The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Philippines slams UN rights chief for saying Duterte needs “psychiatric evaluation”

March 10, 2018

The Philippine government condemned the United Nations Human Rights chief for his “disrespectful” comment against President Rodrigo Duterte. “This action of High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein is completely uncalled for and demeans not only the Head of State of a

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PDEA asks public not to vote for nearly 300 village officials included in narco-list

March 10, 2018

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency urged on Saturday the public not to vote for drug-tainted barangay officials who are seeking reelection in the coming barangay polls on May 14. In a statement, PDEA Director General Aaron N. Aquino said 143

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53% of Filipinos favor divorce for “irreconcilably separated couples” – SWS

March 10, 2018

Majority of the Filipinos have expressed support to legalize divorce for “irreconcilably separated couples,” according to the Social Weather Stations survey. Undertaken on March 25-28 and Dec. 8-16 last year, SWS said the survey showed that an average of 53

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Palace downplays subpoena power may lead to abusive police force

March 10, 2018

Malacanang allayed concern on Saturday over the power granted to the police leadership to issue subpoena. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the subpoena powers were only bestowed to the director general of the Philippine National Police, and the director and

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Palace welcomes planned meeting between Trump, Kim Jong-un

March 10, 2018

Malacanang welcomed on Saturday the planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. In a press briefing in Iloilo, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque reiterated President Rodrigo Duterte’s hope that the problem in the Korean Peninsula

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Japan to provide P1B for Marawi, DPWH exec says

March 10, 2018

Japan has vowed to extend P1 billion for the reconstruction of war-torn Marawi City, an official said. This is on top of the new equipment that Tokyo will turn over to the Philippine government this coming week for the rehabilitation

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Abu Sayyaf bandit collared in Basilan

March 10, 2018

The joint military and police forces arrested on Saturday an alleged member of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in a manhunt operation conducted in Basilan province. Police Chief Insp. Helen Galvez, Police Region 9 Public Information Office chief, identified

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2 African Drug Syndicate members nabbed in Cavite

March 10, 2018

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested two alleged members of African Drug Syndicate (ADS) in an entrapment operation in Cavite last Friday. Derrick Arnold Carreon, PDEA Public Information Office chief, said during the operation their agents seized suspected methamphetamine

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