The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

1 soldier die, 2 wounded in alleged Abu Sayyaf ambush in Basilan

December 18, 2017

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A soldier was killed while two others were wounded in an ambush by alleged Abu Sayyaf bandits in Basilan province, police said Monday. The ambush took place around 6:20 a.m. at Barangay Badja, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan province, according

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Duterte says granddaughter’s photo shoot in Malacanang “small matter”

December 18, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte defended his granddaughter’s pre-debut photo shoot inside Malacanang. In a speech during the birthday celebration of Senator Manny Pacquiao in General Santos City on Sunday night, Duterte said the photo shoot of Isabelle Duterte was just a “small matter.”

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Two soldiers wounded as alleged NPAs attack troops helping storm victims

December 18, 2017

Two soldiers were wounded after alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) attacked government troops conduct ing humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) activities for the victims of Tropical Storm Urduja in Eastern Samar. 2Lt. Michelle Estares,  civil military

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Duterte wants to sack at least 60 rogue cops

December 18, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has warned that at least 60 policemen, including three superintendents, could be dismissed from the service for allegedly being corrupt. In a speech at the birthday celebration of Senator Manny Pacquiao in General Santos City on Sunday night, Duterte

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DFA assures OFWs of quicker response with new guidelines on use of assistance to nationals fund

December 18, 2017

Overseas Filipino workers and their families in the Philippines can look forward to quicker response and improved services from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) with the signing of new guidelines on the use of more than P1 billion in

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Removing rice QR to cut retail price by as much as P7 per kilo :DOF

December 18, 2017

Lifting of quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice imports in favor of tariffs will bring several benefits to the economy, among which are slashing retail price by as much as P7 per kilo and helping free some 730,000 Filipinos from poverty,

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29 dead due to “Urduja”

December 17, 2017

Twenty-nine people died, mostly from a landslide in Biliran province, due to Tropical Depression “Urduja” (international name Kai-Tak), authorities said on Sunday. In a television interview, Biliran Governor Gerry Espina said that 26 people were killed in a landslide in

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Duterte hits NPA for “sexually” abusing women

December 17, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte slammed on Sunday the communist New People’s Army for allegedly molesting or sexually abusing women in some villages. In a speech in Davao City, Duterte said these were the reports he received from the field. “You communists,

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