MANILA - Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said on Wednesday she would have an even bigger majority in the lower house of Congress after national elections this week, insulating her from any impeachment attempt.

President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo waves to the media before she votes in her hometown Lubao, Pampanga province north of Manila May 14, 2007. [Reuters]

"I believe we will have an even bigger majority in the House and an almost complete sweep of the local chief executives," Arroyo said in a statement.

"There's going to be political stability."