The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Duterte orders immediate release of P6.4B fund for military pensioners

April 9, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday ordered the Department of Budget and Management and the Department of National Defense for the speedy release of pension for Armed Forces of the Philippines’ retirees.   “I am directing the Department of Budget and

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Duterte: PH, Japan new allies for rule of law

April 9, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the Philippines and Japan are new allies for peace, development and the rule of law in the region.   In a speech during the 75th commemoration of the Day of Valor and Veteran’s week

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5 minor injuries reported in Mabini town: mayor  

April 8, 2017

Five persons were reported to have minor injuries while some residents chose to camp out in open fields in some villages in Mabini town, the epicenter of a magnitude 6 earthquake on Saturday, its mayor said. Noel Luistro told the

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No immediate casualties, but damage “appears to be big”: Batangas governor

April 8, 2017

No casualties have been recorded in the two earthquakes that rattled Batangas province Saturday, officials said. In a text message from Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas to Daily Manila Shimbun, said: :We haven’t received reports of casualties. Thank God, there are

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LTFRB sets 6-hour maximum driving time for provincial bus drivers

April 8, 2017

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will start implementing six hours maximum driving time for provincial bus drivers on Sunday to as a means to reduce the number of vehicular accidents. “We have realized that in LT FRB

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(UPDATE) Two strong quakes hit  Batangas

April 8, 2017

Two strong earthquakes shook the province of Batangas, first magnitude 5.6 at 3:07 and two minutes later magnitude 6 struck Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said In a radio interview Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum said Intensity

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5.6 magnitude quake hits Batangas

April 8, 2017

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit Batangas on Saturday, the second in five days, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the epicenter of the quake is at two kilometer north and 68 degrees

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Two die in Isabela vehicular accident

April 8, 2017

Two passengers, including a ten-year old girl, died in a vehicular accident in Isabela province early Saturday. P03 Julius Ceazar Abon, San Mateo Police investigator, said a Nissan Urban vehicle with a total of 19 passengers on board, including its

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