Arroyo slams plots, says govt in control

Arroyo slams plots, says govt in control

MANILA (Reuters): Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo vowed on Thursday to quell any plots against her and said the government was in control.

Arroyo, faced with a 26-day hostage crisis in the south of the country and an upsurge of kidnappings in the capital, told the nation that government agencies were investigating those involved in efforts to undermine her presidency.

Arroyo said on Tuesday the recent kidnappings in Manila could be part of a "sinister plot" to destabilize her government as the kidnappers apparently were not just after ransom.

Arroyo denied media reports suggesting that she was pointing to the opposition as being behind the alleged destabilization campaign.