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                    [Title] => Journalists in RP an endangered species, Arroyo says
                    [Summary] => If Filipino journalists are an "endangered species," at least they can take comfort they won’t go the way of the dinosaur.


President Arroyo was a no-show at the "Gridiron Night" held Monday at the Manila Hotel. But that didn’t stop her from delivering her response to the roasting she got from members of the National Press Club (NPC), organizers of the annual affair intended to poke fun at the failings, imagined or otherwise, of the nation’s top public officials.
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Presidential spokesman and concurrent Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye told The STAR President Arroyo would be more than represented by all press-related officials led by himself.

"The entire press office would be there," Bunye said.
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The President’s 35-year marriage came under severe test recently when her husband was accused by opposition Senator Panfilo Lacson of allegedly opening the Jose Pidal account with his personal secretary, Vicky Toh to launder money.
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"Let me thank you that the jokes and the roasting were medium rare. I dread the thought of coming back next year when you’ve had a full year of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo," the President said after the skit presented by the NPC at its headquarters in Intramuros.
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"Let me thank you that the jokes and the roasting were medium rare. I dread the thought of coming back next year when you’ve had a full year of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo," the President said after the skit presented by the NPC at its headquarters in Intramuros.
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Sinabi ng Pangulo sa kanyang talumpati sa Gridiron Night ng National Press Club na malaya siyang nagdedesisyon na ibinabatay sa alam niyang makakabuti sa bansa.
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                    [Title] => Journalists in RP an endangered species, Arroyo says
                    [Summary] => If Filipino journalists are an "endangered species," at least they can take comfort they won’t go the way of the dinosaur.


President Arroyo was a no-show at the "Gridiron Night" held Monday at the Manila Hotel. But that didn’t stop her from delivering her response to the roasting she got from members of the National Press Club (NPC), organizers of the annual affair intended to poke fun at the failings, imagined or otherwise, of the nation’s top public officials.
[DatePublished] => 2004-10-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 265957 [Title] => GMA snubs Gridiron Night [Summary] => President Arroyo sent word yesterday she would not be available to attend the annual Gridiron Night by the National Press Club (NPC) at the Manila Hotel due to previously scheduled appointments.

Presidential spokesman and concurrent Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye told The STAR President Arroyo would be more than represented by all press-related officials led by himself.

"The entire press office would be there," Bunye said.
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This is what President Arroyo tried to impress upon her critics when she brought her husband, children and daughters-in-law with her to watch the annual "Gridiron Night" of the National Press Club (NPC) Saturday at the Manila Hotel. [DatePublished] => 2003-09-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 220342 [Title] => No laughs for the First Couple at Press Club’s ‘Gridiron’ [Summary] => President Arroyo and embattled First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo set aside supposed marital blues yesterday to watch together the annual "Gridiron Night" of the National Press Club (NPC).

The President’s 35-year marriage came under severe test recently when her husband was accused by opposition Senator Panfilo Lacson of allegedly opening the Jose Pidal account with his personal secretary, Vicky Toh to launder money.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 159425 [Title] => GMA inasar ang media sa 'Gridiron' [Summary] => Hindi pumayag si Pangulong Arroyo na maisahan siya ng media sa ginanap na pagtatanghal ng tradisyunal na "Gridiron Night" ng National Press Club (NPC) at bago panoorin ang mga kritisismo ng mamamahayag sa kanyang administrasyon, naunang namukol ng mga puna at patutsada ang Pangulo sa mga mamamahayag at gayundin sa NPC.
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"Let me thank you that the jokes and the roasting were medium rare. I dread the thought of coming back next year when you’ve had a full year of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo," the President said after the skit presented by the NPC at its headquarters in Intramuros.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 86279 [Title] => ‘Gridiron’ gives humorless Gloria medium-rare roasting [Summary] => The heat was turned on, but the National Press Club (NPC)’s Gridiron Friday night proved more than bearable for President Arroyo.

"Let me thank you that the jokes and the roasting were medium rare. I dread the thought of coming back next year when you’ve had a full year of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo," the President said after the skit presented by the NPC at its headquarters in Intramuros.
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Sinabi ng Pangulo sa kanyang talumpati sa Gridiron Night ng National Press Club na malaya siyang nagdedesisyon na ibinabatay sa alam niyang makakabuti sa bansa.
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