China to execute 3 pinoy drug smuggler.

[Monseratto]

Another one...College teacher w/ 11 kilos naman. Soon we'll be known as a country of mules.


http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-fi...nging-malaysia

Pinay faces death by hanging in Malaysia
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 04/01/2011 6:29 PM | Updated as of 04/01/2011 7:13 PM


MANILA, Philippines - Another Filipino is facing the death penalty for trafficking drugs into Malaysia.

The Star Online reported that Aida Dizon Garcia pleaded not guilty before a Malaysian court on charges that she smuggled over 11 kilos of marijuana in November last year.

“She has been up for mention or what we call hearing or arraignment at home, and the embassy has already filed an application for her to be assigned a lawyer,” Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia Victoriano Lecaros told ANC's Top Story on Friday.

Garcia faces the mandatory penalty of execution by hanging. Her next court appearance is on April 20.

“This lady is not a [overseas Filipino] worker. She was a casual visitor in Malaysia,” Lecaros said.

Garcia entered Malaysia through the invitation of a friend whom she met online.

“You know, in ASEAN countries, you don't need a visa for entry purposes and so she came in without a visa purportedly on the invitation of a friend whom she met over the internet. That's how far as we can gather,” said Lecaros.

He added, “As far as we can figured out, this friend whom she met over the internet said 'can you go and pick up this luggage that belongs to the brother of a boyfriend of a somebody and we'll give you money for it,' and she agreed”.

“The Malaysians really don't look very kindly on any kind of narcotics, whether it involves their own citizens or not,” Lecaros said.

The 51-year-old Filipina claims to be a college teacher in the Philippines.

“She's an educator, but I don't think she was teaching at the college level. My understanding is that she was an elementary teacher for more than 10 years,” he said.

He added that Garcia’s husband, who is currently working in Saudi Arabia, is in touch with the consular section.

“On one occasion, I believe the husband asked that, you know, we buy her some treats, perhaps milk, to bring to prison. But you see, generally, things like food and drink are not allowed from the outside, for obvious reasons,” Lecaros said. ANC

[buriroy]

OT

itong si binay kahit malungkot, natatawa ako.
parang nakikita ko si chiquito......

Baka dalawin ka ng kaluluwa ni papang To-Chi-Qui. Ang sakit mo magsalita!.

OT rin- alam mo ba si Chiquito naging hagad sa Makati. Uso kasi noon ang Big 4 yinayari mga artista kaya napilitan mag-pulis si Atty.Agaton hehehe.

Hoy hindi pa ako matanda ha, kwento lang 'to ng dara, este tita ko.

[Stoner]

Kahit Barangay Captain na Revilla, nagpapapogi.

Yes, it's the same Revilla allegedly tagged in the airplane-seat switching incident.

*facepalm*

[Devastator]

Another one...College teacher w/ 11 kilos naman. Soon we'll be known as a country of mules.


http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-fi...nging-malaysia

Another lesson to be learned, huwag magtitiwala ng basta basta.

[badsekktor]

^^ano ba yan? ganun na ba kabobo ang mga pinoy ngayon?

masahol pa sa uto-uto yan ah! or nagpapalusot lang?

[Devastator]

^^ano ba yan? ganun na ba kabobo ang mga pinoy ngayon?

masahol pa sa uto-uto yan ah! or nagpapalusot lang?

It's another vicious cycle, nagayuma sa malaking halaga ng perang inaalok sa kanila.

[chua_riwap]

Sa 24Oras, meron ngang na-interview na "retired" drug mule na sa Brazil naman rumaraket dati. Yung cocaine, ita-transit pa sa Pinas, then, dadalhin sa either sa China or Vietnam. Yun daw product, di ma-detect sa NAIA X-ray, basta maayos lang daw ang pagkaka-conceal sa suitcase.

Nak ng teteng....ala pala talagang kuwenta yang X-ray machine sa NAIA!

[Monseratto]

Even the family squabbles over the burial arrangements of Sally Ordinairo is covered by our ratings hungry media, parang mga di civilised yung nanay at asawa... digusting.

[chua_riwap]

Even the family squabbles over the burial arrangements of Sally Ordinairo is covered by our ratings hungry media, parang mga di civilised yung nanay at asawa... digusting.

yung sa GMA-7, walang footage (baka wala crew nila nung incident na yun), yung interview lang sa husband ni sally ang pinakita.

pero yung ch. 2, grabe, dapat nga di na pinapakita yan. nakakahiya ....on nationwide TV pa.

[chua_riwap]

Agree ako rito......


http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquire...be-called-OFWs

3 executed Filipinos should not be called OFWs

MANILA, Philippines—While commiserating with the families of the three Filipinos put to death in China for drug trafficking, a recruitment agency leader Thursday said the term “OFW” (or overseas Filipino worker) should not be used to refer to the convicts.

Alfredo Palmiery, president of Federated Association of Manpower Exporters Inc., Thursday said Sally Villanueva, Ramon Credo and Elizabeth Batain, who were executed by lethal injection on Wednesday, had no record of being OFWs.

“[They] were never hired by any legitimate agency, they had no working contracts [and] working visas, and they were lured into transporting illegal drugs by a foreign syndicate preying on jobless Filipinos looking to make a quick buck,” Palmiery said in a statement.

“It is an insult to the millions of OFWs all over the world to call the three OFWs as they had no intention to work in China and were merely convinced to travel as tourists to bring contraband into China,” he said.

Palmiery pointed out that legitimate OFWs had all the necessary documents to prove that they were legally hired to work at government-approved jobs, and that “as OFWs, they are ready to comply with the laws of the host countries.”

He said the executions were “the fault of the government offices that allowed these drug mules to leave the country with the contraband hidden in their suitcases.”

“How these drug mules were able to leave undetected ... is something our airport officials have to explain,” he said.

Upgraded scanners

Villanueva, Batain and Credo were separately caught in China in 2008 with 4-6 kilos of heroin in their luggage.

The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) has promised to prevent a repeat of such cases through stringent measures to detect drugs on the persons or in the luggage of passengers flying overseas.

Thirty upgraded X-ray scanners at Ninoy Aquino International Airport now enable security officers to spot even a few grams of illegal substances in bags, according to Vicente Guerzon, MIAA assistant general manager for security and emergency services.

“It’s not only for China. Our efforts are for all countries so that no one will no longer be able to slip past us,” he said, adding that the scanners could also detect weapons and explosives.

Guerzon said the MIAA was also in the process of acquiring full-body scanners that would enable security officers to detect drugs in the body.

Asked about a possible collusion between security officers or personnel and drug couriers, Guerzon said: “It needs to be proven. So far, there have been no charges, and no one has filed a complaint.”

But he acknowledged the possibility of “human and technical glitches” in the airport security checks.

An insider at the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) said the Department of Transportation and Communications had formed a technical working group to look into how drug mules managed to slip out of the country.

The OTS oversees the X-ray scanners but the Philippine Drug Enforcement Authority (PDEA) has jurisdiction over all drug cases, said the insider, who asked not to be named for lack of authority to discuss the issue publicly.

He claimed the PDEA lacked personnel to inspect all departing passengers and their luggage.