The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Duterte lauds Colegio de San Juan de Letran as it marks quadricentennial anniv this year

February 28, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has hailed Colegio de San Juan de Letran for its contributions in history and nation-building. This as Duterte declared 2020 as the “Year for the Celebration of the Quadricentennial Anniversary of the Colegio de San Juan de

READ MORE

Police get CCTV footages around Bilibid before BuCor official got killed

February 28, 2020

Investigators on the killing of suspended Bureau of Correction (BuCor) legal chief Fredric Anthony Santos got a copy of CCTV footages around New Bilibid Prison where one of the alleged suspects was seen, according to National Capital Region Police Office

READ MORE

NCRPO arrest ex-Armyman as suspect in gun-buying syndicate

February 28, 2020

The chief of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Friday said a former member of the Philippine Army was arrested for his alleged involvement in gun-buying group syndicate. Police Major General Debold Sinas said the arrested suspect was

READ MORE

PH, US in talks for possible new defense deal : Romualdez

February 28, 2020

Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez on Friday said talks are ongoing between him and US Ambassador Sung Kim for a possible new deal to replace the Visiting Forces Agreement. “We are now in the process of

READ MORE

Parade of men high heels set in Ilocos Norte March 2

February 28, 2020

LAOAG CITY  —  A parade of men in high heels will start Ilocos Norte’s celebration of Women’s Month, said Provincial Population Program Officer Janet London. On March 2, “Taray Sapatos de Takong,”, provincial capitol male employees will wear high heels for

READ MORE

Almost 900 hectares of Benguet forest land razed

February 28, 2020

LA TRINIDAD —  Blaming both natural and man-made causes,  the environment department in Benguet said forest fires in the province has damaged almost 900 hectares of forest lands. This February,  at least 12 significant forest fires have occurred in eight of the 13

READ MORE

Duterte issues EO banning unregistered e-cigarettes, vaping in public places

February 28, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an executive order banning the manufacture, distribution and sale of unregistered e-cigarette products and vaping in public places. EO No. 106, which he issued on February 26, is an amendment to EO. No. 26, which

READ MORE

2nd week of February of every year declared as “National Hazing Prevention Week

February 28, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared second week of February of every year as “National Hazing Prevention Week.” Proclamation No. 907, which Duterte signed on February 21, cited the “alarming number of hazing-related deaths” in the country despite the passage of

READ MORE