The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

LPG tank explodes killing one, injuring another

June 3, 2018

One worker died while another was severely injured after a liquefied petroleum gas tank they were cleaning exploded in a warehouse in Pasay City Sunday morning. Pasay City Senior Fire Officer 4 Bernardo Bermejo identified the fatality as Renato Gaspar,

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Duterte to UN special rapporteur Garcia-Sayan: Go to hell

June 3, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte slammed on Saturday United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Diego Garcia-Sayan for his alleged meddling in the Philippine internal affairs after saying that the judicial independence in the country is under threat.

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Cimatu asks public to ditch ocean-polluting disposable plastic products

June 3, 2018

Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu urged Sunday the public to refrain from using single-use plastic items, such as pet bottles and grocery bags, which usually end up polluting the oceans and waterways. “It is high time we refrain from using

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Carranza assumes command of Calabarzon regional police

June 3, 2018

Chief Superintendent Edward Carranza assumed command of the Calabarzon regional police in a turnover ceremony on Saturday at Camp Vicente Lim, Laguna. Carranza, the former head of the Cordillera regional police, replaces erstwhile Calabarzon region head Director Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar.

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Three, including lady police commando, allegedly caught in pot session

June 2, 2018

Three people, including a woman police commando, were arrested after they were allegedly caught in a pot session in Taguig City Saturday afternoon, the Southern Police District said in a report. The suspects were identified as P03 Lynn Tubig, a

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Alleged drug pusher dies in encounter with Quezon City cops

June 2, 2018

A suspected drug pusher was killed in a shoot-out with Novaliches police early Saturday, a police report said. In a report by the Quezon City Police District to the National Capitol Region Police Office, a man described between 40-45 years

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Villages affected by drugs in Baguio City up

June 2, 2018

BAGUIO CITY  – Drug-affected villages in  the Philippines’ summer capital have increased from six to 24 barangays, disappointing its city mayor. Baguio City police said the Regional Oversight Committee chaired by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) recently elevated 18

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Philippine Navy contingent to Rim of Pacific exercise leaves for Cebu

June 2, 2018

The Philippine Navy (PN) contingent for the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise left for Cebu before leaving to Hawaii on June 6. A Royal Malaysian Navy ship will join the Philippine Navy Task Force as it sails from Cebu

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