--- description: The alleged murder of Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude by a U.S. Marine has sparked outrage. title: Killing Tests Philippine-U.S. Ties image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39587412a678a3fc/69876196e20a876617a828b7/correction-philippine_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Philippines](/tag/the-philippines/) ## The Philippines Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Philippine-U.S. Ties Tested After Visiting Marine Accused of Murder by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 20, 2014 8:59 AM CUT  Julita Laude, mother of killed transgender Jennifer Laude, talks to reporters during a rally near the USS Peleliu, where U.S. Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton is said to be held, at the Subic Bay free port, Zambales province, northern Philippines. Oct. 18, 2014. Julita Laude, mother of killed transgender Jennifer Laude, talks to reporters during a rally near the USS Peleliu, where U.S. Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton is said to be held, at the Subic Bay free port, Zambales province, northern Philippines. Oct. 18, 2014.Aaron Favila—AP by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 20, 2014 8:59 AM CUT The alleged murder of Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude by a U.S. Marine has [sparked outrage](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ec52b0b941974a17b48a3f48316d2df3/marine-suspect-philippine-killing-tests-us-ties "undefined") in the Philippines, with some calling into question the U.S. military’s presence in the country. Under the Visiting Forces Agreement, the U.S. military is allowed to conduct drills in the Philippines. The accord also gives the Philippines the power to prosecute American service members if they fall foul of the law, but they can remain in U.S. custody until the end of judicial proceedings, the Associated Press reports. Several small protests took place in the country’s capital, Manila, and the city of Olongapo, where the alleged murder took place, and in the former U.S. naval base at Subic Bay free port Saturday, where the suspect Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton, is being kept on the U.S.S. _Peleliu_. He has been [summoned](http://www.rappler.com/nation/72535-philippines-us-marine-olongapo-probe-vfa "undefined") by the Olongapo City Prosecutor’s Office to attend a hearing Tuesday. Protesters have been chanting “U.S. troops out now” and calling for the Visiting Forces Agreement to be abolished. But authorities say the case is isolated and not related to the treaty. Read the full story [here](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ec52b0b941974a17b48a3f48316d2df3/marine-suspect-philippine-killing-tests-us-ties "undefined"). \[[_Associated Press_](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ec52b0b941974a17b48a3f48316d2df3/marine-suspect-philippine-killing-tests-us-ties "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3523563/philippine-u-s-ties-tested-after-visiting-marine-accused-of-murder/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3523563/philippine-u-s-ties-tested-after-visiting-marine-accused-of-murder/"},"headline":"Philippine-U.S. Ties Tested After Visiting Marine Accused of Murder","datePublished":"2014-10-20T08:59:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:52:54.437Z","description":"Protesters have been chanting 'U.S. troops out now'","url":"https://time.com/3523563/philippine-u-s-ties-tested-after-visiting-marine-accused-of-murder/","keywords":["The Philippines","Murder","protests","Transgender"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39587412a678a3fc/69876196e20a876617a828b7/correction-philippine_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39587412a678a3fc/69876196e20a876617a828b7/correction-philippine_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Philippines US Killing","caption":"CORRECTION Philippines US Killing","creditText":"Aaron Favila—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-philippines/","name":"The Philippines"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3523563/philippine-u-s-ties-tested-after-visiting-marine-accused-of-murder/","name":"Philippine-U.S. Ties Tested After Visiting Marine Accused of Murder"}}]}] ```