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While reviewing the record of protest movements in the country, I came across the story of the "Hyatt 10." On July 8, 2005, eight Cabinet secretaries and two bureau heads tendered their irrevocable resignation and urged then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to emulate their example, during a press conference at the Pasay City hotel that became the name tag of their cohort.
The Hyatt 10 was composed of Education Secretary Florencio Abad, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos Deles, National Anti-Poverty Commission Sec. Imelda Nicolas, Trade and Industry Sec. Juan Santos, Budget and Management Sec. Emilia Boncodin, Finance Sec. Cesar Purisima, Social Welfare and Development Sec. Dinky Soliman, Agrarian Reform Sec. Rene Villa, Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina, and Internal Revenue Commissioner Guillermo Parayno.
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