A $500K Facelift for Manila
Manila is looking for a little help in Washington, and is willing to pay $500,000. Manila is hiring Covington & Burling's Stuart E. Eizenstat for, among other goodies, security help.
Regarding US assistance to the Philippines in the appropriations bill that has been passed by the US Congress and is waiting for President George W. Bush's signature, Gaa said: "We have complied with all the requirements of the state department."
The bill allocates $30 million from the US Foreign Military Financing Program for the Philippines, with a $2-million component that will be added and given only after the Philippine government has complied satisfactorily with the state department's requirement of a human rights report on the extrajudicial killings allegedly involving the Philippine military and police.
Hinting of what Covington & Burling may be handling, Gaa said: "I can also assure you that all the negotiations have been underway before the issue of human rights violations came to the forefront. And that's not at all a factor of concern, although eventually, it will be addressed by the lobby firm insofar as explaining the Philippine government's position on this matter [is concerned]."
The US assistance is for the fiscal year covering Oct. 1, 2007-Oct. 1, 2008. The Philippines will have 90 days to comply with the requirements after the bill is signed into law.
Remittances from the nurses should cover this!
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