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A foreign delegate wearing a headband tries to enter the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) during a protest on the third day of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) 45th Annual Board of Governors meeting in Manila. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
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A vendor stands next to freshly installed advertising boards over a bridge near the airport in Manila on May 4, 2012. The wall advertises the ongoing Asian Development Bank annual board of governors meeting and the Philipines' tourist attractions. AFP/Ted Aljibe
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Non-governmental organization (NGO) foreign delegates, who were prevented from attending the opening ceremony of the 45th Annual Board of Governors' Meeting of the Asian Development Bank, hold a brief protest outside the venue Philippine International Convention Center in Manila. AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
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Foreign delegates to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) board of governors annual meeting hold a silent protest in support of workers rights in front of the venue of the meeting, in Manila. The Philippines bristled on May 4, at allegations it tried to "hide" its poor from delegates of a high-profile international conference aimed at solving widespread poverty across Asia. AFP/Ted Aljibe
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Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda delivers his message during the opening session of the 45th annual meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Development Bank at the Philippine International Convention Centers in Pasay City, south of Manila. AP Photo/Pat Roque
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A supporter of foreign delegates of a non-governmental organization (NGO) clings to a pole as police push back the activists who attempt to get inside to attend the opening ceremony of the 45th Annual Board of Governors' Meeting of the Asian Development Bank at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila, Philippines. AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
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A protester holds a placard in front of riot police during a rally near the Philippine International Convention Center to coincide with the opening ceremony of the 45th Annual Board of Governors' Meeting of the Asian Development Bank in Manila, Philippines. The ADB, Asia's premier lending institution and is headquartered in Manila, discussed Asia's role in the global economic crisis. AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
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