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Monday, September 12, 2005 (Philippines)
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| Former first lady Imelda Marcos, wearing polished turquoise and diamond ring jewelry, gestures as she meets reporters in Laoag, Ilocos Norte province, northern Philippines, Monday. The Philippine government hopes to raise at least $10 million from the auction of the fabulous jewelry collection of Imelda Marcos, but the woman also known for her thousands of pairs of shoes vowed to ask a Manila court to stop the auction and return the jewelry to her.(AP photo) |
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MANILA -- Government on Sunday assured support, particularly legal aid, to the 29-year-old Filipina worker charged with murder for killing a compatriot in Singapore and dismembering her body.
Gilberto Asuque, spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), said Guen Garlejo Aguilar, of Baguio City, has been charged with the murder of fellow Filipina maid Jane Parangan La Puebla, 26, of Nueva Vizcaya.
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