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Duterte taps Gloria Arroyo as adviser on Clark programs

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 09:13 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as his adviser, his former aide said Thursday.   Read more »

'It's easy to criticize': Arroyo praises Duterte's performance in COVID-19 fight

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 12:47 AM

MANILA - Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday praised President Rodrigo Duterte's "willingness to take strong and swift actions" amid criticisms being hurled at the latter for his supposed inability to effectively fight the coronavirus outbreak in the Philippines. Read more »

The decade in politics: The rise of Rodrigo Duterte and the search for a new boss

Felipe Salvosa II
Updated as of Dec 24 11:12 AM

In this second of a two-part analysis of the Philippine political universe in the last decade, journalist Felipe Salvosa II traces the rise of the incumbent president — and identifies what he possesses that his predecessors did not  Read more »

'Residencia' a relevant legal legacy

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Dec 09 12:35 AM

Let us have a little bit of history and then a leap into a future that will be coming to the fore as this incumbent government administration ends another era in the seemingly serial travails of the Philippines.   Read more »

Last plunder complaint vs Arroyo junked

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 09:16 AM

The Office of the the Ombudsman has dismissed the last plunder complaint against former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in connection with the alleged misuse of P73 million in funds of the state-run Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).    Read more »

A decade of wait: Where are key personalities in the Maguindanao massacre now?

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 07:56 PM

Here are some key personalities who figured in the Ampatuan massacre and its backdrop 10 years ago, and where they are now. Read more »

Why Duterte surrounds himself with ex-soldiers

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 09:39 AM

With at least 11 former military and police officials in his immediate circle, the President has worried critics over the steady “militarization” of civilian posts, a concern also raised against administrations in the past. Read more »

Arroyo hails China development as alternative to Western model

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 03:04 PM

Arroyo said that the rapid growth of China in the past 2 decades has shown that "no development model can be applied universally and that the diversity of historical conditions determines the development paths that countries could choose." Read more »

PH SEA Games hosting to push through, says Arroyo

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 22 07:28 PM

MANILA - Former President, now House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday gave her assurances that the country’s hosting of the 2019 SEA Games will push through despite the deadlock over the 2019 Budget in Congress. Read more »

Manila Water says availability reaches 96 pct of consumers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 22 07:13 PM

Water services has "significantly improved" after adopting a rotational water supply scheme, various technical and network improvements and augmentation from other supply sources, the Ayala-led concessionaire said in an advisory. Read more »

Arroyo to end House probes on water crisis

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 05:54 PM

MANILA - Former President, now House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will end the House probes on the water crisis. Read more »

Arroyo maintains she did not tinker with 2019 budget

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 05:37 PM

MANILA - House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has asserted she did not tinker with the 2019 Budget, an allegation by Sen. Panfilo Lacson that has stalled its passage.  Read more »

Arroyo: Congress to resolve budget row next week

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 11:45 PM

MANILA - House Speaker Gloria Arroyo said Thursday that Congress will seek to resolve the 2019 national budget impasse next week. Read more »

Mga pahayag ng Senate bets sa TRAIN law, K to 12, totoo ba?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 22 04:01 PM

Tiningnan ang konteksto ng ilang pahayag ng mga kandidatong sumalang sa ikalawang "Harapan 2019," ang senatorial debate ng ABS-CBN. Read more »

Arroyo brushes off talk she is in the running to be next BSP gov

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 03:36 PM

MANILA - Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo brushed off Tuesday talk that she is in the running to be the next head of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas following the death of its chief Nestor Espenilla. Read more »

Will Diokno save Duterte or Arroyo? His answer draws laughs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 17 10:49 PM

If a ship was sinking and there was only one life vest left, who would you save - President Rodrigo Duterte or former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo? Read more »

Challenge for solons backing criminal liability law: 'Where were you at age 12?'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 09:13 AM

Lawmakers supporting a bill to incarcerate children as young as 12 years old should reflect on where they were and what they were doing at this age, a sociologist said Thursday.   Read more »

Help, don't punish: Robredo, CHR rap House move vs juvenile offenders

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 04:50 PM

Authorities should help instead of punishing children in conflict with the law, Vice President Leni Robredo and the Commission on Human Rights said Sunday amid a fresh move to lower the age of criminal liability.  Read more »

Life now 'so cheap': Arroyo condemns Batocabe slay

Thea Omelan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 23 11:10 AM

DARAGA, Albay - House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Sunday denounced anew the fatal shooting of a party-list representative, saying politics has degraded the value of human life.   Read more »

Feud over 'pork' comeback allegations imperils 2019 budget passage

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 01:21 AM

The Philippines on Wednesday was on the brink of ending the year without a national budget for the next 12 months as Speaker Gloria Arroyo's allies clashed with officials of the executive over alleged billions of pesos in alleged "insertions." Read more »