Arroyo vows not to seek fresh term
China Daily | Updated: 2009-07-28 07:54
Demonstrators burn an effigy of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during a rally near the Philippine Congress in Manila's suburban Quezon City yesterday. |
MANILA: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, faced with the prospect of civil unrest unless she steps down at the end of her term, vowed yesterday not to try to extend her time in office.
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