PHILIPPINE REBEL SOLDIERS TAKE UP POSITIONS AT MANILA'S MAKATI FINANCIAL DISTRICT, 2003-07-27 (photo)

Rogue Philippine soldiers with red arm bands take up positions in Manila's Makati financial district July 27, 2003. The rogue Philippine soldiers, who appeared to be rigging explosives around a shopping mall in Manila, said on Sunday they were not staging a coup. "First and foremost, we don't mean any harm," one junior officer wearing a red armband and combat fatigues told the ABS-CBN television network. "We don't intend to grab power." The Philippine army went on high alert on Saturday as President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered the capture of up to 70 junior officers and armed deserters after days of rumours about a possible coup by troops angry over pay and the pace of internal reforms. REUTERS/Erik de Castro EDC