Members of the Philippine House of Representatives on Monday formally installed Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as its new speaker, replacing Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez in a day of political drama never before seen at a president’s State of the Nation Address, the Philstar.com reports. Arroyo became the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives. She is also the first former Philippine head of state to become Speaker. It’s also the first time in over a decade that a Speaker was replaced in the middle of a President’s term and in the middle of congressional terms, according to Rappler. Arroyo is an ally of President Rodrigo Duterte. She has openly thrown her support for Duterte’s legislative agenda, including the re-imposition of the death penalty which was abolished during her presidency.