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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo bids goodbye to Their Majesties (King) Yang Di-Pertuan Agong and
the (Queen) Raja Permaisuri Agong during a farewell call at Istana Negara (Royal Palace)
in Kuala Lumpur Thursday (August 9). The President ended her three-day state visit to
Malaysia, forging business agreements and strengthening diplomatic ties with a strategic
southern neighbor. (Malacanang Photo). |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo displays affection to a Filipino
overseas worker during a dinner meeting with the Filipino community at the Shangri-La
Hotel in Kuala Lumpur Wednesday (August 8). Hundreds of Filipinos mobbed the President,
refusing to even let her go without touching her or saying a word or two to her.
(Malacaņang Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and First Gentleman Atty. Jose Miguel
"Mike" Arroyo pose for posterity at the Petronas Twin Towers during a visit to
the worlds tallest building in Kuala Lumpur Wednesday (August 8). (Malacaņang
Photo) |
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President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo addresses the Malaysia-Philippines Business Forum during an
assembly at Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur Wednesday (August 8). The President witnessed
the signing of several business agreements between Filipino and Malaysian businessmen
designed at strengthening economic partnership and harnessing potential for growth for
both countries. (Malacanang Photo). |
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First Gentleman Atty. Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo exchanges
pleasantries with Malaysian majesties (Queen) Raja Permaisuri Agong (L) and (King) Yang
di-Pertuan Agong during the state banquet in honor of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at
the Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday night (August 7). The King said his country
would continue to cooperate with the President in efforts to bring about peace and harmony
in Mindanao. (Malacanang Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo witnesses the signing of the Memorandum
of Understanding and exchange of documents between Malaysias Multimedia Corporation
and the Department of Trade and Industry during ceremonies at the Malaysia and Philippine
Business Forum at the Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur Wednesday (August 8). The MOU,
which concerns a study on the feasibility of implementing the national multi-purpose smart
card concept in the Philippines, was signed by Tan Sri Dato Dr. Othman Yeop Abdullah,
executive chairman of the Multimedia Corp., and DTI Secretary Manuel Roxas II. (Malacanang
Photo). |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gets assurance of the continued
cooperation of Malaysia from the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
during the State Dinner the Malaysian King and Queen, Raja Permaisauri Agong (left),
hosted Tuesday night (Aug. 7) at the Istana Negara. The President, First Gentleman Jose
Miguel T. Arroyo (right) and the members of the Philippine delegation were honored with a
State Banquet on the first night of their three-day state visit to Kuala Lumpur.
(Malacaņang Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, with (from left) Malaysian Prime
Minister Mahathir Mohamad, their Majesties Raja Permaisuri Agong and Yang Di-Pertuan Agong
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, First Gentleman Jose Miguel T. Arroyo and the Prime
Ministers wife Datin Seri Dr. Siti Hasmah Binto Haji Mohd Ali, during the State
Banquet Tuesday night (Aug. 7) at the Istana Negara. (Malacaņang Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, accompanied by Malaysian Prime Minister
Mahathir, gets a panoramic view of the administrative capital of Putrajaya from the
balcony of the sixth level of the Perdana Putra building in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday (Aug.
7). (Malacanang Photo). |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo exchanges pleasantries with His Majesty,
the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, and his wife, Raja Permaisuri Agong, at the
Shangri-la Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday (August 7). During their brief meeting, the
President extended the fraternal greetings of the Filipino people to the Royal Family of
Malaysia. (Malacaņang Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo walks with His Majesty, the Yang
Di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, and his wife, Raja Permaisuri Agong, (behind the President)
upon her arrival at the Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday (August 7). The
President, now on the first leg of her three-day visit, underscored the importance of her
visit to Malaysia as a "journey for security and stability" aimed at promoting
greater cooperation between the two countries. (Malacaņang Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo reviews the Guard of Honor of Malaysia
upon her arrival at the Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday (August 7). The
President is in Malaysia for a three-day state visit to deepen the friendship and spirit
of cooperation between Manila and Kuala Lumpur governments. (Malacaņang Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo greets Vice President Teofisto Guingona,
Jr., who led government officials and members of the diplomatic corps in wishing her a
successful three-day state visit to Malaysia. The President, accompanied by First
Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo and a small delegation of Cabinet members, left early Tuesday
morning (Aug. 7) for Kuala Lumpur. |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gets a goodbye
salute from a Tiboli tribesman before her departure Tuesday morning (Aug. 7) for a
three-day state visit to Malaysia. Also extending the President their warm wishes for a
successful journey are members of the Cabinet, Presidential Management Staff Head Victoria
Garchitorena and Executive Secretary Alberto Romulo. |
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