Jose Miguel Arroyo

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First Gentleman of the Philippines
Jose Miguel T. Arroyo

Born	June 27, 1946 (1946-06-27) (age 61) Manila,Philippines
Spouse	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Alma mater	Ateneo de Manila University
Religion	Roman Catholic

Current First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo is shown holding the bible for his wife Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who is taking oath as President of the Philippines on 2004.

Jose Miguel "Mike" Tuason Arroyo (born June 27, 1946) is the husband of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the current President of the Philippines and is the current First Gentleman of the Philippines, being the spouse of a female President of the Philippines. His family hails from the province of Negros Occidental, with ancestry from Fujian province,^[1] where his brother Iggy Arroyo serves as the Representative of the fifth district of the province for the Philippine Congress His major projects as First Gentleman were the funding of the training of Philippine athletes for the 2005 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines. An attorney by profession, he became the main target of attacks both against his wife's administration and his own involvement in a multiplicity of alleged scandals by the political opposition that once led to his voluntary exile.

1 Health
2 Trivia
3 References
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[edit] Health

On April 9, 2007, Mr. Arroyo underwent a successful ten hour open heart surgery after being diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm.

Twenty-two days after undergoing the critical open heart surgery, Mr. Arroyo was able to walk out of the hospital almost fully recovered.

[edit] Trivia

Mr. Arroyo is the son of the late Ignacio Lacson Arroyo and Lourdes Zaragoza Tuason,
Mr. Arroyo also known as Jose Pidal, The Big Fat Liar and King of La Loma "Lechon King"