ACTING FOREIGN AFFAIRS SECRETARY LAURO BAJA JR.

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                    [Title] => It’s final: Canada won’t extradite Pacificador
                    [Summary] => The Philippines has lost its bid to have Rodolfo Pacificador extradited from Canada to face trial for the murder of former Antique governor Evelio Javier in 1986 after the Canadian Supreme Court rejected with finality the government’s appeal for his turnover.


In an "extremely urgent" memorandum to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa said the High Court of Canada denied the application for leave to appeal Pacificador’s case filed by the Canadian justice department.


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                    [Title] => Australia proposes terror pact with RP
                    [Summary] => Australia wants to sign a bilateral agreement on anti-terrorism with the Philippines, specially to combat the spread of the Islamic militant group Jemaah Islamiya in Southeast Asia.


Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Lauro Baja Jr. said Canberra deems it necessary to have close cooperation with Southeast Asian nations in fighting terrorists and bringing them to justice.


Baja said Thailand and Indonesia have an anti-terror pact with Australia, which covers defense cooperation in going after terrorist groups.


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                    [Title] => DFA to junk Miriam’s bid
                    [Summary] => The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) would formally withdraw the candidacy of Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago for a seat in the United Nations’ international tribunal that will try war crimes in the former Yugoslavia.


Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Lauro Baja Jr. said Santiago faxed to the DFA a two-sentence letter stating she was no longer interested in the tribunal.


Baja said Santiago’s nomination will be withdrawn from the UN office in New York after Malacañang’s approval.


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                    [Title] => Rabe leaves for peace mission
                    [Summary] => Former ambassador Raul Rabe, whom President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo named special envoy to the Middle East, is leaving for a peace mission on Feb. 11 to get the commitment of Islamic countries to peace and development in Mindanao.


Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Lauro Baja Jr. said Rabe will first visit the United States and Canada, and then the members of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC), particularly the six OIC countries tasked to monitor the peace accord with the Moro National Liberation Front.


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                    [Title] => DFA cancels passports of Ang, Ricaforte
                    [Summary] => Suspected gambling lord Charlie "Atong" Ang and jueteng collection auditor Yolanda Ricaforte face possible deportation from foreign countries after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) canceled their passports for being fugitives from justice.


Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Lauro Baja Jr. said they have informed Philippine embassies and consulates abroad that the passports of Ang and Ricaforte were "null and void" pursuant to the Philippine Passport Act of 1996.


"The two are now illegal aliens subject to deportation by their host countries," Baja said.


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                    [Title] => 4 Chinese vessels stuck in Spratlys
                    [Summary] => Four Chinese fishing vessels are currently stuck in the disputed Scarborough Shoal, prompting Manila and Beijing to exchange warnings on the matter to avoid another encounter as Philippine Navy vessels arrived there to conduct patrols, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.


Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Lauro Baja Jr. said a Chinese Embassy official went to his office Tuesday to inform the DFA about the presence of the Chinese vessels in Scarborough.


A Philippine Air Force reconnaissance plane spotted the vessels there last Jan. 15.


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                    [Title] => Gloria names FVR special international envoy
                    [Summary] => President Arroyo appointed yesterday former President Fidel Ramos as her special international envoy, paying tribute to the man who was instrumental in her rise to power.


At a reception for the diplomatic corps on her third day in office, Mrs. Arroyo also named six other special ambassadors to key allies and trading partners.


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                    [Title] => DFA to drop UN bid of Santiago
                    [Summary] => The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is poised to withdraw, supposedly for "lack of time," the candidacy of Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago to the United Nations’ international tribunal that will prosecute human rights violations in the former Yugoslavia.


Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Lauro Baja Jr. said recent political events had nothing to do with the withdrawal of Santiago’s candidacy.


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                    [Title] => Vatican asks RP envoy to explain report to Manila
                    [Summary] => Ambassador to the Vatican Henrietta de Villa was summoned by the Vatican Secretary of State to explain why she reported to Manila that the Holy See does not support the anti-Estrada stance of the local Church, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.


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It’s final: Canada won’t extradite Pacificador

By Aurea Calica | March 4, 2003 - 12:00am

The Philippines has lost its bid to have Rodolfo Pacificador extradited from Canada to face trial for the murder of former Antique governor Evelio Javier in 1986 after the Canadian Supreme Court rejected with finality...

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Australia proposes terror pact with RP

October 21, 2002 - 12:00am

Australia wants to sign a bilateral agreement on anti-terrorism with the Philippines, specially to combat the spread of the Islamic militant group Jemaah Islamiya in Southeast Asia. Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary...

Headlines

DFA to junk Miriam’s bid

February 7, 2001 - 12:00am

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) would formally withdraw the candidacy of Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago for a seat in the United Nations’ international tribunal...

Nation

Rabe leaves for peace mission

February 5, 2001 - 12:00am

Former ambassador Raul Rabe, whom President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo named special envoy to the Middle East, is leaving for a peace mission on Feb. 11 to get the commitment of Islamic countries to peace and development...

Nation

DFA cancels passports of Ang, Ricaforte

By Aurea Calica | February 1, 2001 - 12:00am

Suspected gambling lord Charlie "Atong" Ang and jueteng collection auditor Yolanda Ricaforte face possible deportation from foreign countries after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) canceled their passports...

Headlines

4 Chinese vessels stuck in Spratlys

February 1, 2001 - 12:00am

Four Chinese fishing vessels are currently stuck in the disputed Scarborough Shoal, prompting Manila and Beijing to exchange warnings on the matter to avoid another encounter as Philippine Navy vessels arrived there...

Nation

Gloria names FVR special international envoy

January 24, 2001 - 12:00am

President Arroyo appointed yesterday former President Fidel Ramos as her special international envoy, paying tribute to the man who was instrumental in her rise to power. At a reception for the diplomatic corps...

Headlines

DFA to drop UN bid of Santiago

By Aurea Calica | January 23, 2001 - 12:00am

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is poised to withdraw, supposedly for "lack of time," the candidacy of Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago to the United Nations’ international tribunal that will...

Nation

Vatican asks RP envoy to explain report to Manila

December 21, 2000 - 12:00am

Ambassador to the Vatican Henrietta de Villa was summoned by the Vatican Secretary of State to explain why she reported to Manila that the Holy See does not support the anti-Estrada stance of the local Church, the...

Headlines