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                    [Title] => DOJ to pursue charges vs ‘unrepentant’ Sino poachers
                    [Summary] => The government will pursue criminal charges against 38 Chinese fishermen caught poaching last month by the Philippine Navy in the waters off Palawan, Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said yesterday.


"We will continue with the prosecution of the 38 Chinese fishermen who were charged with poaching, unless they plead guilty to the charges," he told a press briefing. "In other words, we will not release any one of them and we shall continue with the prosecution of all the parties who were caught."
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At a packed regional court, the Chinese were imposed a fine of P2,000 each for the offense.

The group as a whole also had to pay a penalty of $50,000 for illegal fishing as part of a plea bargain, court officials said.
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Justice Secretary Hernando Perez finally withdrew yesterday his call for the expulsion of Chinese Ambassador Wang Chungui after a spat that threatened to sour relations between Manila and Beijing.

"For the sake of relations between our country and China, I will withdraw it," Perez said, adding that Wang expressed regret over the incident. "The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is asking that I forgive him."
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 177232 [Title] => Perez gagged on Sino poachers [Summary] => Fearful that diplomatic ties with Beijing may be severed, Malacañang has ordered Justice Secretary Hernando Perez to shut up with regard to his squabble with Chinese Ambassador Wang Chunggi on the issue of the 122 Chinese fishermen caught poaching off Palawan waters.

Meanwhile, Wang asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to mediate swiftly to resolve his differences with Perez before Chinese Defense Minister Chi Haotian arrives for a visit tomorrow.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
CHINESE DEFENSE MINISTER CHI HAOTIAN
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                    [Title] => DOJ to pursue charges vs ‘unrepentant’ Sino poachers
                    [Summary] => The government will pursue criminal charges against 38 Chinese fishermen caught poaching last month by the Philippine Navy in the waters off Palawan, Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said yesterday.


"We will continue with the prosecution of the 38 Chinese fishermen who were charged with poaching, unless they plead guilty to the charges," he told a press briefing. "In other words, we will not release any one of them and we shall continue with the prosecution of all the parties who were caught."
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 177689 [Title] => 160 Chinese fishers fined P2,000 each [Summary] => PUERTO PRINCESA CITY (AFP) — A total of 160 Chinese fishermen at the center of a diplomatic row between the Philippines and China pleaded guilty in court yesterday to poaching, officials said.

At a packed regional court, the Chinese were imposed a fine of P2,000 each for the offense.

The group as a whole also had to pay a penalty of $50,000 for illegal fishing as part of a plea bargain, court officials said.
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Justice Secretary Hernando Perez finally withdrew yesterday his call for the expulsion of Chinese Ambassador Wang Chungui after a spat that threatened to sour relations between Manila and Beijing.

"For the sake of relations between our country and China, I will withdraw it," Perez said, adding that Wang expressed regret over the incident. "The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is asking that I forgive him."
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 177232 [Title] => Perez gagged on Sino poachers [Summary] => Fearful that diplomatic ties with Beijing may be severed, Malacañang has ordered Justice Secretary Hernando Perez to shut up with regard to his squabble with Chinese Ambassador Wang Chunggi on the issue of the 122 Chinese fishermen caught poaching off Palawan waters.

Meanwhile, Wang asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to mediate swiftly to resolve his differences with Perez before Chinese Defense Minister Chi Haotian arrives for a visit tomorrow.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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