Presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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The Presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, also known as Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Administration, spanned two terms from 20 January 2001 to 30 June 2010. She served the remainder of her predecessor Joseph Estrada's term after he was deposed, and she was elected to a full second term in 2004 which ended pursuant to the provisions of the 1987 Constitution.

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assumed the presidency at noon on 20 January 2001, following the EDSA II Revolution which ousted the democratically-elected President Estrada. As she anticipated the revolt, she told Time International in a November 2000 interview that she planned to look to two predecessors as examples: "I will follow my father's footsteps in doing what is right, and God will take care of the rest. My father is my role model. My living role model is Cory Aquino. I am prepared."

Although her recent predecessors had lived outside Malacañan Palace, Macapagal-Arroyo opted to return to her childhood home. The new President faced numerous challenges, including an unstable economy and violent counter-protests launched by Estrada's supporters. She was also accused of providing special treatment to the jailed former President. On 27 May 2001, Islamic militants abducted 20 hostages at a resort in the province of Palawan, and Macapagal-Arroyo was thrust into the ongoing battle between the government and the rebels. Several other kidnappings by various criminal gangs followed, and Macapagal-Arroyo officially adopted a hardline "no ransom" response to the rebels and launched military operations against them. Her administration was embarrassed, however, when it was revealed that several of the hostages families paid ransom to the kidnappers directly, with some claiming that officers of the Philippine Military received a portion of the funds. Macapagal-Arroyo's administration got another black mark when her consort First Gentleman José Miguel "Mike" Arroyo was accused of receiving bribes from telecommunications company ZTE that was seeking government-approved contracts.

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