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Put Fil-Am abduction on defense meet agenda
The abduction of a Filipino-American citizen by suspected members of the military, as well as the latest rape case of a Filipina allegedly by a United States serviceman, should be among the issues at the forefront of discussions between the defense secretaries of the two countries.
Worse than prostitutes
Philippine Daily Inquirer’s April 27 editorial mentioned how tempting it is to mock the three lady justices who acquitted US Marine Daniel Smith of rape, to emphasize the “ludicrousness” that virtually makes their decision a “denial of reality.”
Disproportionate outrage
AT THE end of the telenovela “Marimar,” Angelika, the villain that starlet Katrina Halili played, got more than any one mortal’s fair share of punishment.
What Vanessa has learned
TOWARD the end of the US military bases’ presence in Subic and Clark, as many as 3,000 cases of rape had been filed against US servicemen, but all were dismissed, says Emmi de Jesus, secretary general of the women’s party-list group Gabriela.
US embassy takes new rape charges ‘seriously’
The United States embassy here takes the new rape charges against another US Marine “seriously,” a US embassy official said Thursday.