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Death penalty in China: Last hours of Ramon, Sally and Elizabeth

Death penalty in China: Last hours of Ramon, Sally and Elizabeth

By Wed, Mar 30, 2011 3:28PM UTC View Comments Death penalty in China: Last hours of Ramon, Sally and Elizabeth

The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila released a timeline of today’s major events leading to and after China’s execution of Elizabeth Batain, Sally Ordinario-Villanueva and Ramon Credo who were convicted of drug trafficking charges. The Philippines earlier pleaded for leniency for the three overseas Filipino workers, citing both respect for Chinese laws and humanitarian...

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Aquino, Catholic cardinals talk politics as China executes three Filipinos

By Wed, Mar 30, 2011 2:53PM UTC View Comments Aquino, Catholic cardinals talk politics as China executes three Filipinos

Many Filipinos were wondering where President Benigno Aquino III was as China carried out the death penalty on three overseas Filipino workers. Responding to a similar query of University of the Philippines Prof. Ted Te, Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda tweeted: Yes, the President and the two resident Princes of the Catholic Church in the Philippines...

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