Suicide aircraft attacks on The World Trade Center and the Pentagon left untold numbers injured or dead and threw the cities into chaos on September 11, 2001. It began at the height of a morning rush hour in the nation's largest city. A plane, reportedly a hijacked American Airlines jet, slammed into one tower of the 110-story World Trade Center. As smoke and flames poured out of the building and rescue workers battled to save victims, a second plane hit the second tower. The two towers soon collapsed. Huge clouds of smoke hung over Manhattan. The nearby Wall Street financial markets were shut down. A short time later, another plane struck the Pentagon, touching off a massive explosion and fire, and tearing a hole in one side of the historic building.
President Bush vowed 'terrorism will not stand' and immediately broke off a visit to Florida to return to Washington. Police and military forces all around the country are on alert. Special anti-terrorist units were mobilized in many cities. The United Nations and the Sears Tower in Chicago were also evacuated.
The Trade Center was the target of another terrorist strike eight years ago, a car bomb that damaged the building and caused casualties but did not bring either of the towers down. The attack on the World Trade Center Tuesday was not the first on the 110-story twin towers. In February 1993, a truck bomb exploded there, killing six people, and displacing business in the complex for six months. Six Islamic militants were convicted in the bombing, and sentenced to life in prison. The attack was meant to pressure the United States to stay out of the Middle East and curb its support of Israel.
Until Tuesday's attack, the most serious case of terrorism in the United States occurred in April of 1995, when a truck bomb exploded at a federal government office building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people. Timothy McVeigh was convicted of federal murder charges and executed in June. In a more recent terrorist incident, the US-S Cole was refueling in Yemen's port of Aden in October of last year when a small boat pulled alongside it and detonated explosives, killing 17 US servicemen. US authorities suspect Saudi exile Osama bin Laden was responsible for the incident.
In August of 1998, bombings at the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania killed 224 people. Osama bin Laden is again blamed. In one of the worst cases of terrorism in the air, 270 people were killed when Pan Am 103 (a Boeing 747) exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, on a flight from London to New York in December 1988.
In Saudi Arabia in June 1996, an attack on the US military complex at Khobar Towers killed 19 Americans. Members of a Saudi militant group were indicted for the attack. Seven months earlier, a car bomb detonated at a US military headquarters in Riyadh, killing five American service personnel.
Enneagram Type 7:
Epicure, Entertainer, Optimist, Adventurer or Rationalizer
You want to be fascinating, fascinated, optimistic and enthusiastic. More importantly, you want to be stimulated, creative, positive and excited. You see yourself as visionary, diverse and playful. You would like others to see you as interesting, sophisticated and fun loving. Your idealized image is that you are happy and joyful.
Outgoing and spontaneous, you love anything that is new, novel or unusual. A charmed charmer, you are fascinated by people, places and ideas. Upbeat, positive and optimistic, you naturally cheer up and inspire others. Quick to laugh and make a joke, you easily entertain people. You are also easily entertained. An idealist and visionary, you strive to create a paradise on earth by sharing your vision of love, equality and freedom. A ‘jack of all trades’, you often have diverse skills and interests. You are innovative, multi-talented, creative and at home in the world of things and experiences.
Like the hummingbird that moves in a frenzied blur from flower to flower, you seek the sweet nectar of excitement, new experiences, people and travel. If life gets you down, you escape your anxiety and boredom through variety and activity. Uneasiness is kept at bay by keeping busy with interesting and diverse experiences. Seeking a positive future with unlimited possibilities, you believe that the sky is the limit. You enjoy new ideas and live in the world of your imagination where you can manifest your dreams. You have a talent for squeezing the boredom and monotony out of routine tasks, turning the mundane into the magical.
A creative spirit, you need to be free to follow your heart. Eternally young, you have the light-heartedness of a precocious child or court jester. For you, love is about giving and getting your way – if you are loved, you will be indulged. Even if you are shy, you wish to be seen as a cool, hip, trendsetter. At times, you may act superior to others – even though you may secretly fear that you are inferior to them. An equalitarian, you enjoy people from all walks of life. Rather than buck authority, you find the way around it. Using your quick wit, bright eyes and ready smile, you have a knack for avoiding and diffusing conflict.
Need
You need self-confidence, options, patience and to be noticed by others. Also, you need to be positive and optimistic. Because you are always on the lookout for the BBD (bigger, better, deal), you need plans that are flexible and fluid. If you have open-ended plans, you can go with the flow. Flexibility gives you the option to change your mind at the last minute.
Avoid
You avoid boredom, sadness and emotional pain. You fear limitation, feeling trapped or appearing inferior. Feeling incomplete or confined, or missing out are among your deepest fears. You avoid painful emotions because you are afraid that you will become overwhelmed if you talk about or feel them. You also avoid negative people as they can bring you down. This can lead you to avoid the present by living in a future fantasy of plans.
Virtue
Your greatest strengths are your visionary abilities, to think or do things in new ways and to manifest joyful abundance. You are loving, creative and generous. Like a colorful hot air balloon that takes people above life’s troubles, you are an angel of mercy who deals out random acts of kindness to those in need. You can’t bear to see people sad or suffering, and you take it as your personal responsibility to ensure that others experience happiness, joy and fun in their lives. Because you are innovative, you can easily turn lemons into lemonade and a lemonade stand into a successful business.
Freedom will exist when you accept the limitations of the present moment. Remember that envisioning something is not the same as manifesting it. True freedom comes with commitment and hard work – not from having unlimited options.
If you are the Enneagram Type 7 with the 6 Wing, you desire to be eye-catching. You see yourself as exciting, relaxed, creative, curious, bright, alive and witty.
If you are the Enneagram Type 7 with the 8 Wing, you desire to be a free spirit. You see yourself as free, passionate, loving, adventurous, strong and creative.
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| July 2001 - Present | Senator , Senate of the Philippines |
| September 2004 - Present | Chairman , Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions & Currencies Chairman , Committee on Peace, Unification & Reconciliation |
| March 31, 2005 (until 2007) | Charter President , South East Asia Parliamentarians Against Corruption (SEAPAC) |
| March 15, 2005 - Present | Chairman , Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) |
| September 2001 - September 2004 | Chairman , Committee on Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws |
| January 6 - 20, 2001 | Executive Secretary Office of the President |
| May 25, 1999 - January 5, 2001 | Secretary , Department of Agriculture |
| 1998 - March 15, 2005 | President , Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) |
| July 1998 - May 1999 | Chairman , Philippine National Bank (PNB) |
| January 1993 - August 1995 | Senate President , Senate of the Philippines Chairman , Commission on Appointments |
| 1987-1998 | Senator , Senate of the Philippines |
| 1997-1998 | Chairman , Congressional Commission on Agricultural Modernization Chairman , Committees on Agriculture and Food, Foreign Relations, and Economic Affairs |
| September 1995 - October 1996 | Minority Leader , Senate of the Philippines |
| 1992 - 1993 | Chairman , Committee on Finance |
| 1987 - 1992 | Chairman , Committee on Education, Arts and Culture Chairman , Committee on Health |
| 1990 - 1991 | Chairman , Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM) |
| May 1994 - January 1998 | Chairman , Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) |
| 1981 - 1987 | President , University of the Philippines |
| 1980 - 1981 | Founding President , ASEAN Law Association |
| 1979 - 1981 | President , Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) |
| 1975 - 1976 | President , Philippine Bar Association |
| 1971 | Delegate , 1971 Constitutional Convention |
Commandeur dans I'ordre des Palmes , Government of France
Lee Kuan Yew Fellow , Republic of Singapore
Most Distinguished Alumnus Award , University of the Philippines
Highest Professional Award , U.P. College of Law
Doctor of Educational Management (honoris causa), De La Salle University
Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), Southwestern University
Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), Mindanao State University
Doctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa), Philippine Normal University
Doctor of Humane Studies (honoris causa), Pangasinan State University
Doctor of Education (honoris causa), Don Mariano Marcos State University
Medalya ng Karangalan , Province of Quezon
Dangal ng Aurora Award for Public Service , Province of Aurora
| Chairman | National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) Artists Foundation of the Philippines Philippine Futuristic Society Philippine Philharmonic Society Metropolitan Museum of the Philippines Philippine Swedish Society |
| Co-Chairman | The Working Group that reviewed the U.N. Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Merida , Mexico - December 2003 |
| Member | International Executive Committee of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) Wilton Park Conference , U.K. , June 2004 |
| Charter President | South East Asia Parliamentarians Against Corruption (SEAPAC) (2005, until 2007) |
| Director | Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC), October 2002 |
| Director | Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1985-1986) |
| Director | Management Association of the Philippines (1985-1986) |
| Founding President | Philippine-Japan Parliamentarians Association |
| Founding President | ASEAN Law Association |
| Founding Partner | Angara , Concepcion , Cruz, Regala and Abello Law Offices ( ACCRA Law) |
| Partner | Gawad Kalinga Philippines (Kalinga Luzon) |
| Trustee | International Rice Research Institute (1981-1987) |
| Trustee | International Center for Living Aquatic Resources (1984-1985) |
| Member | Sigma Rho Fraternity Order of the Purple Feather, UP Law Honor Society Distinguished Order of Quezon Rotary Club of Manila |
| Life Member | International Honor Society of Phi Kappa Pi International Honor Society of Pi Gamma Mu |
| Birth Date | 24 September 1934 |
| Birthplace | Baler, Aurora Province |
| Wife | Gloria Manalang Angara |
| Children | Anna Rosalyn (Anna), Juan Edgardo (Sonny), Katerina Gloria (Katya), & Alexandra Leia (Alex) |
| 1958 | Bachelor of Laws University of the Philippines |
| 1964 | Master of Laws University of Michigan, USA |
PGMA Inaugural Speech as the 14th President of the Republic of the Philippines |
Luneta Grandstand, Manila |
June 30, 2004 |
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| Maraming salamat. Thank you Secretary Romulo, Vice-President elect and Mrs. Noli de Castro, former President Fidel Ramos, Senate President and Mrs. Drilon and the members of the Senate, Speaker and Mrs. De Venecia and the members of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice and Mrs. Davide, and the Associate Justices and other members of the Judiciary, Excellencies to Special Envoys and members of the Diplomatic Corps, members of the Cabinet and their ladies, other appointive officials, mayors of Metropolitan Manila, governors and other local officials, the chief of staff of the Armed Forces and its men and women, as well as those of the police, members of the various sectors of society, fellow workers in government, mga minamahal kong kababayan , Mabuhay ang Sambayanang Filipino. |
