The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

House to impose tighter controls on quarrying

May 30, 2018

The House committee on good government and public accountability chaired by Rep. Johnny Ty Pimentel ended its deliberations Tuesday a resolution seeking an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into quarrying activities in Nueva Ecija and other parts of the country.

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Police rescue Taiwanese from alleged illegal detention in Makati

May 30, 2018

Police rescued a Taiwanese call center agent who was allegedly detained inside a small room at an office in Pasong Tamo Extension in Makati  by her employer Tuesday. Police also began investigation on the firm, Van Gogh Business Processing Outsourcing

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Nurse becomes first Filipino to be elected vice mayor in UK

May 29, 2018

LONDON- A nurse who became the first Filipino to win elective office in the United Kingdom has again made history with his election as deputy mayor of a town near London, the Philippine Embassy announced Tuesday. In a statement, Ambassador

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South Korean envoy appeals to PNP to solve killings of two citizens

May 29, 2018

South Korean Ambassador Hang Dong-man on Tuesday appealed to the Philippine National Police (PNP) to solve killings of two of its citizens this year in his speech during the turnover of 130 patrol vehicles in Quezon City. “I asked chief PNP

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AFP hopes justice will served for victims of 2013 Zamboanga siege

May 29, 2018

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) expressed hope justice will be served for the victims of the Zamboanga siege following the release of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) members involved in the 2013 attack on the city. “We submit,

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Duterte opposes medical marijuana legalization

May 29, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte is against the legalization of medical marijuana. Duterte’s stance was contrary to his statement in an interview by an international media outfit in October last year when he said he was open to the legalization of medical

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Barangay chairman, two others arrested in Batangas

May 29, 2018

A barangay chairman and two others were apprehended in a law enforcement operation in the province of Batangas on Tuesday morning. Chief Supt. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, Calabarzon region police director, said arrested were Barangay Sta. Clara chairman Jay Castillo Monterola, 41, a native

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South Korea donates 130 patrol vehicles to PNP

May 29, 2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) received Tuesday 130 patrol vehicles from the South Korean government under the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) project to boost the anti-criminality and criminal investigation efforts of the PNP. In a ceremony at the Camp

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