Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (C) meets Filipino trainee nurses during her visit to the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship in Tokyo June 20, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (C) meets Filipino trainee nurses during her visit to the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship in Tokyo June 20, 2009.

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  1. 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.
  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.
  3. 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.
  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.
  6. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (L) and Turkey's President Abdullah Gul pose before a meeting in Ankara September 16, 2009.
  7. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (L) and Turkey's President Abdullah Gul pose before a meeting in Ankara September 16, 2009.
  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. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (L) hands a posthumous medal to the wife of a soldier killed in Wednesday's battle with Abu Sayyaf Muslim rebels on nearby Basilan island, at a military camp in Zamboanga city August 15, 2009. A battle pitting Philippine troops against Muslim guerrillas on the remote southern island killed at least 53 people, the military said on Thursday, but analysts said the clash is unlikely to have sidelined the rebels.
  10. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (L) and visiting Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) review an honour guard at the Presidential Security Group (PSG) compound in Manila August 14, 2009. Abhisit arrived in Manila on Friday for a one-day visit which forms part of his familiarisation tour of ASEAN countries.
  11. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (R) walks with visiting Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva during his arrival at the Presidential Security Group (PSG) compound in Manila August 14, 2009. Abhisit arrived in Manila on Friday for a one-day visit which forms part of his familiarisation tour of ASEAN countries.
  12. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (L) and visiting Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) review an honour guard at the Presidential Security Group (PSG) compound in Manila August 14, 2009. Vejjajiva arrived in Manila on Friday for a one-day visit which forms part of his familiarisation tour of ASEAN countries.
  13. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (R) walks with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (C) during his arrival at the Presidential Security Group (PSG) compound in Manila August 14, 2009. Vejjajiva arrived in Manila on Friday for a one-day visit which forms part of his familiarisation tour of ASEAN countries.
  14. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, center, gives relief goods to typhoon victims during her visit to landslide-affected township of La Trinidad, Benguet province, northern Philippines on Tuesday Oct. 13, 2009. The United Nations' humanitarian chief said at least $44 million dollars in aid has been committed to help the Philippines cope with massive destruction from Tropical Storm Ketsana but the world body is prepared to appeal for fresh aid after Typhoon Parma followed shortly, triggering devastating landslides and floods. Sign at bottom reads "Gift from President Gloria."
  15. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (front L) arrives from the Middle East bringing home 120 jobless overseas Filipino workers, at Manila international airport September 24, 2009. Remittances from overseas Filipinos should reach about $17 billion this year, a big part of which come from workers in the Middle East, based on central bank figures.
  16. Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo speaks during the Emerging markets summit in London, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009.

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