MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was in "high spirits" Tuesday, a day after critics filed a new impeachment complaint, the fourth so far, against her at the House of Representatives, her spokesman said.

Press Secretary Jesus Dureza said Arroyo managed Tuesday?s Cabinet meeting well.

?She?s on top of the situation. She managed the Cabinet [even] with too many subject matters,? Dureza told reporters.

But he stressed that, while there were ?jokes? made about the new complaint filed by a group that includes businessman Jose de Venecia III, the original whistleblower on the scandal-tainted national broadband network (NBN) deal, it was not discussed during the Cabinet meeting.

Dureza refused to answer allegations of Arroyo's critics that the government plans to use money to convince lawmakers to vote against impeachment.

"Never mind those critics. They are always [about] their usual ways. What?s new with that?" said Dureza, stressing that the matter is in the hands of the House of Representatives.

Administration allies who command an overwhelming majority in the House have said they expect to reject the impeachment complaint.