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                    [Title] => Gov't waives jurisdiction over 3 US sailors
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They're not completely off the hook yet.

The three American sailors who mauled a Filipino taxi driver in Cebu last month could still be prosecuted by the United States Armed Forces even after charges against them had been dropped by their victim.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) also announced yesterday that the Philippine government has waived its jurisdiction over the case to US authorities.

A DFA statement noted that under the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), the Philippines, upon request of the US, can waive its primary right to exercise jurisdiction exc [DatePublished] => 2000-04-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

JOHNNY EARL LOWERLY
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                    [Title] => Gov't waives jurisdiction over 3 US sailors
                    [Summary] => 

They're not completely off the hook yet.

The three American sailors who mauled a Filipino taxi driver in Cebu last month could still be prosecuted by the United States Armed Forces even after charges against them had been dropped by their victim.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) also announced yesterday that the Philippine government has waived its jurisdiction over the case to US authorities.

A DFA statement noted that under the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), the Philippines, upon request of the US, can waive its primary right to exercise jurisdiction exc [DatePublished] => 2000-04-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

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