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When the Going Gets Tough in the Philippines...

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Aug 24, 2011
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When former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo entered St. Luke’s Medical Center in Manila on July 28 for what was termed a “risky” operation reportedly to correct a pinched nerve in her spine, she was following in a long Filipino tradition.

With five plunder charges filed against the 64-year-old former chief executive, a quiet hospital room apparently se…

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