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AFFAIRES PAUL JONES
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[Title] => US cable: US pleased with Phl's handling of Subic rape case
[Summary] => The United States was pleased with the Philippine government’s handling of the Subic rape case of a Filipina involving six US Marines on Nov. 1, 2005, according to cable published by whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks.
[DatePublished] => 2011-09-08 00:00:00
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[Title] => US to press for more vigorous anti-smuggling drive in Phl
[Summary] => The United States is exploring ways to use its technical assistance projects in the Philippines to keep pressure on the government for a more sincere and vigorous anti-smuggling drive, according to whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks.
[DatePublished] => 2011-09-06 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago
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[Title] => Body of Peace Corps worker found in grave
[Summary] => The body of the missing US Peace Corps volunteer was found partially buried in a shallow grave in the mountains of Banaue in Ifugao province yesterday, the military said.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-19 00:00:00
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[Title] => GMA renews call for Cha-cha
[Summary] => President Arroyo renewed her call for swift political and economic reforms through Charter change to enable the country to catch up with its more prosperous neighbors in the region.
Governors, mayors and other local government officials, meanwhile, increased pressure on the reluctant Senate, which might block Mrs. Arroyo’s initiative.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-17 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1805432
[AuthorName] => Paolo Romero
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[Title] => GMA vows to make RP investment-friendly
[Summary] => President Arroyo vowed yesterday to make the Philippines investment-friendly through sweeping economic and political reforms, investments in digital technology, and a tougher anti-corruption campaign.
Addressing high-powered delegates to the influential Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC) annual meeting at the Shangri-La Hotel in Makati City, the President also took potshots at her political opponents, saying their efforts to overthrow her would only hurt the recovering yet still fragile economy.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-17 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1804901
[AuthorName] => Aurea Calica
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[Title] => New US envoy to RP confirmed
[Summary] => The new US ambassador to the Philippines has been confirmed by the US Senate and is expected to arrive in Manila next month.
Kristie Anne Kenney, who was nominated by President George W. Bush as the next US envoy to Manila, is the first American woman ambassador to the Philippines.
US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Paul Jones earlier said that Kenney had her hearing before the Senate foreign relations committee on Jan. 31. She was confirmed last Feb. 17.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-27 00:00:00
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[Title] => New US envoy arrives next month
[Summary] => The new US ambassador is expected to arrive here next month after the US Senate confirms her appointment this February, US Embassy Chargé d’ Affaires Paul Jones said.
In a speech delivered before participants of the US International Visitors Program on Saturday, Jones said that Ambassador-designate Kristie Anne Kenney had her hearing before the Senate foreign relations committee on Jan. 31.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-14 00:00:00
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[Title] => Oversight committee defers call for VFA abrogation
[Summary] => Congress has decided to defer its efforts to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the United States and the Philippines following assurances from the Americans they would cooperate on the issue of custody for the US servicemen accused in a rape case.
The decision came after members of the Legislative Oversight Committee on the Visiting Forces Agreement (LOVFA) visited the four accused US servicemen inside their quarters at the US Embassy in Manila yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-10 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Marvin Sy
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[Title] => 4 GI Joes ihaharap ng US
[Summary] => Sa takot na tuluyang ibasura ang Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) ay siniguro kahapon ng Estados Unidos na padadaluhin nila ang apat na sundalong Kano na akusado sa Subic rape case sa arraigment ng kaso nito.
Sinabi ni Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, chairman ng Legislative Oversight Committee on VFA, tiniyak sa komite ni US Charge d’ Affaires Paul Jones na dadalo ang apat na sundalo sa sandaling ipatawag ang mga ito ng korte kaugnay ng kasong panggagahasa na isinampa ng isang 22-anyos na Pinay.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-10 00:00:00
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[Title] => Fil-Am pilot killed in Iraq buried with full military honors
[Summary] => OBANDO, Bulacan — US Army Chief Warrant Officer II Ruel Garcia was laid to rest yesterday with full military honors as American officials paid tribute to the Filipino-American pilot who died in Iraq last month.
"He will never be forgotten, he served both the Philippines and the United States in the name of democracy," said US Chargé d’ Affaires Paul Jones during burial rites at the Polo Memorial Park in Palasan, Valenzuela City, adjacent to Garcia’s hometown of Obando.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-08 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => James Mananghaya
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February 10, 2006 - 12:00am
