Edsa 3, ZTE, ‘Hello, Garci’: Crisis after crisis under GMA

At an event outside Metro Manila on Nov. 29, 2007, we Palace reporters were covering President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo when she abruptly ended her appearance and rushed back to Malacanang. Joyce Pañares, a colleague from the Manila Standard, noted that someone had passed a message to Arroyo at the venue before her unexpected departure. With no