ONCE in a while, the young man lifted his head. Out of the corner of his eyes, he stared at the back of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who was sitting with her back to him. Wearing red prison dress and handcuffed, for the first time the world could see this 29-year-old man. His name: Taufik Rifqi.

On Thursday last week, Taufik became a living background to the stage where the Philippine President gave an address. Ardently, Arroyo told a story abou