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MANILA - State lawyers have filed a motion asking the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) to reconsider its decision ordering the release of the accused in the April 1989 murder of American military adviser, Col. James Rowe, in Quezon City. In its 28-page decision dated November 8, Muntinlupa RTC Judge Gener Gito ordered the release of Juanito Itaas, who is deemed to have already served his sentence under the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) rules. Itaas has served 32 years, 1 month and 12 days of the total 39 years and six months of his sentence. Under the GCTA, he would be credited with 10,698 days or the equivalent of 29.31 years since his arrest on Aug. 27, 1989. "I have been informed that the OSG (Office of the Solicitor General) has filed an MR (motion for reconsideration) in the trial court, arguing that petitioner is not due for release from prison yet," Department of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra told reporters via text message on Tuesday. Guevarra said stat
Duterteâs Forces Have a New Target: University Students
The government in the Philippines has announced a decision to end a 32-year agreement barring security forces from a prestigious campus. Students say they wonât be intimidated.
Students and activists held a protest at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City last month.Credit.Jes Aznar for The New York Times
Feb. 14, 2021
MANILA â The posters that appeared on campus were chilling. They warned that the University of the Philippines had become a breeding ground for communist sympathizers and that students and professors needed to be on high alert for antigovernment insurgents. Some students were even named as possible offenders.
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Protesters at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City on Jan 28, 2021.PHOTO: NYTIMES
Students discuss pressing social issues at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City on Jan 28, 2021.PHOTO: NYTNS
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