8 Quotes & Sayings By Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

 Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born January 27, 1947) is a Filipino politician and the current President of the Philippines. She was a former mayor of San Juan and a former congresswoman. A member of the Lakas-CMD party, she won the presidency with 39.8% of the votes in the 2010 presidential election, defeating her closest rival, Jose de Venecia III, who received 33.3% of the votes. She was reelected as president in May 2016 for a six-year term Read more

Arroyo was the first woman to be elected as Philippine president.

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The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
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We have to be bold in our national ambitions. First, we must win the fight against poverty within the next decade. Second, we must improve moral standards in government and society to provide a strong foundation for good governance. Third, we must change the character of our politics to promote fertile ground for reforms. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
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I was invited by President Bush to come to the United States on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the mutual defense treaty. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
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I ask the educational system, the parents, the church, and pillars of the community to help shape a new culture of honesty, patriotism, respect, discipline and service for young Filipinos. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
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We must weed out corruption and build a strong system of justice that the people can trust. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
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It is the civilian part of the politics that is very, very bad, and we have to change that. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
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We've supported the U.S. every step of the way. The Philippines was the first government in Asia after September 11, in fact, the night of September 11; it was nighttime for us then. It was daytime here. We were the first government in Asia to come out and say that we're supporting the U.S. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo