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Arroyo 'care' promised for Andal Jr.'s surrender - witness

A prosecution witness in the Maguindanao massacre case on Wednesday said prime suspect Andal Ampatuan Jr. agreed to surrender November last year after being promised that he would be placed "under the care" of then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Sandiganbayan calls ex-President Arroyo on botched ZTE deal

The Sandiganbayan on Tuesday summoned former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as a witness to the graft case surrounding the $329-million National Broadband Network project.

Arroyo eyed as witness vs Neri in NBN-ZTE case

Former President and incumbent Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will appear in the hearing on the botched multimillion-dollar national broadband network (NBN) project to testify against one of her officials implicated in the supposed anomaly.

Arroyo gov’t also to blame for hostage-taking crisis—Palace

Malacañang indicated on Thursday that the administration of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was also to blame for the bloody end of Monday’s hostage-taking drama at Rizal Park in Manila.

Arroyo, 4 others face plunder raps over Iloilo land sale

Yet another criminal complaint was filed against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, this time a plunder case with four others for the allegedly anomalous sale of the old Iloilo airport property in 2007.

Prosecution wants Arroyo to stand as 'hostile witness' in Ampatuan trial

A lawyer representing some of the victims in the November 23 Maguindanao massacre on Tuesday asked the local court handling the multiple murder case to summon former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, in an effort to prove her link to the Ampatuan clan, some of whose members are on trial for the killings.

Arroyo critics still on a hot streak in Congress

Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s critics continue to hound her with privilege speeches three weeks into the session of the House of Representatives.

Sereno among opposed to Arroyo’s move to appoint new SC justice

Newly-appointed Supreme Court Associate Justice Ma. Lourdes Aranal-Sereno was among those who opposed then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's move to appoint a new Supreme Court Chief Justice following the retirement of then Chief Justice Reynato Puno, saying it was a violation of the Constitution.

Arroyo's mistahs relieved in yet another AFP revamp

Two senior military officials belonging to the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) class associated with former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo were relieved and reassigned to other posts on Friday in yet another round of revamp in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Arroyo dropped as Maguindanao defense witness

The defense panel in the Ampatuan multiple murder case has decided to strike off former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from their list of probable witnesses.

Son bewails tirades against Arroyo

Calling the uncouth remarks against his mother, Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, “appalling,” Camarines Sur Representative Diosdado “Dato” Arroyo on Monday took the floor and slammed the critics of the former President.

Lawmaker asks party-mates to keep Arroyo as head of Lakas-Kampi-CMD

Lakas-Kampi-CMD is on the brink of brink of collapse and only former President and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is holding it together, a lawmaker said on Thursday.

Arroyo 'escapes' Bello tirade on her first session day

Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday attended her first session day as member of the House of Representatives, but quietly left the session hall before a party-list representative delivered a scathing privilege speech against her.

Arroyo to attend her 1st House session Monday

Former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will attend the session of the House of Representatives on Monday, her spokesperson said Friday.

Arroyo couple back in RP by Wednesday evening

Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and husband Jose Miguel Arroyo are set to arrive in the country from Hong Kong Wednesday evening.

Arroyo, husband arrive from HK after 2-hour delay

After a delay of more than two hours, former President and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and husband Jose Miguel Arroyo arrived late Wednesday night from Hong Kong.

DPWH cancels 19 projects ok'd by Arroyo admin

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has ordered the cancellation of 19 questionable flood-control projects amounting to P934 million, approved two weeks before former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo stepped down.

Arroyo brushed off Aquino remarks, says spokeswoman

Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo merely brushed off the charges thrown at her by President Aquino in his State of the Nation Address and she did not feel compelled to issue any reply, a spokeswoman for the former President said Tuesday.

Arroyo used calamity funds for campaigning—budget chief

Budget Secretary Butch Abad said on Tuesday it was "not unfair to conclude" that the P105 million in calamity funds poured into Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s second district of Pampanga in the first half of 2010, when she was still president, was used for campaigning.

Arroyo to monitor SONA from Hong Kong

Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will keep an eye on the proceedings of the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno Aquino III from Hong Kong, her spokesperson said Monday.

Arroyo to skip Noynoy's SONA for Mike's checkup in HK

Former President and now Lower House member Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will not be present during President Benigno Aquino III's first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, since she has to accompany her husband for a medical checkup abroad, Arroyo's party spokesperson said on Saturday.

Palace assures Arroyo: No plan to embarrass you at SONA

President Benigno Aquino III has no plans of embarrassing his predecessor Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in his first State of the Nation Address on Monday - at least not deliberately.

Arroyo wants respite from the limelight

Pampanga Representative and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said she would want to keep a “low profile” as member of the House of Representatives and asked for a “two to three months” respite from the limelight.

Leftists say Aquino no different from Arroyo on killings

MANILA, Philippines - Former and current party-list lawmakers aligned with the extreme Left said President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III is no different from his predecessor, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, on the matter of extrajudicial killings in the country.

Arroyo still treated as president by Pampanga allies

Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is now just one of the 250 lawmakers in the House of Representatives, but her political allies in Pampanga still accord her the respect befitting a state leader.