Mike Arroyo
First Gentleman of the Philippines
In role
January 20, 2001 – June 30, 2010
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byLoi Estrada (First Lady)
Succeeded byVacant
Liza Araneta Marcos[lower-alpha 1] (First Lady)
Second Gentleman of the Philippines
Assumed role
June 30, 1998 – January 20, 2001
Vice PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byLoi Estrada
Succeeded byRuth de Lara (as Second Lady)
Personal details
Born
Jose Miguel Tuason Arroyo

(1945-06-27) June 27, 1945
Negros Occidental, Philippine Commonwealth
NationalityFilipino
Spouse
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(m. 1968)​
RelationsIgnacio Arroyo Jr. (brother)
Diosdado Macapagal (father-in-law)
ChildrenMikey Arroyo
Luli Arroyo-Bernas
Dato Arroyo
Parent(s)Ignacio Lacson Arroyo
Lourdes Zaragoza Tuason
Alma materAteneo de Manila University
ProfessionLawyer

Jose Miguel Tuason Arroyo (Tagalog pronunciation: [ɐˈɾɔjɔ]; born June 27, 1945), also known as Mike Arroyo, is a former First Gentleman of the Philippines. A lawyer by profession, he is the husband of former president and house speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He is the first and, to date, only male spouse of a President of the Philippines and Vice President of the Philippines until Manases Reyes Carpio when Sara Duterte took office as Vice President.

Family and personal life

Tomb of Arroyo's ancestors, Jesusa Araneta-Lacson and María Teresa Arroyo, in the graveyard adjoining Santuario de Santo Cristo, San Juan, Metro Manila

Arroyo's great-great-grandparents were Ignacio Arroyo and Doña María Pidal, who had three children: Maria Beatriz del Rosario Arroyo (an Ilongga nun who is a candidate for sainthood in the Catholic Church); José María Arroyo; and Mariano Arroyo. José María became a senator in 1919, whilst Mariano was elected governor of Iloilo province in Western Visayas region in 1928. Senator José María Arroyo and his wife, Jesusa Araneta-Lacson of Negros Occidental, produced seven children, one of whom was Ignacio Lacson Arroyo.

The younger Ignacio subsequently married Lourdes Zaragoza Tuason and had two sons and a daughter, Jose Miguel, his brother, Ignacio Arroyo Jr., and sister Maria Lourdes.[1]

Jose Miguel is married to Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal in 1968, and the couple has three children: Juan Miguel ("Mikey"); Evangelina Lourdes ("Luli"); and Diosdado ("Dato"). Luli married former investment banker and director of the Ayala Foundation, J. Aloysius "Luigi" Bernas on November 5, 2008.[2]

Public life

Arroyo in 2010, departing from St. Luke's Medical Center

In the 1960s, Arroyo was the publisher of the teen-oriented magazine Teenstone, a publication set up by guitarist Ramon Jacinto and his group the Rioteers.[3]

Arroyo's major project whilst occupying the role of the First Gentleman was the sourcing of funds for the training of Filipino athletes in preparation for the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, for which the Philippines was the host nation.

Health

The former First Gentleman's fragile health has been a public affair since April 9, 2007, when he underwent open heart surgery after being diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm. The procedure lasted for ten hours but was considered successful, and 22 days after the operation, Arroyo had almost completely recovered and was discharged from hospital. However, Arroyo's health since 2007 has been described as "questionable", with serious abdominal pains resulting in an emergency landing in 2008, and another heart-related hospital visit in 2010.[4]

Controversies

During the period his wife's rule, Arroyo became the main target of attacks, including those against his wife's administration, and his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal[5] led him to opt for voluntary exile as a management technique.[6]

Awards and decorations

Ancestry

Notes

  1. ↑ Arroyo was the last to assume the role of First Gentleman, which would be the male equivalent of First Lady, in a regular capacity. President Benigno Aquino III was a bachelor. But his siblings are also visiting in a state visit or the palace will hire a professionals. While Rodrigo Duterte had Honeylet Avanceña as his unmarried partner, Avanceña never held the role of First Lady under a regular capacity.

References

  1. ↑ "GMA NEWS.TV, Mike Arroyo's kin may become a saint – report". Gmanews.tv. June 17, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  2. ↑ "www.abs-cbnnews.com, Luli Arroyo marries Luigi Bernas in Tagaytay". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  3. ↑ Jacinto, Ramon 'RJ' (October 13, 2003). "Rock 'n' roll will never die, not while I'm around". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. C4. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ Angelo S. Samonte (March 25, 2010). "Mike Arroyo rushed to hospital". globalbalita.com. Global Balita. Archived from the original (Web page) on July 11, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Controversies involving First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo". Associated Press. February 8, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  6. ↑ Mendez, Christina (July 8, 2005). "Wrong Arroyo went into exile — Pimentel". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Filipino recipients of Japanese decorations and Japanese recipients of Philippine decorations". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Real Decreto 1589/2007, de 30 de noviembre, por el que se concede el Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica a Su Excelencia señor Jose Miguel Arroyo" (PDF) (in Spanish). Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE). Retrieved November 27, 2015.
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