Claudio, hinirang bilang liaison officer

Hinirang ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo si Gabriel Claudio bilang presidential-legislative liaison officer. Si Claudio na dating political adviser noong panahon ng pamahalaang Ramos ay naunang hinirang ni Arroyo bilang adviser on strategic concern pero hindi niya ito naupuan o napanumpaan. (Ulat ni Marichu Villanueva)