Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo pauses during a farewell call with Myanmar's Ambassador to Manila U Tin Htun at the Malacanang Palace in Manila September 7, 2005. Thousands of people gathered at the campus of Asisa's oldest university in Manila on Wednesday to call for Arroyo to step down after her allies in Congress threw out impeachment complaints against her. REUTERS/Erik de Castro EDC/TY