Protesters try to hold their ground while riot police surge as the former tries to march closer to the Philippine Congress for a rally to coincide with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's last state of the nation address, in Manila's Quezon City suburb, Monday, July 27, 2009, in the Philippines. Arroyo was expected to defend her achievements during her final state of the nation address Monday against a backdrop of widespread protests that have dogged her turbulent 8 1/2-year rule in the Philippines.