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The term "Hyatt 10" refers to a group of seven secretaries of the Cabinet and three heads of government agencies in the Philippines who resigned their posts on July 8, 2005 as a result of the Hello Garci scandal, which allegedly implicated then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in rigging the 2004 general election in her favor. The name "Hyatt 10" was coined because the press conference where the concerned officials announced their resignation was held at the then-Hyatt Regency Hotel (now Midas Hotel) in Pasay City.〔 The group continues to be influential in Philippine politics, with several members having joined the government of President Benigno Aquino III, Arroyo's successor. ==Members== There were originally ten members of the Hyatt 10: *Corazon "Dinky" Soliman, Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development〔 *Emilia Boncodin, Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management〔 *Florencio Abad, Secretary of the Department of Education〔 *Cesar Purisima, Secretary of the Department of Finance〔 *Rene Villa, Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform〔 *Juan Santos, Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry〔 *Imelda Nicolas, Lead Convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission〔 *Guillermo Parayno, Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue〔 *Alberto Lina, Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs〔 *Teresita Deles, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process〔 It is believed however that there are more than ten members in the Hyatt 10: Soliman once claimed in 2006 that not only was the Hyatt 10 "intact", but that the group included "more than 200 other persons who had filed or signed impeachment complaints against Ms. Arroyo". Several members of the Hyatt 10 have since returned to government service under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III, appointed because he believed it would be "liberating" for them to do what they wanted to do in their respective offices, which he claimed they could not do under the previous administration. Corazon Soliman, Cesar Purisima, Alberto Lina and Teresita Deles have since been reappointed to the posts they occupied before resigning in 2005. Florencio Abad is currently serving as the Secretary of Budget and Management, Imelda Nicolas is chairwoman of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Secretary IMELDA M. NICOLAS )〕 and Rene Villa was appointed to the board of directors of the Local Water Utilities Administration, replacing Prospero Pichay, Jr. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hyatt 10」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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