Macapagal Arroyo, Gloria

1947 - Born on the 5th of April in Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines.

1968 - She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Assumption College as a Magna Cum Laude.

1978 - She pursued a Master's Degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University Philippines.

1985 - She received Doctorate Degree in Economics from the University of the Philippines.

1987 - She was invited by President Corazon Aquino  to join the

government as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry.

1992 - She became a Senator in the Philippines.

1995 - She was re-elected as a Senator of the Philippines topping the senatorial election with nearly

16 million votes, the highest number of votes received by any politician for any position

in Philippine electoral history. 1998 - She became the Vice-President of the Philippines.

         - She was appointed as a Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development

appointed by President Joseph Estrada.

2000 - She resigned from the cabinet, distancing herself from then President Estrada, who was

accused of corruption.

2001 - On the 20th of January she was sworn as the 14th president of the Philippines by Supreme

Court Justice Hilario Davide.

2004 - She was reelected as President of the Philippines. She is still the President of the Philippines

up to this day.