The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Duterte to visit 3 Middle Eastern countries next week

April 7, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte will undertake next week state visits to three Middle Eastern countries where he will seek cooperation on security, countering terrorism and combating illicit drugs, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday. Duterte will meet leaders

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Duterte won’t allow Kadamay to continue with “anarchical activities”

April 6, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Thursday not to allow anymore urban poor to illegally occupy housing projects of the government as he called the action of the Kadamay members in Bulacan as “anarchical.” In his visit to a military camp

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Duterte promises not to allow Kadamay to continue with “anarchial activities”

April 6, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Thursday not to allow anymore urban poor to illegally occupy housing projects of the government as he called the action of the Kadamay members in Bulacan as “anarchial.” In his visit to a military camp

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Duterte vows to collect “unpaid” taxes of Prieto-owned company

April 6, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s owner who also controls the company which has the exclusive franchise of global brand Dunkin’ Donuts should pay taxes, which run in billions of pesos. “That’s why on Monday, I

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Kuwaiti, Syrian allegedly belonging to ISIS arrested

April 6, 2017

Authorities have arrested a Kuwaiti national, who is allegedly a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and a  pregnant Syrian In a press conference Thursday, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said the woman, Rahaf Zina is

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Military rejects communists’ request to suspend operations in some areas

Military rejects communists’ request to suspend operations in some areas

April 6, 2017

The military rejects the communist group’s request to suspend military operation in some parts of Mindanao to give way for the release of the four kidnap victims of the New People’s Army (NPA), a spokesman said Thursday. “We will help

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Duterte orders military to occupy islands in South China Sea as he mulls visiting Pagasa

April 6, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he may visit Pagasa Island and place a Philippine flag there to fortify the country’s claim in the area. He also ordered the military to occupy the “nine or 10” islands in the disputed

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(UPDATE) Philippine gov’t, NDF forge interim joint truce deal, but won’t take effect immediately

April 5, 2017

The Philippine government and the communist National Democratic Front signed on Wednesday an agreement on an interim joint ceasefire, which “will take effect only as soon as the guidelines and ground rules are approved.” Members of the government peace panel

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