ARROYO'S ADMINISTRATION

GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO

FOUR PETITIONS IN THE SUPREME COURT

• 2 were for clarification
• 1 was to declare her as president
• 1 was for nullification of Arroyo's oath as pres.

MARCH 2, 2001

• Supreme court upheld legitimacy of the arroyo government
• Sen. Guingona Jr. As the new vice-president
• Voted in a unanimous decision

DURING ARROYO'S PRESIDENCY

• Text GMA Service via (SMS)
• Department of transportation and communication
• Imposed frugality on all government agencies
• Priorities and Direction was for Economic recovery
• Likened her style government to that of her father

DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL'S PRESIDENCY

• Which had concern for the poor
• Fighting poverty
• Reliance on free enterprise
• Social equity
• Land reform

ARROYO'S PRESIDENCY

• Poverty reduction
• Promoting good governance

JULY 23,2001 (SONA)

• Pointed out that the government had 20B for housing
• Shelter was created for more than 100,000 families
• 450M Housing loans were released

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT RA9003

PROGRAMS

• Kapit-bisig laban sa kahirapan
• Ginintuan at makabayang alay (GMA) Foundation
• Hybrid-Rice technology to improve rice production

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

• DepEd provided the BEC System
• BEC focused on reading, writing and arithmetic
• A method of fighting poverty
• Provides opportunity to acquire skills

ARROYO AND PEACE

• Extended amnesty to NPA guerrillas
• avowed lo resume aborted peace talks with the secessionist groups
• Expressed concern to restore peace and order through negotiations
• ordered the immediate suspension of offensive military operations
• Against the MILF, NPA, NDF

WAR AGAINST TERRORISM

• Arroyo offered to the united states the use of our former military bases
• For refueling US jets
• This was in support of war against terrorists harboring Osama bin Laden
• And the al-Qaeda

BALIKATAN EXERCISES

2ND SONA

• SHE DECLARED THAT TERRORISTS AND CRIMINALS ARE ENEMIES OF THE STATE
• Declared a total war against criminals and terrorists
• Pointed out that a strong republic must be able to win the twin battles against terrorism and poverty

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• Anti-drug campaign
• Tobacco regulation Act

ACHIEVEMENTS

• GNP INCREASED FROM 2.25% to 3.5% despite political turmoil
• GNP GROWTH AT THE END OF 2001 WAS 3.7%
• NEDA NOTED THAT THE ROI CONFIDENCE FOR THE INCREASE OF GROSS DOMESTIC CAPITAL
• BY 4.3% FROM 2.3% AUGMENTED BY INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION AND BREEDING STOCK
• AND ORCHARD DEVELOPMENT