Philippines' President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (C) and his husband Mike Arroyo (L) meet Japan's Emperor Akihito (2nd R) and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo June 18, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

Philippines' President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (C) and his husband Mike Arroyo (L) meet Japan's Emperor Akihito (2nd R) and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo June 18, 2009.

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  2. President of the Phillipines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo talks at the 'Emerging Markets Summit' in central London on September 18, 2009. The event brings Heads of State and senior government figures together with business leaders and independent commentators for a strategic discussion of the commercial opportunities and challenges associated with high-growth markets.
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  4. President of the Phillipines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo talks at the 'Emerging Markets Summit' in central London on September 18, 2009. The event brings Heads of State and senior government figures together with business leaders and independent commentators for a strategic discussion of the commercial opportunities and challenges associated with high-growth markets.
  5. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (L) and Turkey's President Abdullah Gul pose before a meeting in Ankara September 16, 2009.
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  8. In this photo released by the Office of the Press Secretary, Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, bottom left, distributes relief supplies to residents during her visit to the flood-stricken areas of her hometown of Guagua, Pampanga province, north of Manila Thursday Sept. 10, 2009. Floods and landslides triggered by a tropical depression left at least five people dead, including four children, while four others remain missing, a government disaster relief agency reported. More than 300,000 residents in four provinces were affected by floods.
  9. Japan's Emperor Akihito delivers a speech at the opening ceremonies of the extra Diet session in Tokyo on October 26, 2009. Japan's Emperor Akihito should be able to speak his mind rather than read from a bureaucrat's prepared script when he next opens parliament, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada suggested on October 23. The 75-year-old opens sessions of the Diet legislature, but his prepared messages have been almost identical every time, Okada told reporters later, acknowledging that Akihito under the constitution must steer clear of politics.
  10. Japan's Emperor Akihito delivers a speech at the opening ceremonies of the extra Diet session in Tokyo on October 26, 2009. Japan's Emperor Akihito should be able to speak his mind rather than read from a bureaucrat's prepared script when he next opens parliament, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada suggested on October 23. The 75-year-old opens sessions of the Diet legislature, but his prepared messages have been almost identical every time, Okada told reporters later, acknowledging that Akihito under the constitution must steer clear of politics.
  11. Japan's Emperor Akihito delivers a speech at the opening ceremonies of the extra Diet session in Tokyo on October 26, 2009. Japan's Emperor Akihito should be able to speak his mind rather than read from a bureaucrat's prepared script when he next opens parliament, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada suggested on October 23. The 75-year-old opens sessions of the Diet legislature, but his prepared messages have been almost identical every time, Okada told reporters later, acknowledging that Akihito under the constitution must steer clear of politics.
  12. Japan's Emperor Akihito delivers a speech at the opening ceremonies of the extra Diet session in Tokyo on October 26, 2009. Japan's Emperor Akihito should be able to speak his mind rather than read from a bureaucrat's prepared script when he next opens parliament, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada suggested on October 23. The 75-year-old opens sessions of the Diet legislature, but his prepared messages have been almost identical every time, Okada told reporters later, acknowledging that Akihito under the constitution must steer clear of politics.
  13. TOKYO - OCTOBER 26: Japanese Emperor Akihito attends the opening ceremony to deliver a speech to open the 173rd Extraordinary Diet Session at the Upper House on October 26, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese government will bring 12 bills including measures to combat the H1N1 Influenza and to freeze the sale of shares in Japan Post Holdings Co. during the 36-day session.
  14. TOKYO - OCTOBER 26: Japanese Emperor Akihito attends the opening ceremony to deliver a speech to open the 173rd Extraordinary Diet Session at the Upper House on October 26, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese government will bring 12 bills including measures to combat the H1N1 Influenza and to freeze the sale of shares in Japan Post Holdings Co. during the 36-day session.
  15. TOKYO - OCTOBER 26: Japanese Emperor Akihito attends the opening ceremony to deliver a speech to open the 173rd Extraordinary Diet Session in the Upper House on October 26, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Japanese government will bring 12 bills including measures to combat the H1N1 Influenza and to freeze the sale of shares in Japan Post Holdings Co. during the 36-day session.
  16. TOKYO - OCTOBER 26: Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) attends the opening ceremony to deliver a speech to open the 173rd Extraordinary Diet Session in the Upper House on October 26, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Japanese government will bring 12 bills including measures to combat the H1N1 Influenza and to freeze the sale of shares in Japan Post Holdings Co. during the 36-day session.

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