Jose Miguel Arroyo

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Jose Miguel Arroyo
13th First Gentleman of the Philippines
In role January 20, 2001 – June 30, 2010
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Loi Estrada
Succeeded by	Vacant (Kris Aquino, de facto)
Second Gentleman of the Philippines
In role June 30, 1998 – January 20, 2001
President	Joseph Estrada
Preceded by	Loi Estrada
Succeeded by	Ruthie Guingona
Personal details
Born	Jose Miguel Tuason Arroyo (1945-06-27) June 27, 1945 (age 76) Negros Occidental, Philippine Commonwealth
Nationality	Filipino
Spouse(s)	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ​ ​ (m. 1968)​
Relations	Ignacio Arroyo Jr. (brother)
Children	Mikey Arroyo Luli Arroyo-Bernas Dato Arroyo
Parent(s)	Ignacio Lacson Arroyo Lourdes Zaragoza Tuason
Alma mater	Ateneo de Manila University
Profession	Lawyer

Jose Miguel Tuason Arroyo (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 only male spouse of a President of the Philippines and Vice President of the Philippines.

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.

Ignacio subsequently married Lourdes Zaragoza Tuason and had two sons, Jose Miguel and his brother, Ignacio Arroyo Jr.^[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, in Tagaytay Highlands.^[2]

Public life[]

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

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. Beyond that, not much else is known.

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.^[3]

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^[4] led him to opt for voluntary exile as a management technique.^[5]

Awards and decorations[]

•  Spain:
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2007)

Ancestry[]

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