Filipina Diplomat caught Shoplifting

**chua_riwap** · July 10th, 2007 04:27 PM

Nasaan na ba si Castrence? Ni-recall na ba?

Aba eh, baka sa susunod, kimchi na i-shop lift nyan.

**VtEC** · July 10th, 2007 05:44 PM

mas maganda makita muna ang video before we pass judgement on.anyway, what is $118 compared to her position not unless she's a klepto ofcourse..

**Galactus** · July 10th, 2007 06:02 PM

I'm inclined to believe the US reporter. Why would he make up stories? To put the Philippines in a bad light? Also, the DFA made a claim that the diplomat was not Castrence. But she eventually admitted that it was her after all. This flip-flopping tends to imbue credence to the story.

According to an earlier PDI story, as a result of the alleged shoplifting, the base commander (an American general), banned Filipinos from the PX Commissary.

**VtEC** · July 10th, 2007 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by Galactus

According to an earlier PDI story, as a result of the alleged shoplifting, the base commander (an American general), banned Filipinos from the PX Commissary.

yaiiikkksssss.now that's a wrong call.what about banning all americans because one of their comrades raped a girl in subic?that general is a pain in the ass

**Jun aka Pekto** · July 10th, 2007 08:50 PM

Even if it was true, I think it's a bunch of hooey that the Koreans would make such a big deal/magnify this incident out of proportion. It's probably designed to draw attention away from the real criminals, the locals.

I was in Yongsan AIN back in the 90's and every commercial on base tv portrayed GI's as the guilty black marketeers when in fact, it was the Koreans themselves who abused the system the most. I know that because there were street vendors right outside my apartment who were selling American beer and other goodies straight from the commissary.

The Katusa tended to be lax in inspecting Korean cars for quota violations. Most Americans aren't even allowed to have cars at all. So, I don't see why they're portrayed as the blackmarketeers.

As for who's in charge, it may be an American general up front. But I'll bet 99.9% there's at least 1 Korean general on base who outranks him.

**NightRock** · July 11th, 2007 05:19 AM

kung sa ibang bansa nagawang magkanaw ano pa kaya pag nasa sariling bansa na at naka upo sa mataas na pwesto????

**dprox** · July 11th, 2007 06:08 AM

Originally Posted by hahnvin

don't steal!!! the government hates competition. hehehehehe

NB: Ambassadors represent the Philippine Government overseas.

**jiyumaico** · July 11th, 2007 07:43 AM

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Ms. Castrence has adequately explained that on a shopping trip to the base commissary, she brought along a karaoke chip which she bought in the same place in an earlier trip. She had wanted to buy the same chip—the one that contained children’s songs as gift for her granddaughter back home.

Finding none, she put her old sing-along chip back in her bag. It must have been this precise act of putting the old chip back that was recorded on camera, subsequently misinterpreted by security—and without regard to a diplomat’s reputation, leaked to the press. In the same trip to the store, she also passed by a perfume counter and tried a rest-bottle but didn’t make any purchase.

I hope that the US base authorities in Seoul will make the proper and prompt correction, now that the facts have been determined. We should not allow false reports to destroy the good name of a diplomat who has served and continues to serve the country. When you see Ms. Castrence, greet her, for she is one of our finest representatives abroad.
haha! ang galing naman ng palusot na yan.