Philippine police officers salute as they stand at attention during a gathering at the Philippine National Police headquarters in suburban Manila on September 7, 2011. An April 1, 2005 US embassy cable leaked to anti-secrecy website Wikileaks described the Filipino police force to be as corrupt as Chicago cops in the Al Capone era, and accused them of routinely torturing or murdering criminal suspects, as well as planting evidence against them. Philippine President Benigno Aquino responded on September 5 saying the United States needs to get better sources of information after another leaked US secret cable described him as “diffident and unassertive”. AFP PHOTO / JAY DIRECTO / AFP / JAY DIRECTO
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