The Subic Rape Case (2005)

In the early hours one Wednesday in 2005, a young woman was found on the pier of Subic Bay Freeport Zone, drunk, disheveled and crying. She claimed to have been raped by American serviceman Daniel Smith, resulting in a landmark case tried under the Philippines-United States Visiting Forces Agreement.

This episode’s companion photos: instagram.com/p/CV_FcQRhBY5

Episode researched and co-written by Kayla De Leon

References:

• http://rodel50.blogspot.com/2009/05/nicoles-rape.html
• http://www.isiswomen.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1217:baffling-new-twist-in-the-subic-rape-case-may-renew-rp-us-military-agreement&catid=22&Itemid=449
• https://acesubido.net/ph-inflation-calculator/
• https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/subic-rape-case/m026y4lm?hl=en
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines%E2%80%93United_States_Visiting_Forces_Agreement
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subic_rape_case
• https://globalnation.inquirer.net/112711/olongapo-folk-remember-nicole
• https://katrinasantiago.com/tag/subic-rape-case/
• https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2009/feb2009/gr_175888_2009.html
• https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/04/23/09/update-ca-acquits-smith-nicole-rape
• https://www.bulatlat.com/tag/subic-rape-case/
• https://www.ellentordesillas.com/2009/03/18/%e2%80%98nicole%e2%80%99-recants/
• https://www.facebook.com/pinoyhistory/photos/subic-rape-casethe-subic-rape-case-officially-known-as-people-of-the-philippines/409528319258210/
• https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/content/153081/subic-rape-case-timeline/story/
• https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/8149/night-of-subic-rape-reenacted-van-inspected/story/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/04/world/asia/04cnd-philippines.html
• https://www.philrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Subic-rape-case.pdf
• https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/05/22/1585647/journeyto30-she-who-cried-rape
• https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/looking-back-daniel-smith-subic-rape-case

Music: “This House” and “Echoes of Time v2” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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