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INTERVIEW PLAN

Name of the interviewer:

Arnel B. Ditan Jr.

Name of person to be interviewed:

Congressman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Profile of the interviewee:

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947) is a Filipino politician who served as the

14thPresident of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12thVice President of the Philippines

from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the

2nd District of Pampanga. She was the country's second female president (after Corazn

Aquino), and the daughter of former President DiosdadoMacapagal.

Arroyo was a former professor of economics at Ateneo De Manila University where Noynoy

Aquino was one of her students.She entered government in 1987, serving as assistant secretary

and undersecretary of the Department of Trade and Industry upon the invitation of President

Corazn Aquino. After serving as a senator from 1992 to 1998, she was elected to the vice

presidency under President Joseph Estrada, despite having run on an opposing ticket. After

Estrada was accused of corruption, she resigned her cabinet position as Secretary of Social

Welfare and Development and joined the growing opposition to the president, who faced

impeachment. Estrada was soon forced from office by the EDSA Revolution of 2001, and

Arroyo was sworn into the presidency by Chief Justice HilarioDavide, Jr. on January 20, 2001.

She was elected to a full six-year presidential term in the controversial May 2004 Philippine

elections, and was sworn in on June 30, 2004. Following her presidency she was elected to the

House of Representatives, making her the second Philippine presidentafter Jose P. Laurelto

pursue a lower office after their presidency.On November 18, 2011, Arroyo was arrested

following the filing of criminal charges against her for electoral fraud. As of December 9, 2011,

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she is incarcerated at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City under charges of

electoral sabotage.

Objectives:

This interview aims to gather information about the article Its the Economy, Student!

which is written by Congressman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo when she is under hospital

detention. In the article, she compared the achievements during her regime and the present

administration. She also reveals truth about the economic status of the Philippines and about

President Aquino.

Planned Questions:

1. What are the significant features of the article?2. What are the objectives of your essay?3. What is your purpose in writing this article?4. What do you think will be the impact of this article to PNOY?5. As a former president, what can you say about being in the position?6. Why should every presidents prioritize economy?7. What is your basis to tell that a president is a good president?8. Is this just a form of your retaliation to the current president?

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