ShareThisSAN FRANCISCO – Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, now congresswoman of Pampanga, and her husband Jose Miguel Arroyo, are on a week-long vacation in the United States and meetings with the Filipino community.
The couple, who were known to have had properties in San Francisco, flew to the US last week, three days after the House of Representatives voted to impeach her appointee to the Office of Ombudsman, Merceditas Gutierrez, and as Congress went into recess.
Due to her early flight to US, Congresswoman Arroyo missed a meeting of lady lawmakers led by Rep. Gina de Venecia of Pangasinan with President Benigno S. Aquino III in Malacanang.
Mrs. Arroyo disclosed she will hold a series of meetings with the Filipino community in Los Angeles and other cities.
The House of Representatives, meanwhile, has approved on third and final reading a bill penalizing motorists who are driving under the influence of alcohol and illegal substances which was authored by Mrs. Arroyo.
“While other countries have institutionalized their policy regarding driving under the influence of alcohol (DUIA), the Philippines has seemingly remained reserved and lenient in punishing drunk drivers,” said Arroyo.