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Duterte taps Gloria Arroyo as adviser on Clark programs
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Nov 26 2020 04:54 PM | Updated as of Nov 26 2020 09:13 PMMANILA (3rd UPDATE) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as his adviser for Clark in Pampanga, as the government hopes to turn the area into "the next premier metropolis," Malacañang said Thursday.
Duterte tapped Arroyo, who had also served as House Speaker until June 2019, as Presidential Adviser on Clark Flagship Programs and Projects, "with compensation rate of One Peso (P1.00) per annum," Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. "Arroyo's wisdom and her vast experience as a former head of state and head of government, coupled with her great concern in her native Pampanga, would be valuable as she would assist the Administration.
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