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GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO |
Daughter of the late Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal, Macapagal- Arroyo graduated from Assumption College in the Philippines , holds a master's degree in economics from Ateneo de Manila University, and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of the Philippines . After teaching economics, Macapagal-Arroyo became former President Corazon Aquino's Undersecretary of Trade and Industry. She was elected senator in 1992, winning reelection in 1995 in a landslide. In 1998 Macapagal-Arroyo easily won the vice –presidency. She assumed the presidency in January 2001 when street demonstrations forced Joseph Estrada, who faced serious corruption allegations, from office. She is married to a lawyer |
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