The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Duterte retains Faeldon despite alleged corruption due to entry of P6.4B shabu from China

August 1, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has reaffirmed his confidence with Bureau of  Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon amid corruption allegation in the agency due to the shipment of P6.4-billion worth of illegal drugs from China. Duterte met with Faeldon in Malacanang Tuesday afternoon.

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Ombudsman files two counts of graft vs Honasan, 8 others for alleged involvement in PDAF  

August 1, 2017

The Office of the Ombudsman filed two counts of graft before Sandiganbayan against Sen. Gregorio Honasan II and eight others for alleged involvement in the P29.1 million priority development assistance fund (PDAF) or pork barrel scam. The Ombudsman lodged two

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Health department says HIV epidemic rising “fast”

August 1, 2017

A Department of Health (DOH) official warned Tuesday new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases may surpass 142,000 by 2022, when President Rodrigo Duterte steps down from office. In a press conference, Epidemiology Bureau HIV Surveillance head Genesis Samonte said “That’s

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Palace shrugs off accusation of Sison that Duterte is “top drug addict”

August 1, 2017

Malacanang shrugged off on Tuesday the accusation of Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison that President Rodrigo Duterte is the top drug addict. Sison, in a statement, has said the president is an “addict user of the

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ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ communique will be “accurate reflection” of discussion amid reported non-inclusion of China’s militarization in disputed waters: DFA

August 1, 2017

The Department of Foreign Affairs assured on Tuesday that the joint communique to be issued by the Southeast Asian Foreign Ministers during their 50th meeting would be an “accurate reflection” of what they would be discussing later this week in Manila. Foreign

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PNP monitoring critical areas, groups as country hosts 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Related Meetings

August 1, 2017

The Philippine National Police has been monitoring critical areas and some groups to ensure a peaceful and orderly hosting of 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings in Manila later this week, an official said on Tuesday. In a press

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Philippine services trade, income balances continue to improve: DOF

August 1, 2017

The ratio between the economy and net value of services and compensations paid by foreign enterprises to Filipinos rose in the first-quarter, the finance department said in a statement Tuesday, Based on Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran’s latest economic bulletin, services

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DBCC assures House of gov’t commitment to fiscal stability

August 1, 2017

The country’s economic managers assured lawmakers Tuesday of the Duterte administration’s firm commitment to fiscal stability, which it aims to sustain through reforms in tax policy and administration, a manageable budget deficit and a prudent borrowing policy that favors domestic,

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