Philippine President Gloria Arroyo pushes through with her reform agenda despite "political noise"
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo addresses a business conference in the financial district of Makati, 29 June 2005. Embattled Philippine President Gloria Arroyo announced that her controversial husband is going into foreign exile but indicated that she would tough it out against opposition moves to oust her over alleged election cheating. Arroyo told a business conference she was pushing through with her reform agenda amid a "looming oil crisis" after getting Congress to pass painful revenue measures.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo addresses a business conference in the financial district of Makati, 29 June 2005. Embattled Philippine President Gloria Arroyo announced that her controversial husband is going into foreign exile but indicated that she would tough it out against opposition moves to oust her over alleged election cheating. Arroyo told a business conference she was pushing through with her reform agenda amid a "looming oil crisis" after getting Congress to pass painful revenue measures.