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Ople said Chinese Supreme Court vice president Jiang Xingchang agreed to free Rizalde Astrolabio, 40, "to underscore the good relations with the Philippines and as a humanitarian gesture."


Astrolabio will be freed on parole as soon as administrative procedures are completed, Ople said, although he could not give a specific date. 


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RIZALDE ASTROLABIO

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Astrolabio will be freed on parole as soon as administrative procedures are completed, Ople said, although he could not give a specific date. 


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China to free Pinoy convict

November 28, 2002 - 12:00am

China has acceded to a Philippine request to free an ailing Filipino seaman just three and a half years into his 10-year prison sentence, Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas Ople said yesterday. Ople said Chinese Supreme...

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