The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Palace shrugs off possible displacement of workers due to temporary closure of PCSO lotto stores, other establishments

July 30, 2019

Malacanang shrugged off on Tuesday the possible displacement of thousands of workers due to temporary stoppage of operations of lotto outlets and other establishments run by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office ( PCSO). In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador

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Palace on China’s not taking first shot: We don’t take words on ”face value”

July 30, 2019

Malacanang is not taking China’s words on its face value that it would not make the first shot in the wake of territorial disputes in the South China Sea. “We do not take words of other countries on their face

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DILG clarifies road clearing order is nationwide, not only Metro Manila

July 30, 2019

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) clarified Tuesday the directive issued Monday in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s instruction to clear roads of obstructions does not cover local chief executives of Metro Manila but local government units

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Lorenzana said disaster resilence summit very timely

July 30, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenza on Tuesday said the National Disaster Resilience Summit event is ”very timely” as it stresses the importance of being ready at all times. “This summit is a very timely event and we should conduct this regularly

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”Bikoy” surrenders to PNP after court issues arrest warrant for cyberlibel

July 29, 2019

Peter Joemel Advincula, who claimed to be “Bikoy” in the narcolist videos, surrendered to the police Monday evening after a court in Albay issued an arrest warrant for cyberlibel. Advincula surrendered to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group – National

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Nine dead in Batanes quake: town mayor

July 29, 2019

The death toll on the two earthquakes that hit Batanes on Saturday rose to nine, a local government official said on Monday. “It’s (already) nine,” said Itbayat Mayor Raul de Sagon in a phone interview with Daily Manila Shimbun. It

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PNP sends 300 SAF as deaths in Negros Oriental rise

July 29, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) deployed around 300 Special Action Forces in Negros Island after a series of killings. Since July 18, the Negros Oriental provincial police office said they recorded 18 deaths in the province, including four police

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NCRPO to sack cops not following road clearing

July 29, 2019

The National Capital Region Police Office ( NCRPO) said cops who will not obey in implementing road clearing operations will be dismissed. ” If the mayors are against the illegal vendors and illegal gambling and the police refuses to clear

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