MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Former Philippine president Gloria Arroyo has declared herself a victim of political persecution, following her release from nearly five years in detention over a corruption case. In her first public comments since being freed from a military hospital on Thursday after the Supreme Court dismissed plunder charges against her, Arroyo insisted her detention was “unjust”. The court found “insufficient evidence” to accuse her of stealing 366 million pesos ($8.8 million) in […]