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. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

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.

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  12. Sultan of Brunei Hasanol Bolkiah (1st L), Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (2nd L), Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (3rd L), Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (4 th L) Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C), Indonesian President (4th R), US President Barack Obama (3R), Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Chinese President Hu Jintao pose during a group photo at Esplanade in Singapore on November 14, 2009, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. In keeping with APEC summit tradition, the leaders wore custom-made tops reflecting the host country's culture, this year crafted by Singaporean designer Wykidd Song.
  13. Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Sri Najib Razak (L), Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (2L), Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (4L), Indonesian President (4R), US President Barack Obama (3R), Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (2R) and Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) admire Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's (3R) outfit during a group photo at The Esplanade in Singapore on November 14, 2009, during The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. Asia-Pacific leaders, wearing colourful designer shirts, were ferried by rickshaw to a glittering dinner, taking a break from annual talks to enjoy the Singapore waterfront and skyline.
  14. U.S.Trade Representattive Ron Kirk (L), New Zealand Prime Minister John Key (2nd L), Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Michael Somare (R) pose with APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Business Leaders at a meeting at The Presidential Palace in Singapore on November 14, 2009, during The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. Leaders of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum representing more than half the global economy opened annual talks. At meetings heading into the two-day summit, leaders including Chinese President Hu Jintao warned that resurgent trade protectionism risked choking off a nascent recovery after the world's worst financial crisis in decades. The APEC heads of government, who lead a total of 2.6 billion people stretching from the United States to impoverished Papua New Guinea, were expected to call on their officials to explore a Pacific-wide free trade area.
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  16. 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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