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Bad Day for fat Filipinos, who face being thrown out of the army if they do not lose weight. In an order to all personnel, the chief of staff of the Philippine military, General Arturo Enrile, gave obese soldiers three years to lose their excess fat on pain of demotion or dismissal. "Overweight or obese individuals normally reveal a lackadaisical performance and threaten the credibility of the organisation," Enrile said.
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