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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo troops the line during the arrival honors accorded her at the
Villamor Air Base in Pasay City upon her return Sunday morning (July 2) from her
successful official visits to the Vatican, Italy and Spain. (Michael Rey Baniquet-OPS-NIB
Photo) |
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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo confers with Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita after the arrival
honors accorded her at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City upon her return Sunday morning
(July 2) form her successful official visits to the Vatican, Italy and Spain. Also in
photo is Vice President Noli de Castro. (Michael Rey Baniquet-OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo confers with Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Generoso Senga after
the arrival honors accorded her at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City upon her return
Sunday morning (July 2) from her successful official visits to the Vatican, Italy and
Spain. Also in photo are Vice President Noli de Castro and Executive Secretary Eduardo
Ermita (partly hidden, second from left). (Michael Rey Baniquet-- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gestures with both hands to stress a point as she addresses the
Filipino community in Spain during a meeting with them Friday (June 30) at the Auditorium
of the Centro Cultural de Conde Duque in Madrid. (Marcelino Pascua -- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and First Gentleman Atty. Jose Miguel Arroyo (extreme left) pose
with King Juan Carlos I of Spain (extreme right) and Queen Sofia before their luncheon
meeting Friday (June 30) at the Palacio Real de Madrid. (Marcelino Pascua -- OPS-NIB
Photo) |
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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo presents a Presidential citation to Anton Arbulu Ormaechea of
Zumarragako Alkatea after she conferred on him the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of
Lakan during her meeting with the Filipino community in Spain Friday (June 30) at the
Auditorium of the Centro Cultural de Conde Duque in Madrid. At center is Philippine
Ambassador to Spain Joseph Bernardo. (Marcelino Pascua--OPS-NIB Photo) |
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PGMA
WITH THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY IN MADRID --President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is greeted
by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Spain during her meeting with them Friday (June 30)
at the Centro Cultural de Conde Duque in Madrid. The Chief Executive’s meeting with
the Filipino community in Spain was among the highlights of her two-day official visit to
Spain from June 29-30. Marcelino Pascua -- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo views the beautiful mural depicting the customs and traditions of
Filipinos during her visit to the Filipino Exhibit at the Centro Cultural de Conde Duque
in Madrid, Spain Friday (June 30). The Chief Executive visited the exhibit as part of her
two-day official visit to Spain from June 29-30. (Marcelino Pascua --OPS-NIB Photo) |
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VIEWS MADRID FIL’ EXHIBIT--President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo views the books
depicting the culture and history of the Philippines which are on display during the
Filipino Exhibit at the Centro Cultural de Conde Duque in Madrid, Spain Friday (June 30).
The Chief Executive visited the exhibit as part of her two-day official visit to Spain
from June 29-30. (Marcelino Pascua-- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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AT FIL’ EXHIBIT IN MADRID--President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, wearing a regal
orange attire, beams as she arrived Friday (June 30) at the Centro Cultural de Conde Duque
in Madrid, Spain to visit the Filipino Exhibit in the area. The President visited the
exhibit as part of her two-day official visit to Spain from June 29-30. (Marcelino
Pascua-- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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PGMA
IN MADRID -- A beaming President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is welcomed by His Majesty King
Juan Carlos I of Spain upon her arrival Thursday night (June 29) at the King's Office in
Palacio de la Zarzuela in Madrid. The President is in Spain for a two-day official visit.
She had earlier made similar visits to the Republic of Italy and the Vatican where she had
a private audience with Pope Benedict XVI. (MARCELINO PASCUA -- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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WITH KING JUAN CARLOS I -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shakes hands with His Majesty
King Juan Carlos I of Spain before their meeting at the King's Office at the Palacio de la
Zarzuela in Madrid Thursday night (June 29). The Chief Executive is in Spain for a two-day
official visit. (MARCELINO PASCUA -- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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WITH SPANISH CONGRESS SPEAKER -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gestures as she talks
to Speaker of Spanish Congress Manuel Marin during their meeting Thursday (June 29) at the
Congreso de los Diputados (House of the Deputies) in Madrid, Spain. (MARCELINO PASCUA--
OPS-NIB Photo) |
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AT AYUNTAMIENTO DE MADRID -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivers her message in
Spanish during her visit to the Ayuntamiento de Madrid (Madrid City Hall) where she was
awarded the Most Distinguished Visitor Thursday (June 29). Looking on is Mayor Alberto
Ruiz-Gallardo of Madrid. (MARCELINO PASCUA -- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shakes hands with Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardo of Madrid, Spain
during her visit Thursday (June 29) to the Ayuntamiento de Madrid (Madrid City Hall) at
Plaza de la Villa 4 in Madrid. The President is in Spain for a two-day official visit.
(MARCELINO PASCUA-- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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AT RIZAL MONUMENT IN MADRID -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is escorted by Madrid
Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardo (left) and First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo after offering a
wreath at the foot of the Rizal Monument at the Avenida de Las Islas Filipinas in Madrid,
Spain Thursday (June 29). The Rizal Monument, which is a replica of the national hero's
monument at Manila's Rizal Park, is situated at Santander Park in Madrid. It was built in
1996 in commemoration of the death centenary of Rizal. (MARCELINO PASCUA-- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo salutes after offering a wreath at the foot of the Rizal Monument
at the Avenida de Las Islas Filipinas in Madrid Spain Thursday (June 29). The Rizal
Monument, which is a replica of the national hero’s monument at Manila’s Rizal
Park, is situated at a corner of Santander Park on Calle Santander corner Avenida de las
Islas Filipinas in Madrid. It was built in 1996 in commemoration of the death centenary of
Rizal. With the President in photo is Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardo of Madrid. (MARCELINO
PASCUA-- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is welcomed by Speaker of Spanish Congress Manuel Marin upon her
arrival Thursday (June 29) at the lobby of the Congreso de los Diputados (House of the
Deputies) in Madrid, Spain. The President is in Spain for a two-day official visit.
(MARCELINO PASCUA-- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo beams as she receives from Speaker of Spanish Congress Manuel
Marin a miniature powder compact containing the First Spanish Constitution of 1812 as a
token during her visit to the Congreso de los Diputados in Madrid Thursday (June 29). The
President is in Spain for a two-day official visit. (MARCELINO PASCUA -- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo meets with the officials of the Confederacion Espanola de
Organizaciones Emporesariales (CEOE) headed by its president Don Jesus Banagas during a
luncheon meeting Thursday (June 29) at the CEOE Headquarters in Madrid, Spain. CEOE is the
top Spanish businessmen's organization with a membership of one million private and public
companies. (MARCELINO PASCUA-- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo meets with the officials of the Confederacion Espanola de
Organizaciones Emporesariales (CEOE) headed by its president Don Jesus Banagas during a
luncheon meeting Thursday (June 29) at the CEOE Headquarters in Madrid, Spain. CEOE is the
top Spanish businessmen's organization with a membership of one million private and public
companies. (MARCELINO PASCUA-- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo receives a
replica of the flag of the Spanish Guardia Civil from Spanish President Jose
Luis-Rodriguez Zapatero during the exchange of historical icons following their Four Eyes
(One-on-One) Meeting Thursday (June 29) at the Palacio de la Moncloa in Madrid. The
President is in Spain for a two-day official visit. (MARCELINO PASCUA-- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gestures as she is presented by Spanish President Jose Luis
Rodriguez Zapatero the replica of the uniform of the Spanish Guardia Civil during the
exchange of historical icons following their Four Eyes (One-on-One) Meeting at the Palacio
de la Moncloa in Madrid Thursday night (June 29). The President is in Madrid for a two-day
official visit. (MARCELINO PASCUA-- OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo presents the Bells of Iglesia de Baler to Spanish President Jose
Luis-Rodriguez Zapatero during the exchange of historical icons following their Four Eyes
(One-on-One) Meeting at the Palacio de la Moncloa in Madrid Thursday night (June 29).
Looking on are (from left) Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano, Trade and Industry
Secretary Peter Favila, and Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo. (MARCELINO PASCUA--
OPS-NIB Photo) |
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