This document provides biographical information about Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, the former president of the Philippines. It outlines her electoral history and accomplishments as a legislator. It then discusses some of the major problems that arose under her administration, including extrajudicial killings, corruption scandals, budget mismanagement, and unemployment. These issues contributed to her becoming the most unpopular president in Philippine history.

1. TRIVIA
Won with 12.7 million votes,the most number of
votes for Vice-President in history. Had more than
twice the votes of the nearest rival,and the margin
between was the largestmargin achieved for any
position in Philippineelectoral history - over seven
million votes.
OUTSTANDING LEGISLATOR
• Garnered the biggest number of votes in Philippine
history (1995 elections) -- an unparalleled 16 million.
Another record that was set is the margin of votes
between the firstand second placer,which
is approximately 3.2 million.This record still stands
in the senate.
• Filed over 400 Senate Bills and Resolutions
• Authored or co-authored 55 bills signed into lawof
socio-economic legislation.Theselaws constituted
the core of the economic program of PresidentFidel
Ramos -- laws thathave brought our country to the
status of Asia's nexttiger.
• Ranked No. 1 in a public opinion survey of
performance and awareness among incumbent
Senators
• Cited by Asia Week as one of Asia's mostpowerful
women
• Selected Woman of the Year by the Catholic
Education Association of the Philippines
the people marched to the streets and EDSA 2 was
born. When Former President Estrada was finally
removed from Malacanang,there was another rally
attempt by Estrada’s supporters.This attempt was
supposedly “EDSA 3” but it failed due to the lack of
supporters.
Former PresidentJoseph Estrada leftPresident
Arroyo with a country which needed to recover due
to the political crisisand the economic crisis.Estrada
has left Arroyo with a lotof problems. When Estrada
was forced out of office, there were numerous rallies
by Estrada’s supporters;some resulted into a bloody
confrontation between Erap Supporters and the
police.It was a challengeto Arroyo to gain the trust
of not only her people but of the trust of the
investors as well.
PRIMARY PROBLEMS
Killings
• There have been more than 840 killings in the
Philippines sincePresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
came to power.
• One of the major problems of the Philippines are
the arbitrary,unlawful and extrajudicial killings
which includes the death of journalists.
The Philippines isnowconsidered as the second
most dangerous country to practicejournalismnext
to Iraq.
Corruption
• Corruption scandals duringthe Arroyo
Administration in the lastseven years have costthe
Filipinos around 7.3 billion pesos.
• With at leastsix corruption cases so far,President
Arroyo has now been considered the most corrupt
president in the Philippines.
• Corruption has greatly benefited the Arroyo
Administration whileitcontinues to worsen the
condition of the Philippines specifically contribute
more to poverty.
Budget Mismanagement
• Education,health, and public infrastructurewere
not given much priority even though there were
largeincreases in the national budget.
Unemployment
• PresidentArroyo promised to create 10 million
jobs from 2004-2010 but didn’treach this target. A
lot of decent jobs in the manufacturingsector
disappeared and more less securejobs emerged.

2. the Arroyo Administration has notmade
improvements and development of the Philippines
especially in therural sector. Those who only
benefited from her programs were the foreign big
businesses and the pro-Arroyos includingthebig
compradors,landlords,and toped officials of the
Armed Forces and National Police.
 She won the elections and was elected to a
full term presidency until 2010.Duringher
inaugural speech,shevowed to create 10
million jobsin the next six years,balance
the budget of the Philippines,improvetax
collection through computerization, provide
cheap medicinefor the poor and unite the
country.
 Until now, she has been arguably the most
unpopular presidentof the Philippines.This
is becauseof her numerous unanswered
issues and controversies likethe Hello Garci
scandal,expensivedinners duringher visit
to the United States, and many more.
STATE OF REBELLION- Martial Law,Allows a
Government to suppress protest, detain and arrest
people, search privateproperty, read privateemail
and listen to phone calls