The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Stocks flat, peso rallies to end just below P53:$1

December 17, 2018

Stocks closed flat while the peso declined against the US dollar on Monday. The Philippine Stock Exchange index closed 3.97 points lower to 7,520.48. In the broader market, there were 98 decliners, 93 gainers and 45 shares unchanged. The peso

READ MORE

Man holds child hostage briefly, injures six persons in PNR Sta Mesa station

December 17, 2018

A five-year old child was held hostage for an hour while six were injured after an armed man went amuck in near the Philippine National Railway (PNR) Sta. Mesa station  on Monday. Supt. Ruben Ramos, station commander of the Sta.

READ MORE

NCRPO says no untoward incidents in dawn masses

December 17, 2018

National Capital Region Police Director Guillermo Eleazar said there are no reports of untoward incidents for two days since the start of “Simbang Gabi”. On Monday, Eleazar said there are “no reported untoward incident related to the second day of

READ MORE

No Filipinos injured in Sapporo restaurant explosion

December 17, 2018

No Filipinos were among 42 people injured in the explosion at a restaurant in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo on Sunday, an embassy report said. Ambassador to Japan Jose Laurel V reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that

READ MORE

Police arrest alleged arms seller to local terrorists, private armed groups

December 17, 2018

Authorities on Sunday arrested an alleged arms dealer who has been supplying military-owned guns and ammunition to local terrorist and private armed groups, Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde said. In a press briefing Monday, Albayalde said an

READ MORE

Duterte may have influenced Catriona Gray’s stance on use of marijuana for medical reasons, says Palace

December 17, 2018

Malacanang said on Monday that Miss Universe Catriona Gray’s position on the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes could have been influenced by the position of President Rodrigo Duterte. In a text message, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Gray’s stance

READ MORE

Duterte suspends work in offices under executive branch on Jan. 2

December 17, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has suspended work in government offices on January 2, 2019 in order to give the state employees full opportunity to celebrate the holiday. This was contained in the Memorandum Circular No. 54, which Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea

READ MORE

Catriona Gray’s winning Miss Universe title places Philippines in world map again

December 17, 2018

Malacanang hailed on Monday the victory of Catriona Gray who was crowned as the new Miss Universe 2018, saying this has placed the Philippines in the world map again. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace salutes

READ MORE