The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

AFP to deploy 600 soldiers, reservists starting Sunday for Holy Week security

March 24, 2018

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) through the Joint Task Force National Capital Region (JTF-NCR), will start deploying its forces on Sunday to support security preparations for the Lenten season. Brig Gen. Allan Arrojado, JTF-NCR commander, said Task Group

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QC cops arrest suspect who promised women bogus jobs in Japan

March 24, 2018

Quezon City policemen on Friday arrested a 64-year-old man who is suspected of duping fwo people of their money in exchange for bogus jobs in Japan. The suspect identified as Romeo Alviza was arrested in an entrapment operation around 5:20 p.m. at Gateway Mall in

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Navy formally commissioned 2nd TC90 from Japan

March 24, 2018

The Philippine Navy (PN) formally commissioned the second unit of its Beechcraft King Air TC90 aircraft from Japan last Monday. Details about the commissioning were only given to the Daily Manila Shimbun Saturday. Lt. Sahirul Taib, Philippine Navy Fleet spokesman,

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Most areas in Baguio have no power since Friday

March 24, 2018

BAGUIO CITY– Most areas in Baguio have been without power for over a day as a  7 am-5 pm scheduled brownout on Friday continued Saturday as the Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) could not say when power will be restored. Melchor Licuben, maintenance chief of Beneco

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Drug suspect killed, 4 arrested in Lanao del Norte

March 24, 2018

A drug suspect was killed while four others were arrested in a law enforcement operation in Lanao Del Sur on Friday morning. Maj. Ronald Suscano, spokesman of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division, said Friday evening the fatality is certain Max Diangka

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Two soldiers wounded in encounter with alleged NPAs in North Cotabato

March 24, 2018

Two soldiers were wounded in an encounter with an alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) in North Cotabato last Thursday, a regional military spokesman said Saturday. Major Ezra Balagtey of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Eastern Mindanao

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House approves foreign divorce and allows registration with Philippine Civil Registry

March 24, 2018

The House of Representatives, voting 202-3 without abstention,  approved Wednesday night  on third and final reading House Bill 7185, seeking to recognize the foreign degree of termination of marriage and allowing its subsequent registration with the Philippine Civil Registry. The

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Owner of Dimple Star bus involved in Mindoro mishap surrenders to police

March 24, 2018

The owner of Dimple Star Transport surrendered to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police in Camp Crame Friday night. Hilbert Napat, whose firm owned the bus that fell into a ravine in Occidental Mindoro,

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