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Duterte appoints Gloria Arroyo as adviser on Clark projects


President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as his adviser on Clark flagship programs and projects, Malacañang said Thursday.

Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed Arroyo’s appointment to GMA News Online, with her compensation pegged at P1 a year.

Arroyo thanked Duterte in a statement and vowed to turn Clark into "Asia's economic powerhouse in the 2020s."

"This is an immense undertaking that was one of my priority thrusts during my presidency, and I am grateful to President Rodrigo Duterte for his trust in empowering me to provide advice on this economy-boosting initiative once more," she said.

"In this time of pandemic and the worst global recession in nearly a century, the rapid harnessing of the Clark-Subic service logistics corridor for jobs, investment and inclusive development is indispensable for national recovery," the former president added.

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority took Arroyo's appointment on a positive note.

"Her wisdom and gravitas will be invaluable in making the vision of Clark as the next premier metropolis of Asia a reality," it said in a statement.

Arroyo was the country's president from January 2001 to June 2010. She then served for three consecutive terms as congresswoman of Pampanga’s second district and Speaker from 2018 to 2019. — Virgil Lopez and Dona Magsino/RSJ/LDF, GMA News

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