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Pres. Gloria Arroyo lights the "Flame of Truth" at the EDSA Shrine with former presidents Cory Aquino and Fidel Ramos during the celebration of the 15th EDSA People Power anniversary on February 25, 2001. (OPS Photo)
EDERIC EDER, GMA News Research 02/26/2008 | 04:19 PM
Former President Corazon "Cory" Aquino and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo were once allies.
The alliance, however, was slowly eroded by numerous issues and controversies that hounded the Arroyo administration.
In the DPWH-MMDA rift over the P1.98 billion Metro Manila Interchange Construction Project, President Arroyo favored MMDA's proposed elevated u-turn. Experts question the safety of the project, which was approved without a feasibility study, while MMDA defends it. Read more
Our research shows that over a hundred high schools and colleges are in high-crime zones in Metro Manila.
Despite a full police alert in student-congested places like C.M. Recto Ave., big schools like the University of the East and Far Eastern University are beefing up their private security and installing surveillance cameras on their campuses. Read more
»Looking back: The NBN-ZTE controversy It was two years ago when the First Couple was linked to the allegedly corruption-ridden NBN-ZTE project. The Arroyo couple was recently cleared of graft charges by the Office of the Ombudsman. The critics are crying foul. How did the controversy start? What were the allegations? Let’s look at what had happened. More
»PGMA's foreign travels- summary of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's official trips abroad from 2001 to present. More
Cory : bearer of democracy, peacemaker, compassionate leaderCorazon 'Cory' Aquino, during her term as the President of the Philippines (1986-1992), not only restored democracy, but also left legacies such as the drafting of the new constitution and abolition of death penalty, among others. Read more
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PGMA's foreign travels- summary of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's official trips abroad from 2001 to present. Read more