The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Duterte condones real property taxes, interest/penalties assessed on IPPs’ power generation facilities

August 16, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an executive order reducing and condoning real property taxes and interest or penalties assessed on the power generation facilities of independent power producers (IPP) under build-operate-transfer contracts with government-owned or -controlled corporations. Duterte signed EO

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Acosta says corruption allegations against her ”demolition job”

August 16, 2019

Public Attorneys Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta said corruption allegations filed by their lawyers against her and Erwin Erfe, chief of its forensic laboratory in the Office of the Ombudsman is a ”demolition job.” In a television interview on Friday,

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Albayalde hurls challenge to new Highway Patrol Group director

August 16, 2019

The head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) warned the new head of the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) that once an HPG member is arrested due to bribery, both will be relieved.   Police General Oscar Albayalde posed this challenge to

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De Lima back at PNP Custodial Center after visit to ailing mother

August 16, 2019

Senator Leila de Lima is back at the Philippine National Police ( PNP) Custodial Center after her eight-hour visit to her ailing mother in Iriga City last Thursday. In a text message to The Daily Manila Shimbun, PNP spokesperson Police

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Four Chinese nationals were arrested at a casino in Pasay City.

August 16, 2019

Pasay City police nabbed four Chinese tourists identified as Hui Qin, 29 years old; Shengtao Tan, 40 years old; Kaisi Luo, 36 years old; and Pu Fei, 29 years old. The four were arrested inside the casino of the Resorts

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South Korean tourist loses P200,000 worth of items in Palawan

August 16, 2019

A South Korean tourist lost P200,000 worth of items and cash after a theft broke into the apartment she is staying at Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Wednesday, a regional police spokesperson said. Police Lt. Colonel Socrates Faltado of Mimaropa

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Chinese warships’ entry considered as trespassing: AFP

August 16, 2019

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) considers the passage of Chinese warships in the country’s territorial waters as incursion or trespassing. “That is the requirement that we ask of them to obtain diplomatic clearance before they pass through but

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Albayalde tells ACT Partylist to stop brainwashing students

August 16, 2019

Police General Oscar Albayalde on Thursday told ACT (Alliance of Concerned Teachers) Partylist to stop brainwashing students and start acting like teachers. This was the answer of Albayalde on the latest statement of ACT Partylist Rep. France Castro telling law

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