EQ POST Question: “If I were a psychoanalyzer, I might conclude that I was trying to, not compete with my father, but do something on my own.” George W Bush.
Gloria, is this also true about your relationship with your father? Were you not just fixing your father’s mistakes, but unconsciously undoing your father’s legacy as well?
Ate Glo: I learned this from my father, “practice what you preach!”
EQ POST Question: “They turned the media into a propaganda tool, commandeered the courts, imprisoned any opponent bold enough to speak out against them and allegedly looted the impoverished nation.” TIME
This TIME quote was about Marcos and Imelda. However, this could also be a good description of your conduct in Malacanang.
What was the real role of Mike Arroyo in making the two of you so similar to THAT couple in terms of perceived corruption?
Ate Glo : “Really, I am independent. I make decisions based on what I think is best for the nation.”- Gridiron Night, NPC ,April 20, 2001
EQ POST Question: What is your comment on the charges levelled against you by the administration?
Ate Glo: “The court has spoken, and the message is clear. In the meantime, let the trial begin. - Statement on Estrada’s arrest . April 25, 2001
EQ POST Question: You appear to have developed a close personal relationship with Imelda despite the political feuds between Marcos and your father in the past. What would be your message to Imelda now?
Ate Glo: “The days of plunder are over!”, March 20,2001
EQ POST Question : You were considered the most traveled president in our country’s history. What can you say about those costly presidential junkets?
Ate Glo: ” We are also implementing austerity measures to do more with less, a peso worth of result for every peso we spend” – Speech, Business Meeting with PCCI, February 21, 2001
EQ POST Question: How will history judge your presidency?
Ate Glo: “I have no grandiose dreams to become a great President. But I want to be a good President. Help me be a good President.”
- Speech during her first day in Malacanang, January 22, 2001