Monitoring the GMA Presidency

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) became the 14th president of the Philippines on 20 January 2001. A combination of mass demonstrations (led by POs and NGOs), the defection of the police-military hierarchy, and opposition politicians led to the replacement of Joseph Estrada by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. GMA promised to fight poverty, work for peace in Mindanao, reform the Philippine political system and revive the economy, among others. She also announced that her administration will be transparent.

In this section, we will post (mostly) PO and NGO statements, analyses, etc. on the GMA administration. We also have links to background materials on GMA and her government.



State of the Nation Address (SONA)
22 July 2002

State of the Nation Address (text)
Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, 22 July 2002

Dangerous Trends in the Arroyo Administration
Akbayan Citizens' Action Party, 22 July 2002

An Open Letter on the occasion of SONA 2002 Urging Action Now on Absentee Voting
Platform of Filipino Migrant Organisations in Europe , 22 July 2002

Immediately Solve the Agrarian Reform Crisis, Madam President!
Statement of the Organized Farmers, 10 June 2002



News Summaries

SONA 2002



Links with Background Information:

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

The Macapagals

Other Materials in this Site

2002

Stuck in the Mud: Land Reform Under the Macapagal-Arroyo Administration
Saturnino Borras, 23 April 2002

2001

Pro-War Moves of Macapagal-Arroyo Administration Compromise the National Interest
Akbayan, 29 September 2001

GMA Cares for Erap, but not for Political Prisoners
Pahra Coordinating Committee on Political Prisoners Plus, 27 April 2001

Back to Work
Labor Rights and Democracy, February 2001

Hindi pa Tapos ang Laban
KOMPIL II Media Release, 31 January 2001

A Call for Continued Vigilance
Press Statement, Cordillera Peoples' Alliance (CPA), 23 January 2001

People Power: A Reprise
by the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), 22 January 2001




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