Photo: Philippines Lifts State of EmergencyPhilippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, right, talks with Finance Secretary Margarito Teves, during round table discussions at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila on Thursday March 2, 2006. The Philippine defense, police and justice chiefs said the situation in the country was normalizing and they were inclined to recommend the president to soon lift a week-old state of emergency. © AP/WWP |
