Filipino protesters shout for the safe release of Robert Tarongoy during a prayer vigil in Manila.
Filipino protesters shout for the safe release of Robert Tarongoy during a prayer vigil in Manila March 11, 2005. The activists demanded the pull-out of American troops in Iraq, as well as the Philippines government's withdrawal of support to the U.S. military presence there, in order to save Filipino accountant Tarongoy. Tarongoy has been held hostage in Baghdad since November 1, 2004. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo CR/MK