LUBAO, Pampanga--Politics, indeed, makes strange bedfellows. Bad blood created by the 2001EDSA II revolution that saw then-President Joseph Estrada step down from office, and his Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assume the presidency may be forgotten for the sake of relevance in the current...
Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (In celebration of Women’s Month, Manila Bulletin is publishing stories featuring women who have made outstanding contributions to the country or to their communities.) Twenty months into her presidency in 2002, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the second female...
There's probably no better person to teach you about the delicacies of Pampanga than former president and House speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Kusug Tausug Party-list Rep. Shermee Tan-Tambut (first from right) carefully watches how former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo mixes her halo-halo...
Reelectionist Rep. Shernee Tan-Tambut of Kusug Tausug Party-list was lucky to have a VIP "tour guide" when she campaigned in Pampanga last week. Kusug Tausug Party-list Rep. Shernee Tan-Tambut (2nd from left) walks around Pampanga with former President and House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (4th...
PROMDI party standard-bearer Senator Manny Pacquiao has pledged to allow Senator Leila de Lima to be held under house arrest and her case be resolved swiftly if he makes it as the next president of the country. Senator Manny Pacquiao with vendors in Taytay, Rizal Pacquiao said he will abide by what...
Some 47 ex-government officials who served under former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo endorsed Vice President Leni Robredo for president, adding their voice to the growing list of former Cabinet members from past administrations supporting Robredo’s bid. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR...
The big question right after the Feb. 21 meeting between presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos, his running mate Sara Duterte-Carpio and the Pineda couple of Pampanga is, did the "UniTeam" get the influential couple's endorsement? Pampanga Vice Governor Lilia Pineda (Photo from Wikipedia)...
Even when he was considered a fugitive from an administration bent on putting him behind bars, Partido Reporma presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson recently told an anecdote that showed he was still respected, even beloved, by the authorities that were mandated to capture...
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo launches Deus Ex Machina, a memoir published by the Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation NINE YEARS IN THE MAKING Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her book Deus Ex Machina How I wish, as a presidential election is coming up, already dominating the...
Partido Reporma chairman and presidential aspirant Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson refuted perennial accusations that he ran away from the law when he left the country in 2010 or about a month before an arrest warrant could be served against him. The arrest warrant, Lacson said was based on...
Former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Sunday expressed her desire to make the planned Pampanga Megalopolis as more "walkable" and "bikeable" to protect the environment and improve the quality of life of its residents and visitors. Arroyo, who served as the province's representative in the...
A "poltical exercise". Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and former Senator Bongbong Marcos (Photo from Mayor Inday Sara Duterte's Facebook) Such was the simple description given by Malacañang to the much-ballyhooed consolidation of support between former presidents Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Joseph...