JOSEPH

EJERCITO
ESTRADA

PROFILE:
Joseph Marcelo Ejercito Estrada was
born on April 19, 1937, in Tondo,
Manila. His parents, Engr. Emilio
Ejercito and Maria Marcelo, moved to
San Juan where he grew up and where
he continues to reside to this day. His
primary education was obtained at the
Jesuit-run Ateneo de Manila University.
He later took up an Engineering course
at the Mapua Institute of Technology.

 In his early twenties, he became a movie actor by accident

but later proved himself to be an accomplished thespian,
starring in a string of well-received films that earned him the
title of a living legend in local filmdom. More popularly
known as Erap, he is a five-time Best Actor awardee a
feat he repeated by winning the Best Picture award an
equal number of times. This earned him a rare place in the
FAMAS Hall of Fame in 1981 and 1984, respectively.
He entered politics in 1967, was elected and re-elected
mayor of the Municipality (now City) of San Juan which he
served with dedication and distinction for more than 16
continuous years. Unfortunately, he was one of hundreds of
local officials who were asked to step down in the aftermath
of the 1986 EDSA revolution. When he left his post, the San
Juan Municipal treasury registered P24-million in savings.

 He is the Founder and President of the ERAP

Para sa Mahirap Foundation, a foundation
that offers scholarship assistance to poor but
deserving college students. Through the
foundations educational grants, more than a
thousand students have since earned a
college degree.
He also established the San Juan Progress
Foundation, the San Juan Police and Fire
Trust Fund and the Friends of Joseph
Estrada, which offers free burial assistance
for the poor folks of San Juan.

 In 1987, he set his sights on a Senate run

and handily garnered a seat. He was
appointed Chairman of the Committee on
Public Works. He was Vice-Chairman of the
Committees on Health, Natural Resources
and Ecology and Urban Planning.
In the Senate, Joseph Ejercito Estrada was
credited with the passage of, among other
major pieces of legislation, the bills on
irrigation project and the protection and
propagation of carabaos, the beast of burden
in the rural areas.

 As a senator, he was one of the so-called

Magnificent 12 who voted to terminate the
RP-US Military Bases Agreement leading to
the withdrawal of American servicemen from
the Clark Air Base in Pampanga and the
Subic Naval Base in Zambales.
In 1989, the Free Press cited him as one of
the Three Outstanding Senators of the Year.
He was conferred the degree of Doctor of
Humanities, Honoris Causa by the Bicol
University in April 1997, and the University of
Pangasinan in 1990.

 Joseph Ejercito Estrada, who won as

Vice-President in 1992 under a mixed
ticket, was also designated as Presidential
Adviser on Crime Prevention and Law.
He reached the pinnacle of his political
career when he was elected President of
the Republic in the May 11, 1998 national
elections. With almost 11-million Filipinos
writing his name on the ballot, his margin
of victory was the biggest ever registered
in Philippine electoral history.

 Known to many as Erap, he is married to former Senator

Dr. Luisa Pimentel by whom he has three children,
namely Jinggoy, who is now a senator of the realm,
Jacqueline and Jude.
He also has five more children from several extramarital
relationships. All his children listed below are with his
former mistresses:
JV Ejercito, Jojo Ejercito, Jerika Ejercito, Jake Ejercito,
and Jacob Ejercito.
Today, Joseph Estrada the private citizen spends
most of his hours making up for lost time by visiting
urban poor neighborhoods in what he calls a Lakbay
Pasasalamat (thanksgiving caravan) to thank residents
for their unstinting support for him despite being away for
so long.

ECONOMY
In 1998, Estrada was elected president.
His pro-poor program of government
bore fruit in less than two years, with a
significant improvement in the
countrys peace and order situation.
This likewise elicited a proportionate
rise in the approval rating of the
Philippine National Police.

 He had a strong economic team that helped

in significantly improving on the poor
performance of the previous
administration. The earlier Ramos
administration left Estrada with a bankrupt
treasury and a zero-zero agricultural
growth rate, and a high inflation rate of
12%. By the time Estrada was ousted, he
increased the growth rate in agriculture to
6.6% and reduced inflation by 3%. He also
increased the Gross National Product by
3.6% despite the fact that the country was
also affected by the Asian economic crisis.

 The mainstream media severely criticized the Estrada administration

for cronyism, incompetence, and corruption, supposedly causing it
to lose the confidence of foreign investors.However, such negative
treatment/reports are apparently part of the anti-Estrada demolition
PR campaign reported by Manila Standard' s Emil Jurado and Daily
Tribune's Ninez Cacho-Olivarez. It is thus debatable whether some
charges as to investor confidence being damaged by accusations of
exerting influence in an investigation of a friend's involvement
in stock market manipulation has any basis at
all. Economic performance was hurt, however, by climatic
disturbance that caused extremes of dry and wet weather. By the
end of Estrada's administration, debt supposedly reached P
2.1 trillion in 1999. Domestic debt supposedly amounted to P
986.7 billion while foreign debt stood at US$ 52.2 billion. The fiscal
deficit had reportedly doubled to more than P 100 billion from a low
of P 49 billion in 1998. Despite such setbacks, the GDP by 1999
posted a 3.2 percent growth rate, up from a low of 0.5 percent in
1998. Moreover, domestic investments started to increase from
18.8% of GDP in 1999 to 21.2% of GDP in 2000.

PRIMARY PROBLEMS
Graft and Corruption
Graft and corruption was pretty eminent not just during
Estradas administration. Obviously, we all know Estrada
was sanctioned to have been getting or robbing money
from the governments fund to use for his own personal
interest. That is why he was impeached due to his plunder
and perjury case.
Asian Financial Crisis
The Central bank raised interest rates by 1.75%. The BSP
was forced to intervene heavily to defend the peso raising
the overnight rate from 15% to 24%. The pesa fell from 26
per dollar to 28 pesos to 40 pesos by the end of the crisis.

 El Nino
The El Nino led to too many problems in the country.
One of which is the serious drought of lands in the rural
areas that cause the unemployment of the farmers and
the rise of the prices of rice.
Poverty
Of the 14.37 million families, 5.75 million belonged to
the lowest 40% income group while 8.62 million in the
highest 60% income bracket. In terms of percentage to
total families, families in the highest 60% income strata
got the biggest percentage in almost all indicators. But
in terms of the percentage to the total families within
each income strata, families in the lowest 40% income
strata are not far off from families in the highest 60%.

PROMISES DURING THE ELECTIONS

AND INAUGURATION
Estradas first priority was to focus on the improvement of
the economy. Creating the environment of peace and order
in which business does well so as to uplift the economy of
the country. Estrada wanted to focus on the masses and put
up programs for them first. He promised the masses that
they will not suffer anymore and let the rich people take a
share on the sacrifices. As he states
As far as resources permit, to the best of our ability and the
limit of our energy, we will put a roof over their heads, food
on their tables, and clothes on their backs. We will educate
their children and foster their health. We will bring peace and
security, jobs and dignity to their lives. We will put more
infrastructure at their service, to multiply their productivity
and raise their incomes.

 He stated several points regarding how the

government can help out in improving the
country. Stamping out crimes, providing
basic services without the extra cost of
pork barrel, roads for work, infrastructure,
schools, clinics, national defense are some
of the factors Estrada promised to
implement or establish. Erap swore to give
at once a government that works. Estrada
also promised to bring peace and harmony
to the society. He wanted every Filipino,
rich or poor to feel that they are safe.

LAWS AND PROGRAMS

Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 (Republic Act No.
8749)
Designed to protect and preserve the environment and
ensure the sustainable development of its natural
resources.
Incentives for Regional Headquarters of Foreign
Multinationals (Republic Act No. 8756)
The measure grants a host of incentives to multinational
firms establishing their regional hubs in the country. It
also provides a tax- and duty-free operating environment
for them, and multiple entry visas to expatriates and
their families, as well as a flat income tax rate of 15%.

Retail Trade Liberalization Act (Republic

Act No. 8762)
The bill dismantles 40 years of state
protectionism over the countrys retail
trade industry and opens the sector to big
foreign players. With the retail trade
liberalization, well-known foreign players
like Frances Carrefour and Casino Group
as well as the U.S. Wal-Mart and JC
Penney are already in the process of
negotiating with local partners.

New General Banking Act (Republic Act

No. 8791)
The measure opens up the local banking
industry to foreign players after almost 50
years of having it exclusively reserved and
protected for Filipino nationals. With the
industrys liberalization, at least 10 foreign
banks have already established their
presence in the Philippines.

Electronic Commerce Act of 2000 (Republic

Act No. 8792)
Outlaws computer hacking and provides
opportunities for new businesses emerging
from the Internet-driven New Economy.
New Securities Act (Republic Act No. 8799)
This law liberalizes the securities market by
shifting policy from merit regulation to full
disclosure. With its strengthened provisions
against fraud, the measure is expected to
pave the way for the full development of the
Philippine equities and securities market.

Agrarian Reform
The Estrada administration widened the coverage of the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) to the
landless peasants in the country side. The latters administration
distributed more than 266,000 hectares of land to 175,000
landless farmers, including land owned by the traditional rural
elite. On September 1999, he issued Executive Order (EO) 151,
also known as Farmers Trust Fund, which allows the voluntary
consolidation of small farm operation into medium and large
scale integrated enterprise that can access long-term capital.
President Estrada launched the Magkabalikat Para sa
Kaunlarang Agraryo or MAGKASAKA. The DAR forged into joint
ventures with private investors into agrarian sector to make FBs
competitive. In 1999 a huge fund was allocated to agricultural
programs. One of which is the Agrikulturang Maka Masa,
through which it achieved an output growth of 6 percent, a record
high at the time, thereby lowering the inflation rate from 11
percent in January 1999 to just a little over 3 percent by
November of the same year.

Anti-Crime Task Forces

In 1998, by virtue of Executive Order No.8, President
Estrada created the Presidential Anti-Organized
Crime Task Force (PAOCTF) with the objective of
minimizing, if not totally eradicating, car theft and
worsening kidnapping cases in the country. With the
help of this task force, the Philippine National Police
for the first time in history achieved a record-high
trust rating of +53 percent. Panfilo Lacson was its
first head. He also created the Philippine Center on
Transnational Crime (PCTC) in 1999, with the
objective of formulating and implementing a
concerted of action of all law enforcement,
intelligence and other government agencies for the
prevention and control of transnational crime.

Death Penalty
The death penalty law in the Philippines was re-enforced during the
incumbency of Estradas predecessor, Fidel Ramos. This law
provided the use of the electric chair until the gas chamber (method
chosen by government to replace electrocution) could be installed.
The Estrada administration peddled the death penalty as the
antidote to crime. The reasoning was that if the criminals will be
afraid to commit crimes if they see that the government is
determined to execute them.
Charter Change
Under President Joseph Estrada, there was a similar attempt to
change the 1987 constitution. The process is termed as CONCORD
or Constitutional Correction for Development. Unlike Charter
change under Ramos and Arroyo the CONCORD proposal,
according to its proponents, would only amend the restrictive
economic provisions of the constitution that is considered as
impeding the entry of more foreign investments in the Philippines.

RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement

On 1999 a Visiting Forces Agreement with the United
States, which was ratified in the Senate.The first Visiting
Forces Agreement was actually signed under President
Ramos in 1998, and the second was subsequently
signed under President Estrada. The two agreements
came to effect a year later. The primary effect of the
Agreement is to require the U.S. government (1) to notify
RP authorities when it becomes aware of the
apprehension, arrest or detention of any RP personnel
visiting the U.S. and (2) when so requested by the RP
government, to ask the appropriate authorities to waive
jurisdiction in favor of RP, except cases of special
interest to the U.S. departments of State or Defense.

ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES

War between MILF
During the Ramos administration a cessation of hostilities agreement
was signed between the Philippine Government and the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF) in July 1997. This was continued by a series
of peace talks and negotiations in Estrada administration. However
the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a Islamic group formed in
1977, seeks to be an independent Islamic State from the Philippines,
despite the agreements, a sequence of terrorist attacks with the
Philippine military and the civilians still continued.Such of those
attack are 277 violations committed, kidnapping a foreign priest,
namely Father Luciano Benedetti, the occupying and setting on fire
of the municipal hall of Talayan, Maguindanao; the takeover of the
Kauswagan Municipal Hall; the bombing of the Lady of Mediatrix boat
at Ozamiz City; and the takeover of the Narciso Ramos Highway. By
doing so, they inflicted severe damage on the countrys image
abroad, and scared much-needed investments away.

Plunder
The plunder case consisted of four separate charges:
acceptance of 545 million pesos from proceeds of
Jueteng, an illegal gambling game; misappropriation
of 130 million pesos in excise taxes from tobacco;
receiving a 189.7-million-peso commission from the
sale of the shares of Belle Corporation, a real-estate
firm; and owning some 3.2 billion pesos in a bank
account under the name Jose Velarde.
Perjury
The minor charge of perjury is for Estrada
underreporting his assets in his 1999 statement of
assets and liabilities and for the illegal use of an alias,
namely for the Jose Velarde bank account.

BW Resources
BW Resources, a small gaming company listed on
the Philippine Stock Exchange and linked to
people close to Estrada, experienced a meteoric
rise in its stock price due to suspected stock price
manipulation. The head of the compliance and
surveillance group of PSE resigned which led to
the confusion of the investigation. The events
created a negative impression. The BW
controversy undermined foreign investor
confidence in the stock market and also
contributed to a major loss of confidence in the
Philippines among foreign and local investors on
concerns that cronyism may have played a part.

Impeachment Trial
This was the first time Filipinos would witness,
through radio and television, an elected president
stand in trial and face possible impeachment with full
media coverage. During the trial, the prosecution
presented witnesses and alleged evidences to the
impeachment court regarding Estradas alleged
involvement in jueteng. The existence of secret bank
accounts that he allegedly used for receiving payoffs
was also brought affront. Singson stood as witness
against the president during the trial and said that he
and the President were alleged partners in-charge of
the countrywide jueteng operations. Singsons
testimony was one of the vital pieces of evidence
that led to Estradas subsequent conviction.

WHAT ERAP DID

With Eraps plunder and perjury case, he did not
do anything about it to prove that he is not doing
some illegal acts. He just made a way to erase the
thought in peoples minds. Because his market is
the masa and the masa does not care about how
their president act as long as he is doing
something to uplift their sufferings, they do not
keep in mind what Erap is doing may it be against
the law or not. He just let the government take
away his position by the impeachment trial. Eraps
perjury case was different. The Jose Velardo
account was obviously one case which Estrada
together with his supporters .

 His incarceration continued for more than six

years, with only his place of detention changing:
the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, Camp
Capinpin in Tanay, and finally at his Tanay rest
house where he remained until he was freed in
October 25, 2007 on the strength of an
unconditional pardon.
Today, Joseph Estrada the private citizen
spends most of his hours making up for lost
time by visiting urban poor neighborhoods in
what he calls a Lakbay Pasasalamat
(thanksgiving caravan) to thank residents for
their unstinting support for him despite being
away for so long.

SUMMARY ON HIS SYSTEM OF

GOVERNANCE
Joseph Estrada was elected as president gaining most of the
votes from the people. Erap won the hearts of the poor by
promising them with a life where suffering does not exist. He
also made it to a point to prioritize the development of the
economy. Under the Asian financial crisis, Estrada did not do
well in making the economy survive. Unemployment rate
went up, budget deficit grew and the currency fell.
Eventually, the economy recovered but at a much slower
pace than other asian countries. Estrada waged an all out
war against the MILF which affected a huge number of
people. Crime rate also went up because of the occurring
kidnapping and killings. Estrasa was charged of receiving a
big amount from illegal gambling payoffs. He was
impeached. The masses protested and demanded for Eraps
resignation bringin about EDSA 2 revolution.

GLORIA
MACAPAGAL
ARROYO

PROFILE:
She was born as Mara Gloria Macaraeg
Macapagal to politician Diosdado
Macapagal and his wife, Evangelina
Macaraeg-Macapagal. She is the sister of
Dr. Diosdado "Boboy" Macapagal, Jr. and
Cielo Macapagal-Salgado.
In 1961, when Arroyo was just 14 years
old, her father was elected as president.
She moved with her family
into Malacaang Palace in Manila.

Date and Place of Birth: April 5, 1947; San

Juan
Parents:
Father: Diosdado Pangan Macapagal
Mother: Dr. Evangelina MacaraegMacapagal
Husband:
Atty. Jose Miguel Tuason Arroyo
Children:
Juan Miguel
Evangelina Lourdes
Diosdado Ignacio Jose Maria

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Primary
Assumption Convent High School; 1954-1960
Secondary
Assumption Convent HS; 1960-1964; Valedictorian
Tertiary
Georgetown University, 1964-66,
AB Economics; Deans Lister
Assumption College, 1968, AB Economics Magna
cum Laude
Post Graduate
Ateneo de Manila University, 1978,
MA Economics
UP School of Economics, 1985,
Ph.D. in Economics

 Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo is the 14th

President of the Philippines. She is the country's
second female president after Corazon Aquino. She
is the daughter of former President Diosdado
Macapagal.
Prior to becoming president, Arroyo was the
country's first female vice president. She was
launched into the presidency in 2001 by the
bloodless EDSA II Revolution that toppled Joseph
Estrada from power amid accusations of widespread
corruption. Arroyo was elected to a six-year term in
2004, defeating actor Fernando Poe, Jr..
In 2005, Arroyo was selected as the fourth most
powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine.

CONDITION OF THE PHILIPPINES

The Philippines came close to a financial meltdown in
2001 during the impeachment of Former President
Estrada. The revenues were too low, with its $54.8 billion
in foreign debt too high which followed a lower nation
credit rating. In addition to this foreign investors were
reluctant to invest in the Philippines at that time due to
the political crisis the country was experiencing.
The impeachment case against failed to push through,
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
Estradas supporters. This attempt was supposedly
EDSA 3 but it failed due to the lack of supporters.

 Former President Joseph Estrada left President

Arroyo with a country which needed to recover due
to the political crisis and the economic crisis.
Estrada has left Arroyo with a lot of problems. When
Estrada was forced out of office, there were
numerous rallies by Estradas supporters; some
resulted into a bloody confrontation between Erap
Supporters and the police. It was a challenge to
Arroyo to gain the trust of not only her people but of
the trust of the investors as well. She needed to
encourage more investments to improve the
economy and to improve the lives of the Filipinos. It
was Arroyos challenge to bring the Filipinos back to
its feet.

ECONOMY
Arroyo, who earned a master's degree and doctorate in economics, made
the Philippine economy the focus of her presidency. Annual economic
growth in the Philippines averaged 4.5% during the Arroyo administration,
expanding every quarter of her presidency. This is higher than in the
administrations of her three immediate predecessors, Corazon
Aquino (3.8%), Fidel Ramos (3.7%), and Joseph Estrada (3.7%). The
Philippine economy grew at its fastest pace in three decades in 2007, with
real GDP growth exceeding 7%. The economy was one of the few to avoid
contraction during the 2008 global financial crisis, faring better than its
regional peers due to minimal exposure to troubled international securities,
lower dependence on exports, relatively resilient domestic consumption,
large remittances from four-to five-million overseas Filipino workers, and a
growing business process outsourcing industry. Arroyo's handling of the
economy has earned praise from former US President Bill Clinton, who
cited her "tough decisions" that put the Philippine economy back in
shape. Despite this growth, the poverty rate remained stagnant due to a
high population growth rate and uneven distribution of income.

 A controversial expanded value added tax (e-VAT) law,

considered the centerpiece of the Arroyo administration's
economic reform agenda, was implemented in November
2005, aiming to complement revenue-raising efforts that could
plug the country's large budget deficit. Her administration
originally set a target to balance the national budget by 2010,
t. The tax measure boosted confidence in the government's
fiscal capacity and helped to strengthen the Philippine peso,
making it East Asia's best performing currency in 200506.
The peso strengthened by nearly 20% in 2007, making it by
far Asia's best performing currency for the year, a fact
attributed to a combination of increased remittances
from overseas Filipino workers and a strong domestic
economy. Early in her presidency, Arroyo implemented a
controversial policy of holiday economics, adjusting holidays
to form longer weekends with the purpose of boosting
domestic tourism and allowing Filipinos more time with their
families.

PRIMARY PROBLEMS
Killings
There have been more than 840 killings in the Philippines
since President Gloria 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. More than half of the journalists who were killed
after Marcos time were killed during the Arroyo
administration. Only in three cases of killings were the killers
been convicted but no mastermind was brought to court. The
Philippines is now considered as the second most dangerous
country to practice journalism next to Iraq. Even though there
are intense efforts of the government to investigate and
prosecute the cases of killings, many cases were still
unresolved and a lot of them are still not punished.

Corruption
Corruption scandals during the Arroyo
Administration in the last seven years have cost
the Filipinos around 7.3 billion pesos. With at
least six corruption cases so far, President
Arroyo has now been considered the most
corrupt president in the Philippines. Corruption
has greatly benefited the Arroyo Administration
while it continues to worsen the condition of the
Philippines specifically contribute more to
poverty. Corruption is a problem in all the
institutions of the Philippines including the
criminal justice system specifically the police,
prosecutorial and judicial organs.

Budget Mismanagement
Education, health, and public
infrastructure were not given much priority
even though there were large increases in
the national budget.
The president relied on reenacted budget;
none of the proposed regular budgets
were approved on time. In three of the
nine years as president, she ran the
government without an approved budget.

Poverty
Poverty is most rampant in the rural areas of
the Philippines. Even though there is a share of
poverty in the National Capital Region, the rate
of poverty in rural areas than urban areas is
still a lot higher. The rural poor are the
unemployed or self-employed in agriculture or
only casual labor who are landless.
Poverty has worsened because of high inflation
and unemployment. The Philippines has not yet
surpassed poverty unlike neighboring countries
like Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia who are
rapidly reducing poverty at present.

Unemployment
President Arroyo promised to create 10 million
jobs from 2004-2010 but didnt reach this
target. A lot of decent jobs in the manufacturing
sector disappeared and more less secure jobs
emerged.
Since unemployment, poverty and hunger go
together, this just shows the failure of the
Philippine social-protection program who
doesnt
provide enough protection for the less fortunate
and unemployed. All these three have
worsened under the Arroyo Administration.

PROMISES DURING THE

ELECTIONS AND INAUGURATION
The 10-point agenda outlined by Macapagal-Arroyo during
her inaugural address last June 30, 2001:
1. I shall have created more than six million jobs, perhaps, even
10 million jobs I shall have supported three million
entrepreneurs by giving them loans and helping them become
good managers I shall have developed one million hectares,
if possible two million of agribusiness land by making them
productive and transporting their products to the markets
efficiently.
2. Everyone of school age will be in school in an uncrowded
classroom, in surroundings conducive to learning. Hangad
kong makapasok sa eskuwela ang bawat bata. Mayroong
sapat na lugar sa silid-aralan at may computer sa bawat
aralan. (I wish for all children to be able to go to school. With
enough classroom and computers at every school).

3. I shall have balanced the budget by collecting

the right revenues and spending on the right
things.
4. The network of transport and digital
infrastructure on which my government
embarked in the last three years will have linked
the entire country.
5. Power and water will be regularly provided to
all barangays (villages).
6. Metro Manila will be decongested with
economic activity growing and spreading to new
centers of government, business and community
in Luzon, in the Visayas and in Mindanao.

7. The Subic-Clark corridor will be the most competitive

international service and logistic center in the
Southeast Asian Region.
8. Elections will no longer raise a single doubt about
their integrity. The electoral process will be completely
computerized.
9. Peace will have come to Mindanao. All insurgence
shall have turned their swords into plowshares. They
will have become so absorbed into one society that the
struggles of the past will be just a stuff of legend.
10. The divisive issues generated by EDSA I, II and III
will also be just memories shared by friends from every
side in those upheavals Only the lessons of unity,
courage and a just closure left alive in their hearts.
(Gloria M. Arroyo, 2001)

LAWS AND PROGRAMS

Restoring Political Stability and
Building New Politics
Building High Standards of Morality
and Performance
Promote Economic Revival through
Social Equity
Battle of the Budget

 The Anti-Poverty Strategy

The anti-poverty strategy is based on these five
programs namely asset distribution, human
development services, protection from violence,
more livelihood opportunities for the poor and
greater participation in governance and social life.
DOMESTIC POLICIES
Charter change
Human Rights
Amnesty Proclamation 1377
Estrada Pardon
Conversion Order (The Sumilao Farmers March)

ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES

Hello Garci Controversy (June 2005
Present)
Oakwood Mutiny (July 27, 2003)
Proclamation 1017 (February 24, 2006)
NBN-ZTE Controversy (April 2007)
Gloria Arroyos Expensive Dinners

SUMMARY OF HER GOVERNANCE

President Arroyo was named the 14th president of the
Philippines during the People Power II, January 20, 2001
in Edsa when former President Joseph Estrada was
forced out of office because of allegations of plunder and
corruption. The president faced a lot of challenges in her
early presidency which includes an unstable economy
and protests by the supporters of Estrada. Another one
of her problems include the ongoing battle between the
government and the rebels. Despite the problems and
issues regarding her administration, she has also done a
lot for the Philippines including lifting the Philippines out
of its financial crisis.

 In 2004, she won the elections and was elected

to a full term presidency until 2010. During her
inaugural speech, she vowed to create 10
million jobs in the next six years, balance the
budget of the Philippines, improve tax collection
through computerization, provide cheap
medicine for the poor and unite the country.
Until now, she has been arguably the most
unpopular president of the Philippines. This is
because of her numerous unanswered issues
and controversies like the Hello Garci scandal,
expensive dinners during her visit to the United
States, and many more.

GROUP 1

MEMBERS:
APRIL JOY B. BALING
MAYBELEN VALDEZ
EMERIE THERESE J. TANGARORANG
JOHN EDUARD CABITEN
HAROLD D. LIMOSNERO