DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -

UNCLAS STATE 131920 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA-BANGKOK CLANDESTINE LAB INVESTIGATIONS COURSE REF: MANILA 2697 ¶1. (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for an ILEA-Bangkok Clandestine Lab Investigations course scheduled from January 12-16, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. ¶2. (U) Candidates: IO4 Julius R. Navales, DOB: January 23, 1973 POB: Negros Occidental, Philippines Unit: Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 7 O2 Herlene H. Caluag, DOB: December 22, 1982 POB: Bulacan, Philippines Unit: Philippine Dangerous Drug Board Compliance Service Chemist Elaine E. Erno, DOB: September 15, 1982 POB: Davao City, Philippines Unit: PDEA Laboratory Chemist Ronna Mae Aguilon, DOB: July 6, 1985 POB: Davao City, Philippines Unit: PDEA Laboratory ¶3. (U) Post may provide the following statement to authorized parties: Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals identified in paragraph 2 above, as of this date. Post may cite this cable in response. ¶4. (U) If, in the future, post becomes aware of possible human rights violations by the individuals listed above, post should inform the Department and not proceed with training. ¶5. (U) POC for this action is Jameson DeBose: -Email: DeBoseJL@state.gov, -Phone: 202-647-2989 RICE