Philippine Vice President Noli de Castro gestures beside Foreign Affairs Secretary Romulo during a cabinet meeting in Manila. Philippine Vice President Noli de Castro (2nd R), sitting beside Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo (R), gestures during a cabinet meeting presided by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (not in picture) at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila September 9, 2005. Arroyo is leaving on Sunday to attend a meeting at the United Nations and has assigned De Castro as caretaker of the government while she's away. REUTERS/Erik de Castro