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                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - Deadly argument
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Unlike ambassadors and other diplomats, consular officers normally do not enjoy full immunity from arrest, detention and prosecution in the host country.

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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said today that Malaysia has granted the Philippine government's request to have access to all detained Filipinos in Sabah, including the eight who have been charged with terrorism-related offenses.

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The government will assist Filipinos arrested and reportedly maltreated in Sabah amid the gun battle between Malaysian security forces and the followers of the sultanate of Sulu laying claim to the region, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said yesterday.

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President Hugo Chavez said Venezuelan authorities have detained an American man and are interrogating him, suspecting he could be a "mercenary" plotting to destabilize the country if the opposition loses the upcoming presidential election. 

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Sa halip na magmakaawa, dapat munang si­guruhin ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas na nabigyan ng due process ng Chinese court ang overseas Filipino worker na bibitayin sa China dahil sa kasong drug trafficking.

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The Philippines and China yesterday signed agreements that map out bilateral cooperation in the next five years, and address concerns on consular procedures in providing assistance to Filipinos in China.

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DFA spokesman Claro Cristobal confirmed that Modena, a former journalist, died at around 1 p.m. at the Medical City hospital.

Modena, former desk editor of Malaya, took the Foreign Service Officer exam in 1983 and rose through the ranks until his appointment as ambassador to Tel Aviv. He also served as consul in Bonn, Germany and minister in Paris, France.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 305023 [Title] => Mga DH sa Singapore gwardyado ng security cameras [Summary] => Pinaghahain ng Migrante sectoral group ng diplomatic protest ang Pilipinas laban sa bansang Singapore dahil sa mala-kriminal na pagtrato sa mga overseas Filipino workers kung saan ang isang domestic helper ay binabantayan ng halos 10 security cameras sa isang apartment.

Ayon kay Connie Bragas-Regalado, chairperson ng Migrante, malinaw na diskriminasyon at kawalan ng tiwala ang nararanasan ng mga OFWs sa Singapore na binabantayan ng napakaraming security cameras habang nagtatrabaho.
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Interior and Local Government Secretary Jose Lina told The STAR he would make the kidnapping case of 29-year-old businesswoman Jacky Rowena Tiu the first case to be monitored under the "kidnap watch" that would be set up in a "war room" at the Philippine National Police headquarters at Camp Crame.
[DatePublished] => 2002-01-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1708612 [AuthorName] => Romel Bagares [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 146010 [Title] => DFA hits Chinese embassy over Tiu kidnap case [Summary] => The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) chided the Chinese embassy yesterday for pressuring a government prosecutor into downgrading from principal to accessory the charges against two mainland Chinese nationals accused of kidnapping.

Victoriano Lecaros, DFA spokesman, said it was "inapproriate" for Chinese embassy officials to say that Zhang Xiwang and Zhang Du were innocent of charges that they had taken part with five compatriots in kidnapping Filipino-Chinese businesswoman Jacky Rowena Tiu in San Fernando, La Union in September last year.
[DatePublished] => 2002-01-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [ArticleID] => 1513792
                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - Deadly argument
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Unlike ambassadors and other diplomats, consular officers normally do not enjoy full immunity from arrest, detention and prosecution in the host country.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-22 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/opinion/20151023/STARTOON.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 922962 [Title] => Phl gov't granted access to detained Filipinos in Sabah [Summary] =>

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said today that Malaysia has granted the Philippine government's request to have access to all detained Filipinos in Sabah, including the eight who have been charged with terrorism-related offenses.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-22 21:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 921471 [Title] => Gov’t to assist Pinoys arrested in Sabah [Summary] =>

The government will assist Filipinos arrested and reportedly maltreated in Sabah amid the gun battle between Malaysian security forces and the followers of the sultanate of Sulu laying claim to the region, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 837233 [Title] => Chavez: American man detained in Venezuela [Summary] =>

President Hugo Chavez said Venezuelan authorities have detained an American man and are interrogating him, suspecting he could be a "mercenary" plotting to destabilize the country if the opposition loses the upcoming presidential election. 

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-11 11:05:30 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 754107 [Title] => Due process dapat tiyakin sa Pinoy na bibitayin sa China [Summary] =>

Sa halip na magmakaawa, dapat munang si­guruhin ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas na nabigyan ng due process ng Chinese court ang overseas Filipino worker na bibitayin sa China dahil sa kasong drug trafficking.

[DatePublished] => 2011-12-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1334962 [AuthorName] => Gemma Amargo-Garcia [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 518477 [Title] => RP, China ink bilateral pacts [Summary] =>

The Philippines and China yesterday signed agreements that map out bilateral cooperation in the next five years, and address concerns on consular procedures in providing assistance to Filipinos in China.

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/7199/gen11thumb.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 385558 [Title] => Modena, RP envoy to Israel, dies of cancer [Summary] => Ambassador to Israel Antonio Modena died of lung cancer yesterday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. He was 58.

DFA spokesman Claro Cristobal confirmed that Modena, a former journalist, died at around 1 p.m. at the Medical City hospital.

Modena, former desk editor of Malaya, took the Foreign Service Officer exam in 1983 and rose through the ranks until his appointment as ambassador to Tel Aviv. He also served as consul in Bonn, Germany and minister in Paris, France.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 305023 [Title] => Mga DH sa Singapore gwardyado ng security cameras [Summary] => Pinaghahain ng Migrante sectoral group ng diplomatic protest ang Pilipinas laban sa bansang Singapore dahil sa mala-kriminal na pagtrato sa mga overseas Filipino workers kung saan ang isang domestic helper ay binabantayan ng halos 10 security cameras sa isang apartment.

Ayon kay Connie Bragas-Regalado, chairperson ng Migrante, malinaw na diskriminasyon at kawalan ng tiwala ang nararanasan ng mga OFWs sa Singapore na binabantayan ng napakaraming security cameras habang nagtatrabaho.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 146105 [Title] => DILG sets up ‘kidnap watch’ center at Crame [Summary] => The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is putting up a special crime monitoring unit that would keep track of the progress of crime cases from start to finish.

Interior and Local Government Secretary Jose Lina told The STAR he would make the kidnapping case of 29-year-old businesswoman Jacky Rowena Tiu the first case to be monitored under the "kidnap watch" that would be set up in a "war room" at the Philippine National Police headquarters at Camp Crame.
[DatePublished] => 2002-01-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1708612 [AuthorName] => Romel Bagares [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 146010 [Title] => DFA hits Chinese embassy over Tiu kidnap case [Summary] => The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) chided the Chinese embassy yesterday for pressuring a government prosecutor into downgrading from principal to accessory the charges against two mainland Chinese nationals accused of kidnapping.

Victoriano Lecaros, DFA spokesman, said it was "inapproriate" for Chinese embassy officials to say that Zhang Xiwang and Zhang Du were innocent of charges that they had taken part with five compatriots in kidnapping Filipino-Chinese businesswoman Jacky Rowena Tiu in San Fernando, La Union in September last year.
[DatePublished] => 2002-01-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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