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Subic Rape Campaign.



In 1999 the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) was ratified.

Since its ratification, the VFA has allowed American troops to hold joint military exercises with Filipino troops in the Philippines on a temporary basis. It is within these "temporary periods" that an increased number of cases of American soldiers committing sexual assault against women and children in areas near the stationed troops have been reported. Some provisions of the VFA include:

  • US personnel will not be held by the Philippine state if he or she has been accused of a crime on Philippine soil.
  • The US does not have to not specify how many of its personnel can enter the Philippines.

On November 1, 2005

A Filipino woman was RAPED in a van by a US Marine while three of his friends cheered him on. The woman was then thrown out of the van, along with the used condom. The only rape case against US Military personnel to achieve prosecution, the Subic Rape Case is a landmark case for the Philippines, and the countless other women who have been victimized.


Today.

The Philippine government will not insist on taking the custody of the four US servicemen accused of raping a Filipina in 2005 in case of a conviction and they decide to file an appeal, Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said in November. And in case of a final conviction, Gonzalez also said the government will allow the construction of a separate cell with amenities such as air conditioning, a television and a refrigerator inside the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City.

IS THIS WHAT THEY CALL JUSTICE?

*Information gathered from news source, INQ7.net in November 2006


Latest Update on the Case.

On December 4, 2006, Makati Regional Trial Court Judge Benjamin Pozon convicted one out of the four U.S. marines who were accused in the rape of  22-year old pinay dubbed as "Nicole." Lance Corporal Daniel Smith was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 40 years in prison, while Keith Silkwood, Dominic Duplantis, and Chad Carpentier were fully acquitted.

Currently, Smith remains in the custody of the US Embassy, pending appeals to the conviction. The VFA continues to remain an intact bilateral agreement between the Philippines and the United States.


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