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                    [Title] => U.S. Embassy to hold election watch events
                    [Summary] => CEBU - The U.S. Embassy will hold “Election Watch” on November 5 in celebration of democracy through elections. ...
                    [DatePublished] => 2008-10-25 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => Top Bush adviser arriving
                    [Summary] => 

One of US President George W. Bush’s most trusted advisers will be in Manila this week for meetings with President Arroyo and other Philippine officials.


As under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, Karen Hughes is in charge of improving US image abroad amid the war on terror.

Her official biography said she is in charge of promoting American values and confronting ideological support for terrorism around the world.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 325617 [Title] => New US envoy to assume post this week [Summary] => Incoming United States Ambassador Kristie Anne Kenney is expected to arrive in Manila late this week, the US Embassy in Manila said yesterday.

Embassy Press Attaché Matthew Lussenhop said there is no specific date yet for Kenney’s arrival but she is expected to be in the country this week.

"We hope to see her late this week," Lussenhop said.

Kenney called on Ambassador Lauro Baja Jr., Philippine permanent representative to the United Nations, yesterday at the Philippine Center in New York.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 325801 [Title] => New US envoy to assume post this week [Summary] => Incoming United States Ambassador Kristie Anne Kenney is expected to arrive in Manila late this week, the US Embassy in Manila said yesterday.

Embassy Press Attaché Matthew Lussenhop said there is no specific date yet for Kenney’s arrival but she is expected to be in the country this week.

"We hope to see her late this week," Lussenhop said.

Kenney called on Ambassador Lauro Baja Jr., Philippine permanent representative to the United Nations, yesterday at the Philippine Center in New York.
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"We think coups, emergency rule, martial law or anything of that nature will have a bad impact on the Philippines. We would not support drastic measures. We have a stable partner here," US Embassy Press Attaché Matthew Lussenhop told reporters yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 309356 [Title] => RP request for custody of 6 US Marines now in Washington [Summary] => The US Embassy in Manila has informed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that the Philippine government’s request for custody over the six US servicemen involved in a rape case has already reached Washington.

Though the request — made in a diplomatic note sent by the DFA to the US Embassy — was sent last Nov. 16, officials noted it has not been acted upon by Washington, despite the urgency of the matter.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 308084 [Title] => US F-16 makes emergency landing at NAIA [Summary] => A missile-armed United States Air Force F-16 fighter jet heading to Misawa, Japan was forced to make an emergency landing at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) runway after encountering problems with its hydraulics system. The pilot was unharmed.

NAIA operations head Octavio Lina said the jet — which was flying from Singapore to Japan in tandem with another F-16 — requested an emergency landing because of hydraulics problems. The other plane did not experience any difficulties but also landed at NAIA.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 306133 [Title] => First woman US envoy nominated [Summary] => WASHINGTON — US President George W. Bush has nominated career diplomat Kristie Anne Kenney as Washington’s first woman ambassador to the Philippines to replace Francis Ricciardone Jr., who ended his stint last May and was posted to Egypt.

Kenney, who previously served as ambassador to Ecuador, is also a former senior adviser to the assistant secretary for international narcotics and law enforcement at the State Department.

She has also served as an economics officer at the US embassies in Switzerland and Argentina and as a consular officer in Jamaica.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 285356 [Title] => British ambassador denies conspiring with opposition [Summary] => Saying it was not a "conspiracy," British Ambassador Peter Beckingham confirmed yesterday that he met with opposition lawmakers who discussed with him the political situation in the country and the controversies hounding the Arroyo administration.

Talk has it that members of the opposition are asking Britain to back their call for a change in government, but Beckingham denied this.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 87165 [Title] => 'Gov't won't waive right over US gobs' [Summary] =>

The government is unlikely to waive jurisdiction over the case of a taxi driver mauled by three US servicemen in Cebu City last week, a top official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

The official, who requested anonymity, said the DFA might tell the United States that the case is of "particular importance to the government politically."

Under the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), the government has 20 days or until April 4 to waive jurisdiction over the case because the offense involved is not "extraordinary" or a heinous crime like rape, a DFA source [DatePublished] => 2000-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

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                    [Title] => U.S. Embassy to hold election watch events
                    [Summary] => CEBU - The U.S. Embassy will hold “Election Watch” on November 5 in celebration of democracy through elections. ...
                    [DatePublished] => 2008-10-25 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
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                    [AuthorName] => 
                    [SectionName] => Cebu News
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                    [ArticleID] => 381172
                    [Title] => Top Bush adviser arriving
                    [Summary] => 

One of US President George W. Bush’s most trusted advisers will be in Manila this week for meetings with President Arroyo and other Philippine officials.


As under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, Karen Hughes is in charge of improving US image abroad amid the war on terror.

Her official biography said she is in charge of promoting American values and confronting ideological support for terrorism around the world.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 325617 [Title] => New US envoy to assume post this week [Summary] => Incoming United States Ambassador Kristie Anne Kenney is expected to arrive in Manila late this week, the US Embassy in Manila said yesterday.

Embassy Press Attaché Matthew Lussenhop said there is no specific date yet for Kenney’s arrival but she is expected to be in the country this week.

"We hope to see her late this week," Lussenhop said.

Kenney called on Ambassador Lauro Baja Jr., Philippine permanent representative to the United Nations, yesterday at the Philippine Center in New York.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 325801 [Title] => New US envoy to assume post this week [Summary] => Incoming United States Ambassador Kristie Anne Kenney is expected to arrive in Manila late this week, the US Embassy in Manila said yesterday.

Embassy Press Attaché Matthew Lussenhop said there is no specific date yet for Kenney’s arrival but she is expected to be in the country this week.

"We hope to see her late this week," Lussenhop said.

Kenney called on Ambassador Lauro Baja Jr., Philippine permanent representative to the United Nations, yesterday at the Philippine Center in New York.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 312263 [Title] => US bucks coup, emergency rule [Summary] => Washington will oppose any takeover of the government following a call from retired general and former defense secretary Fortunato Abat for the overthrow of President Arroyo.

"We think coups, emergency rule, martial law or anything of that nature will have a bad impact on the Philippines. We would not support drastic measures. We have a stable partner here," US Embassy Press Attaché Matthew Lussenhop told reporters yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 309356 [Title] => RP request for custody of 6 US Marines now in Washington [Summary] => The US Embassy in Manila has informed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that the Philippine government’s request for custody over the six US servicemen involved in a rape case has already reached Washington.

Though the request — made in a diplomatic note sent by the DFA to the US Embassy — was sent last Nov. 16, officials noted it has not been acted upon by Washington, despite the urgency of the matter.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 308084 [Title] => US F-16 makes emergency landing at NAIA [Summary] => A missile-armed United States Air Force F-16 fighter jet heading to Misawa, Japan was forced to make an emergency landing at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) runway after encountering problems with its hydraulics system. The pilot was unharmed.

NAIA operations head Octavio Lina said the jet — which was flying from Singapore to Japan in tandem with another F-16 — requested an emergency landing because of hydraulics problems. The other plane did not experience any difficulties but also landed at NAIA.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 306133 [Title] => First woman US envoy nominated [Summary] => WASHINGTON — US President George W. Bush has nominated career diplomat Kristie Anne Kenney as Washington’s first woman ambassador to the Philippines to replace Francis Ricciardone Jr., who ended his stint last May and was posted to Egypt.

Kenney, who previously served as ambassador to Ecuador, is also a former senior adviser to the assistant secretary for international narcotics and law enforcement at the State Department.

She has also served as an economics officer at the US embassies in Switzerland and Argentina and as a consular officer in Jamaica.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 285356 [Title] => British ambassador denies conspiring with opposition [Summary] => Saying it was not a "conspiracy," British Ambassador Peter Beckingham confirmed yesterday that he met with opposition lawmakers who discussed with him the political situation in the country and the controversies hounding the Arroyo administration.

Talk has it that members of the opposition are asking Britain to back their call for a change in government, but Beckingham denied this.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 87165 [Title] => 'Gov't won't waive right over US gobs' [Summary] =>

The government is unlikely to waive jurisdiction over the case of a taxi driver mauled by three US servicemen in Cebu City last week, a top official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

The official, who requested anonymity, said the DFA might tell the United States that the case is of "particular importance to the government politically."

Under the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), the government has 20 days or until April 4 to waive jurisdiction over the case because the offense involved is not "extraordinary" or a heinous crime like rape, a DFA source [DatePublished] => 2000-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

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