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| The Philippine army has sent more than 1,000 troops to a luxury hotel in Manila which has been taken over by dozens of armed renegade soldiers. | |
| Many of the soldiers are accused of a failed mutiny in 2003, and had stormed out of their trial at a nearby court, taking refuge in the Peninsula Hotel. | |
| They want fellow soldiers to withdraw support for President Gloria Arroyo. | They want fellow soldiers to withdraw support for President Gloria Arroyo. |
| A police deadline for the mutineers to leave the hotel has passed, with no sign of the rebels giving up. | |
| There has been no violence so far, but hundreds of armed soldiers and police have taken up positions around the building. | |
| Geary Barias, the capital's chief of police, said he had ordered all guests, staff and media to leave the Peninsula. | |
| Previous mutiny | |
| The Philippines has a history of insurrection and popular revolt. | |
| Mrs Arroyo, whose popularity has been dented by long-standing corruption allegations, has already survived at least two coup plots and three attempts to impeach her during her time in office. | |
| One of the leaders of this latest attempt to overthrow her is Antonio Trillanes, who was elected as a senator in May but has remained in military detention while on trial over a previous mutiny. | |
| His trial relates to an incident in 2003, when renegade troops took over a shopping centre for a day, until they were overpowered by security forces. | |
| "We want change," Mr Trillanes told the Associated Press on Thursday. |