5 US Marines raped Pinay. US flexes might over RP...

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US flexes might over RP, to keep custody of 5 GIs accused of rape


Friday, 11 04, 2005

US authorities in Manila will not turn over the five American servicemen accused of raping a Filipino woman in Olongapo City on Tuesday under Philippine custody but assured they will be made accessible to local authorities.

Paul Jones, acting embassy Charge d'Affaires, yesterday said the five US Marines, who were among the 4,000 US troops who participated in a joint military exercise in the Central Luzon province, will remain under the respon-sibility of the American chancery in Manila.

“They are under American responsibility. I conveyed how seriously the US takes this accusation. We have an important agreement (that) we make them available to Philippine investigators. We made that commitment even before any charges were filed,” the American envoy said after meeting with Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo at the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Jones stressed US authorities are also conducting a separate investigation on the case.

He added the US government will do everything it can to help ensure that justice is served if the US soldiers are proved guilty.


“Where the charges are very serious, they are innocent unless proved guilty. If they are proved guilty, we obviously find this an outrageous crime,” Jones noted.


The US Embassy, for its part, in a separate statement, also yesterday said the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) provides the mechanism for US and Filipino authorities to work together to determine the facts of the case and to ensure that accused individuals are available to both Filipino and US investigators, since the allegations would be crimes under both Philippine and US laws.


“The US will strictly adhere to the provisions of the VFA, and will cooperate closely with Philippine authorities to ensure that this case is handled fairly and that justice is done,” it added.


“The US takes reports of violations of US and Philippine laws by US military personnel very seriously, and will fully cooperate with the Philippine authorities in the investigation of this incident,” the embassy stressed.


Jones said they have not received a formal request from Philippine authorities for access to the US Marines, who have not yet been formally charged.


Romulo said he asked the US Embassy to make sure that the accused American troops do not leave the country and that they be made available to Philippine police and judicial authorities.


He instructed the VFACOM to immediately make recommendations on additional measures that will help prevent a repeat of the “sad and tragic incident.”


“I am deeply concerned by this report and I have instructed the VFACOM to fully assist the victim of this crime and to support all efforts by our authorities to investigate, prosecute and try this case,” Romulo said.


“The perpetrators of this heinous crime shall be brought to justice,” he added.


This is the first rape incident involving US troops that has occurred in the Philippines since the VFA entered into force in 1998.


The DFA declined to give further details on the incident including the identity of the victim.


“Philippine authorities are currently investigating this crime and we shall pursue this matter with vigor and in accordance with our laws and treaty obligations,” Romulo said.


Michaela P. del Callar
Daily Tribune

[Miguel]

If there are conclusive evidences then they should be charged. It doesn't matter on what nationality as long as there was crime committed then justice should be sought.

[pandisal]

crime is not exclusive to any race or nationality...

[tolstoi]

taga olongapo ang girl?..lolz...if it is a hooker then i doubt the credibility of this rape accusation, however we'll have to wait for the final investigation..

[tolstoi]

OT: dalia ra kasakay ni bai Jored sa issue dah

[SPRINGFIELD_XD_40]

Di sa ni laban ko sa US DoD but if ever guilty ang mga Marines accused of rape then they are subjected to prosecution sa US and not sa Philippines . Thats what you call diplomatic immunity wherever na nasod mo ni adto as long as walay armed forces agreement like Japan and SIngapore na if didto naka commit ug crime ang service members , adto gyud sila silutan .

Lets compare scenarios to those sailors na na discharge after beating up a cab driver in Cebu about 5 years ago ?? What the squids did was wrong but di sad to mahitabo kung wala mang rip off ang cab driver taking the advantge of hubog ang sailors and dollars ang kwarta .

Back to the lady who got " RAPE " in Olonggapo , sakto si TOLSTOI , dako ang chances na prostitute to and taking the advantage of time and place and the persons involved . DOllars gud ang gi storyahan , so what gi rape siya , burikat bitaw siya and ma compensate siya sadamages thru financial matters . If that is the case ... but kung guilty ang mga sundalo then kung ako lang mismo ang tipi nila because of exploiting a fellow FIlipino , buhaton nako .

[dmantilla]

In my little own opinion, If US soldier positively rape,kinahanglan gyud nga silotan sila sa sakto nga silot. Maski atong ibutang nga ang nga babae is `P` naa ni silay katungod. Naa lang koy i share gamay nganong mas mo prepare ang mga `P` nga pinay sa mga Foreigner aside dollars. It is also because they respect unsa ilang trabaho..Sad to say, nga kadugo unta nato unya kababayan pa gyud! abosado kaayo ta kay atong tan-aw man gyud nila hugaw, bayaranan ug unsa pa gyud! back to the topic..lahi ang nahitabo..ang Foreigner gyud mismo ang ning abusar...Hulat lang una ta unsay updates ani..We are just hoping nga dili mabuta,mabungol ug ma amnisya ang hustiya..

[SPRINGFIELD_XD_40]

It is also because they respect unsa ilang trabaho..

I dont know where u get your analysis on this bai .... nobody respects a prostitutre ilabi na ug naka uniform ka . They do treast them right but not to the point na i treat ug mura ug princesa , bisan wala kay uniporme , it is a fact and sad but true .

ang Foreigner gyud mismo ang ning abusar...Hulat lang una ta unsay updates ani..We are just hoping nga dili mabuta,mabungol ug ma amnisya ang hustiya..

Oh guaranteed silutan gyud na sila bai basta guilty sila . Pero di sa Pilipinas lang nuon w/c mas maayo unta sa atua aron ma rape pod sila sa munti ba ron .

[dmantilla]

Did is say treat them nga nura ug princessNope!!! Treat them as human.
Last January this year I and my foreign friend went to a bar some where in Lapu-lapu and mandaue..Sa tolo ka bar among na adtoan..It may sounds crazy going to a bar and asking same questions,why do you prefer this job and why do you prefer foreigner instead of filipino`s parehas nimo ika table. Same answer, abosado ang mga pinoy,walay respetar sa ilang trabaho..tungod kay `P` sila.

It is also because they respect unsa ilang trabaho..

I dont know where u get your analysis on this bai .... nobody respects a prostitutre ilabi na ug naka uniform ka . They do treast them right but not to the point na i treat ug mura ug princesa , bisan wala kay uniporme , it is a fact and sad but true .

ang Foreigner gyud mismo ang ning abusar...Hulat lang una ta unsay updates ani..We are just hoping nga dili mabuta,mabungol ug ma amnisya ang hustiya..

Oh guaranteed silutan gyud na sila bai basta guilty sila . Pero di sa Pilipinas lang nuon w/c mas maayo unta sa atua aron ma rape pod sila sa munti ba ron .

[SPRINGFIELD_XD_40]

Did is say treat them nga nura ug princessNope!!! Treat them as human.

Â* Thats the whole point , bisan TAO na lang wala respeto EVENTHOUGH AMERKANO na ilang customer . They just say that ni respetar ang FOREIGNER kay dolars man ang TIPS nila unlike sa mga locals na mo HANGYO pa . Thats their point of making foreigners a better customer but giving out respect ? Pareho pareho lang and we dont have to limit this scenario sa Cebu lang but to anywhere else na naay red light district .

Same answer, abosado ang mga pinoy,walay respetar sa ilang trabaho..tungod kay `P` sila.

Sa HK , Thailand , Singapore , as a Filipino mo prefer sila nako over my local counterparts . Why ? Alangan man ug mo mo paugat ko and mo hangyo sa ilaha di gud na akong lugar .

Mo apply na sa mga US servicemen na naa outside sa US , they treat their girls with respect kuno but deep inside , she is just one FBM .