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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
is welcomed by (counterclockwise, from right) Executive Secretary Eduardo
Ermita, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and Immigration Commissioner
Marcelino Libanan upon her arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport
in Pasay City Saturday night (Sept. 29) from New York City where she
addressed the 62nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. (Luisito
Iglesias-OPS/NIB Photo) |
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PGMA RETURNS FROM NEW YORK
VISIT -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo waves to her well-wishers upon
her arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City Saturday
night (Sept. 29) from New York City where she addressed the 62nd Session of
the United Nations General Assembly. With the President in photo are
Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan, Defense Secretary Gilbert
Teodoro, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita and Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) Chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr. (Luisito Iglesias-OPS/NIB
Photo) |
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PGMA ADDRESSES UNGA’s 62ND
SESSION--President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivers her speech during the
62nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City Friday
(Sept. 28). In her speech, the President underscored the need for all
countries in the world to build bridges of peace and prosperity, saying "the
place to start is building a stronger United Nations." (Benjamin Basug-
OPS/NIB Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
meets members of the Malacańang Press Corps during a "Coffee with the
Philippine Media" she hosted for them Thursday morning (Sept. 27, New York
City time) at the Waldorf Astoria Towers in New York City. The President is
in New York City to address the 62nd Session of the United Nations General
Assembly and to promote the Philippines as an investment destination.
(Benjamin Basug/OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
is the principal guest at the luncheon meeting organized by the United
States-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Business Council
headed by its president Matthew Daley (third from right) at the Norse Suite
of the Waldorf Astoria Towers in New York City Thursday (Sept.27, New York
time). The luncheon meeting was hosted by AIG president and chief executive
officer Martin Sullivan (partly hidden, second from left). (Benjamin Basug/OPS-NIB
Photo) |
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PGMA AT RP OUTSOURCING SUMMIT
IN NEW YORK -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivers her speech before
top American business leaders and investors during the Outsourcing Summit:
Roadmap 2010 - New Directions in Offshoring and Outsourcing to the
Philippines Thursday (Sept. 27, New York time) at the Waldorf Astoria Towers
in New York City. In her speech, the President exhorted the American
business executives to visit the Philippines and "explore all that the
country has to offer you and your business." (Benjamin Basug/OPS-NIB Photo) |
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A beaming President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo presents a Presidential Citation to the members of the
Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNAA) task force for the National
Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for its initiatives and efforts in
campaigning at the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) for
the Philippines to be declared an international testing site for Filipino
aspirants to the nursing profession in the United States. Representing the
PNAA task force for NCLEX is Ms. Filipinas Lowery (right). The presentation
of the citation was made during the "Coffee with the Filipino Community
Leaders" hosted by the President at the Waldorf Astoria Towers Wednesday
night (Sept. 26, New York time). (Benjamin Basug-OPS/NIB Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
receives a Plaque of Recognition of Excellence from a group of Filipino
community leaders on behalf of the Filipino-American Community of Northeast
United States of America in recognition of her commitment to better the
lives of Filipinos across the globe and the great economic strides that the
Philippines has achieved in recent years. Earlier, the Chief Executive
conferred Presidential awards on members of the Fil-Am community during the
"Coffee with the Filipino Community Leaders" which she hosted Wednesday
night (New York time, Sept. 26) at the Waldorf Astoria Towers in New York
City. (Benjamin Basug-OPS/NIB Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
awards the Presidential Medal of Merit to Alberto Florentino, a renowned
Filipino playwright, during the presentation of citations which highlighted
the "Coffee with the Filipino Community Leaders" hosted by the President
Wednesday night (Sept. 26, New York time) at the Waldorf Astoria Towers in
New York City. Florentino has garnered numerous awards not only as a
playwright, starting with a Palanca Award for his very first play in 1954,
but also as an editor and publisher. He also helped six major Filipino
writers to become recognized as National Artists for Literature. (Benjamin
Basug/OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
presents a Presidential Citation to Philippine Consul General Cecilia Rebong
of the Philippine Consulate in New York after conferring on her the Order of
Lakandula with the rank of Grand Officer in fitting ceremonies highlighting
the "Coffee with the Filipino Community Leaders" hosted by the President
Wednesday night (New York time, Sept. 26) at the Waldorf Astoria Towers. The
awardee was the chief of the Presidential Protocol Office in 2002-2004
before her posting in New York. (Benjamin Basug/OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
gestures to emphasize a point in her speech during the "Coffee with the
Filipino Community Leaders" which she hosted Wednesday night (Sept. 26, New
York time) at the Waldorf Astoria Towers in New York City. In her speech,
the President congratulated the members of the Filipino community in the
United States for their achievements and thanked them for being valuable
members of the American economy and the American community as she urged them
to "continue to be valuable members of the Philippine community and the
Philippine family." (Benjamin Basug-OPS/NIB Photo) |
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A visibly elated President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo listens as TeleTech Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer Kenneth Tuchman (second from left) cites the advantages of investing
in the Philippines during the luncheon he hosted for her and her delegation
Wednesday (Sept. 26 - New York time) at the Louis XVI Suite of the Waldorf
Astoria Towers in New York City. Tuchman describes Teletech’s Philippine
operations as his company’s “biggest success story.” (Benjamin Basug/OPS-NIB
Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
beams as she is introduced by former United States President Bill Clinton
(extreme left) as the head of state of the Philippines and his former
classmate at Georgetown University during the Clinton Global Initiative
(CGI) Opening Plenary at the Sheraton New York Hotel in New York City
Wednesday (Sept. 26, New York time). The CGI brings together a community of
global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the
world's most pressing problems. The President is one of the six panelists of
the CGI opening plenary. Others in photo are World Bank President Robert
Zoellick and Wal-Mart President and Chief Executive Officer H. Lee Scott
(second and third from right, respectively). (Benjamin Basug/OPS-NIB Photo) |
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PGMA AT THE 2007 CLINTON
GLOBAL INITIATIVE FORUM IN NEW YORK CITY -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
fields a question by former United States President Bill Clinton (extreme
left) during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Opening Plenary Wednesday
morning (Sept. 26, New York time) at the Sheraton New York Hotel in New York
City. The CGI was launched in 2005 as a non-partisan catalyst for action,
bringing together a community of global leaders to devise and implement
innovative solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges. The
President, one of the panelists in the CGI Opening Plenary, is joined on
stage by other panelists (from right) former US Vice President Al Gore,
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, President Hamid Karzai of the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, and Wal-Mart President
and Chief Executive Officer H. Lee Scott. (Benjamin Basug/OPS-NIB Photo) |
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PGMA ARRIVES IN NEW YORK CITY
-- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is all smiles as she is welcomed by one
of the officials of the Philippine Mission to the United Nations and other
officials of the Philippine Consulate General in New York City upon her
arrival at 5:15 a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 26-New York City time) at the Waldorf
Astoria Towers along Madison Avenue in New York City. The President will
attend the 62nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Clinton
Global Initiative Forum, and the Third Meeting of the Women Leaders’ Working
Group. (Benjamin Basug/OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
shakes hands with Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief Gen.
Hermogenes Esperon Jr. during the Foyers honors accorded at the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 prior to her departure for New York
City Tuesday night (Sept. 25) to attend the 62nd Session of the United
Nations General Assembly, the Clinton Global Initiative Forum, and the Third
Meeting of the Women Leaders’ Working Group. (Rolando Mailo -- OPS-NIB
Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
is escorted by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief Gen. Hermogenes
Esperon Jr. during the Foyer honors accorded her at the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 prior to her departure for New York
City Tuesday night (Sept. 25) to attend the 62nd Session of the United
Nations General Assembly, the Clinton Global Initiative Forum and the Third
Meeting of the Women Leaders’ Working Group. (Rolando Mailo -- OPS-NIB
Photo) |
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