| Mactan is in for a busy weekend, as Lapu-Lapu City celebrates its fiesta Sunday and Monday. Still, the island holds pockets of quiet and calm for those eager to leave the stress of the workweek. (Sun.Star Cebu/Ruel Rosello) |
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MANILA -- The Philippine government has formally requested custody of six American Marines accused of raping a 24-year-old Filipino woman in Subic Bay Freeport in Pampanga after recent counter-terrorism exercises, the US Embassy said Friday.
The Marines have been in US custody in the Philippines since a 22-year-old Filipino woman filed a rape complaint against them on November 1.
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