The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Duterte just took a day off for skipping scheduled event Wednesday, Palace says

October 4, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte was not ill and he just had “a private time”, his spokesman said on why he skipped an event in Malacanang on Wednesday. “He did not really have a day off, so the President decided to have

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House ratifies bicam conference report on expanded maternity leave bill

October 4, 2018

The House of Representatives ratified on Wednesday the bicameral conference committee report on House Bill 4113 and Senate Bill 1305, which increases the maternity leave period to 105 days for female workers. Also known as the  proposed “105-Day Expanded Maternity

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Palace still optimistic on Philippine growth despite World Bank’s slash on its forecast

October 4, 2018

Despite the cut on the Philippine growth projection by World Bank, Malacanang expressed optimism on Thursday the domestic economy will register a robust growth for this year. The Washington-based multilateral agency has lowered its growth forecast for this year for

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AFP to hold talks with CHED, school officials to prevent student recruitment by communists

October 4, 2018

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will be holding dialogue with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and school officials to prevent students from being recruited by the communists in an alleged plot to oust President Rodrigo Duterte. “We

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NUSP denounces AFP list of Metro Manila schools source of Communist recruitment

October 4, 2018

The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) hit the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) list of Metro Manila universities and colleges allegedly serving as a recruitment hub of the communists in a plan to oust President Rodrigo

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Customs officials in Zamboanga City relieved over missing seized rice

October 4, 2018

The Bureau of Customs has placed under preventive suspension two officials in Zamboanga City after over 23,000 sacks of alleged smuggled rice went missing while under their custody, Malacanang said on Thursday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque

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Finland pledges support to Philippine peace process

October 4, 2018

DAVAO CITY – The Philippines said Finland will continue supporting the peace initiatives of government, especially with a peace settlement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (Opapp) said Finland Ambassador

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Military validating list of Metro Manila used by NPAs to recruit members

October 4, 2018

Some Metro Manila schools being used as possible areas to mobilize students by the New People’s Army (NPA) are being subjected to validation, a military spokesman said Thursday. But Lt. Col. Edgard Arevalo, spokesman of the Armed Forces of the

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