The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Philippine, Chinese officials to discuss infra projects

January 23, 2017

BEIJING—A high-level delegation from the Philippines, led by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, arrived here Monday for meetings with top-ranking Chinese officials to hammer out details of several proposed big-ticket projects China has offered for funding, which include irrigation systems,

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House panel approves proposed “Traffic Crisis Act”

January 23, 2017

The House committee on transportation approved House Bill 4334 or the proposed “Traffic Crisis Act of 2016 Maki-isa, Makisama, Magka-isa.” The bill authored by House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas and transportation committee chairman Rep. Cesar  Sarmiento of

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Death toll from Mindanao flooding rises to 20

January 22, 2017

The death toll due to flash floods brought by the tail-end of a cold front and low pressure area in Mindanao last week rose to 20 and the damage to agriculture and infrastructure increased to P65 million. According to Office

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Palace vows no whitewash in the killing of Korean

January 22, 2017

Malacanang vowed on Sunday there will be no cover-up in the investigation on the death of a South Korean executive allegedly by some police scalawags. “We are outraged by the abduction and slay of a South Korean executive inside Camp

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Supplemental guidelines for monitoring committee between PHL, NDF signed ​

January 22, 2017

The signing of supplemental guidelines for the full operation of the Joint Monitoring Committee under the human rights deal between the Philippine government and communist National Democratic Front is another step towards final peace agreement, the head of the Philippine

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Video of Abe’s Davao visit gets 1.3 million Facebook hits

January 22, 2017

The video of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent visit to the Philippines, particularly in Davao City, has been posted on the official Facebook account of the Office of the Prime Minister, drawing 1.3 million hits as of Sunday afternoon. Posted

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Duterte economic team leaves for China to follow up on $15b investment pledges    

January 22, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has sent his economic team to China to follow up on the $15 billion worth of investments Beijing pledged during the president’s state visit last October. In a statement on Sunday, the Department of Finance said the

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Wife of alleged leader behind Korean’s abduction-killing claim her husband was asked to cooperate with other cops

January 22, 2017

The wife of the alleged leader behind the abduction and killing of a South Korean businessman claimed three policemen, including the head of the anti-kidnapping group were asking her husband to cooperate with them. Jinky Sta Isabel, wife of Senior

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