Rating Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as President of the Philippines.

Hello Cyrus, I believe despite of GMA's transactional and Track record, she was able to turn things around in this economy, most specially during the eve of financial crisis, which prevented and save us from loosing more jobs. for the rating i believe i can still go for nine, people are more into negative issues but they didn't see the good things that she did. the only thing i hated her about is her way into avoiding issues and yet running again for another lower position.

i will give her 5, not only her but all presidents in the past. she has done a good job as anybody else. there were good projects and bad ones too. in politics, greed and corruption are always present and that's the reason why i cannot give more than that rating.

Well if only she has answered all the allegations against her and not mentioning the midnight appointees she made, I would give her more than passing grade. Weighing the goodness she has done against the negative feedback I put her on 6 being 10 the highest. She was indeed good in tying to make the country afloat during the times when US was having their financial crisis. For the calamities that hit us was pretty okay for me how they handled things. And the infrastructure they made in her administration, although I do not agree that all of those that she showed on TV are hers. The LRT 2 is not in her administration and some roads and highways were not her project. The only reason why she has outperformed her predecessors was because she was able to stay longer in her term she enjoyed the last 3 years of President Estrada's term and the full 6 year term when she decided to ran again as President.

I give her a 5/10 rating. My family was really personally affected in her administration in the sense that her corruption sent us into the red. In fairness, it started with Erap's inept government. Even though I have been working during her term, I experienced only slight economic improvement. My main problem was that whenever I had issues which I only the government could resolve, like SSS or the court system, there was so much corruption that at the end of the day, I would end up spending more than what I would get. Plus, she has Dato and Mikey as kids...need I say more? I gave her a 5 because even in my biased mind, I acknowledge that she has done things that have long-term economic impact. Her BPOs and ROROs will make a significant impact on our economy. History will be kinder to GMA than I have been.

I give her an 8. She got good projects and somehow our economy was stable despite everything that had happened all over the world. She's corrupt though and our debt in the world bank tripled on her term...

I would like to give her a passing grade of 7 because she has done a lot for the country but I am much disappointed with the men in her life (her husband and son) because they were the one who brought her name to shame.

I come from Negros Oriental, too. On a scale of one to ten--ten being the highest--I would give her eight. I believe that she is really a good president. I have seen a lot of projects in our country. These projects were not seen by the people because the media focus on the issues thrown against her family and her administration. If only the media would be fair enough, I think the rating of our president would not be low. Our president was criticized very much because she is really good. Most of her critics are aiming for higher positions and personal benefits. The others are just supporting the critics because they have nothing to do with their lives. To be fair, I have noticed the scandals that our president, her family, and administrations were involved. If she would be proven guilty, then she would be punished up to the extent of the law. I am hoping the the people would realize how much efforts our president have given to improve our country and to uplift the status of living of her people. If we will keep on asking for benefits from the government without doing our share then for sure nothing would happen to us. Have a blessed day!

I can give her a rate of 6. I voted her last 2004 election believing that she is not corrupt but no other than her husband and other people that surrounds her. But after a few years of her service, I admit that I had a wrong belief. She did nothing but for herself and family. But of course, she also did some good deeds but because she had to cover anomalies that involved her.

GMA is a hardworking, brave and intelligent President. It is only the people behind her that pulls her down. Whether the scandals are true or not, I will still give her a rate of 8 out of 10 because she was able to save the Philippine economy amidst of the global recession. Only few leaders can maintain and improve the national economy that was destroyed by the former administration. It is also very difficult to find a non-corrupt President. So whether she's corrupt or not, what matters most is the result of her administration. And I think it is "a little bit satisfactory" compared to the former administration.