The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Año backs AFP’s push for inter-agency task force vs Red recruitment,

September 29, 2018

Days after the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) discovered the Red October plot of the CPP/NDF/NPA ( Communist Party of the Philippines/National Democratic Front/ New People’s Army) the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has declared its

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Comelec eyeing to simulate Bangsamoro plebiscite in October

September 29, 2018

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is planning to simulate the plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law in October ahead of its conduct on January 21. In a press briefing Friday, COMELEC Spokesman James Jimenez said they are looking to conduct

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Supplemental pleading to be filed next week at ICC to include Duterte’s remark on killings: lawyer

September 29, 2018

A supplemental pleading will be filed  next week before the International Criminal Court (ICC) against President Rodrigo Duterte after he admitted in a speech that his only sin is to commit extrajudicial killings, one of the lawyers in the complaint

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Trillanes leaves Senate after staying for 25 days

September 29, 2018

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has returned to his home on Saturday, more than three weeks after he holed up at the Senate following the release of a presidential proclamation voiding his amnesty. “It is a huge relief that I saw

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Health dept. steps up battle to curb HIV cases

September 29, 2018

The Department of Health (DOH) is intensifying its battle against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In a statement Saturday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said they are going to address the rook cause. “That’s why we’ve decided to partner with

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Makati court defers arrest warrant, hold departure order vs. Trillanes

September 28, 2018

Another Makati court Friday deferred its ruling on the motion of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue an arrest warrant and hold departure order (HDO) against opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV in connection with a mutiny in 2003. Judge

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Filipina household service worker reported dead in Saudi Arabia: DFA

September 28, 2018

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday another Filipino household service worker committed suicide in Saudi Arabia. The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah said the deceased domestic worker, a 40-year-old separated mother of two, hanged herself at her employer’s

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Alejano assures military Magdalo not involved in alleged ouster vs Duterte

September 28, 2018

Magdalo Partylist Rep. Gary Alejano met with top officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to deny  rumors he and his group are involved in an alleged plot to oust President Rodrigo Duterte. Brig. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr, assistant

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