the Martial Law dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos as part of the activist duo "Inang Laya". She also served as the chairperson of the Career Executive Service Board,a government entity supervising the top management personnel of the Philippine government. She was a member of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Board of Trustees.
Maria Nieves R. Confesor,popularly known as Nieves Confesor,is the former Executive Director of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) TeaM Energy Center for Bridging Leadership.
Hermilando Ingco Mandanas,also known as Dodo Mandanas and colloquially as Dodo,is a Filipino politician who served as Governor of Batangas since 2016;previously served this position from 1995 until 2004. He served as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing the 2nd District of Batangas from 2004 until 2013.
Hermogenes Cendaña Esperon Jr. is a retired Philippine Army general who served as the National Security Adviser in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte from 2016 to 2022. He was the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from 2006 to 2008 and Commanding General of the Philippine Army from 2005 to 2006 under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. After his retirement from the military,he served in Arroyo's administration as the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process and later as the head of the Presidential Management Staff.
The University of the Philippines - National College of Public Administration and Governance,a degree-granting unit of the University of the Philippines Diliman,is the first school of public administration and public policy in Asia and the top educational institution in the said academic field and practice in the Philippines. It was established in 1952.
Vicente "Vincent" S. Pérez Jr. is a Filipino environment advocate and renewable energy investor.
Romulo Neri is a Filipino educator and public servant. He held several high-ranking government positions such as Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning and concurrently Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA),acting Secretary of Department of Budget and Management (DBM),Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education and President of Social Security System under former President Gloria Arroyo. He is also involved in the controversial NBN–ZTE scandal involving corruption in the Philippine National Broadband Network project.
The Hello Garci scandal,also known as Gloriagate,was a political scandal and electoral crisis in the Philippines.
Fiscal policy are "measures employed by governments to stabilize the economy,specifically by manipulating the levels and allocations of taxes and government expenditures". In the Philippines,this is characterized by continuous and increasing levels of debt and budget deficits,though there were improvements in the last few years of the first decade of the 21st century.
Vivencio "Vince" Bringas Dizon is a Filipino economist,consultant and political aide who previously served as president and CEO of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority. He also served as President Rodrigo Duterte's Adviser on Flagship Programs and Projects and as Deputy Chief Implementer of the National Action Plan Against COVID-19.
