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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has granted absolute pardon to US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, this means whether or not Pemberton is entitled to good conduct time allowance is no longer an issue. According to Roque, under the absolute pardon, the President, however, “did not erase Pemberton’s conviction.” “Mamatay-tao pa rin po siya, pero kung ano yung karagdagang parusa pa, binura na ng Presidente,” he added. […]
OLONGAPO City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hindi gaanong natuwa ang pamilya ni Jennifer Laude sa desisyon ng Olongapo City Regional Trial Court Branch 74 na ibaba sa 10 taon mula sa 12 taon ang sentensya laban kay US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton. Sa kabila nito, sinabi ni Atty. Harry Roque, abogado ng pamilya Laude na pinaikli man ang jail sentence kay Pemberton, hindi na ito ubrang humingi ng parole. Kasabay nito, sinabi ni […]
A Philippine court on Tuesday, December 1 found a U.S. Marine guilty of killing a transgender woman, jailing him for six to 12 years in a case that has reignited debate over the American military presence in the country. The Olongapo city regional trial court also ordered Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton to pay more than 4.5 million pesos ($95,350) to the family of Jennifer Laude, who was found dead last year in a hotel […]
The Olongapo City Regional Trial Court, Branch 74 postponed its issuance of judgment against United States Marine Scott Pemberton to December 1, in order to gather additional evidence connected with said case. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The arraignment of US Marine Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton could take place next year, although a warrant had already been issued for his arrest. According to Justice Undersecretary Jose Justiniano, the possibility of Pemberton being arraigned this year is very unlikely because of the ongoing inventory of cases in various courts before year-end. Because of this, even other court hearings are postponed. The courts, the Department of Foreign Affairs, and the United States embassy will […]
(Reuters) – Philippine police on Wednesday filed murder charges against a U.S. Marine over the death of a transgender Filipino he met in a bar outside the former U.S. naval base of Subic Bay. The Philippine government also wants to take custody of Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton while he stands trial, said a senior Philippine official, who warned that the case could damage military ties between the allies. “Based on two witnesses’ […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News Service) — Malacanang said the governments of the Philippines and the United States will follow the provisions of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) in seeking justice for the murder of a Filipino allegedly by an American serviceman in Olongapo City, as police prepare to file a murder complaint against the suspect Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., said that the Philippine government will follow the detailed process as laid […]
