| The earlier Presidents were
featured in previous parts of this definitive series, including 2 parts
in blocks of 10. However, due to postage requirements and her assumption
to the presidency, the PPC will re-issue a new block of 10 with President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in place of the presidential seal.
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO was
born to former President Diosdado Macapagal and Eva Macaraeg - Macapagal
on April 5, 1947 in Manila. She was an outstanding student
from the elementary grades to high school at the Assumption
Convent where she graduated as valedictorian. She pursued her Bachelor
of Science in Commerce degree and graduated magna cum laude at the same
school. She then took her Masteral Degree in Economics at the Ateneo de
Manila, her Doctoral Degree in Economics at the University
of the Philippines, and
further studies at the Georgetown University where she was consistently
in the Dean's List for academic excellence.
She served as an Assistant
Secretary and later Undersecretary of the Department of Trade and Industry
and was elected Senator in 1992. In 1998, she was elected Vice President
and concurrently served as Secretary of Social Welfare and Development.
On January 20, 2001, she
was catapulted to the Presidency. At noon of that historic day, she swore
to perform her duties as President of the Republic of the Philippines.
President Arroyo is happily married to Attorney Jose Miguel Tuason Arroyo
with whom she has three children whom they fondly call Mikey, Luli and
Dato. |
