The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Philippines lifts ban on Japanese meat, farm products from Fukushima

January 9, 2020

The Philippines has lifted a ban on Japanese meat and other agriculture products from Fukushima prefecture, nine years after a powerful quake that affected its nuclear plants. Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu, in Manila for a two-day official visit, made

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Lorenzana says new Coast Guard vessel to shuttle Filipinos from Iran or Iraq to Qatar

January 9, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) will be used to shuttle Filipinos from Iran or Iraq to Qatar. “We will hold them (the crew of BRP Gabriela Silang) there for a while.

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One dead, 11 hurt as van falls into Benguet ravine

January 9, 2020

TUBA, Benguet — A laborer died from multiple injuries while 11 were hurt when the van they were riding plunged into a 30-meter ravine at sitio Nabjeng, Tabaan Norte in Tuba  Thursday morning.  Tuba Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

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Tagle urges Filipinos to pray for peace in Middle East

January 9, 2020

Manila Archbishop Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle Thursday called on the Filipino faithful to pray for peace between the two nations and for the  safety of Filipinos based in the Middle East.  In his homily during the Midnight Mass for the

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Soldiers encounter alleged NPAs in North Cotabato hours after ceasefire lapses

January 9, 2020

Soldiers encountered alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) in North Cotabato hours after the ceasefire has lapsed on Wednesday. Major Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom), said the troops of the 7th Infantry Battalion clashed with

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Procession of Black Nazarene starts at 4:15 am, draws hundreds of thousands `

January 9, 2020

The procession of the Black Nazarene, which drew hundreds, started earlier than scheduled on Thursday. The annual Traslacion started around 4:15 am, earlier than their 5:30 am scheduled. The image of the Black Nazarene was able to move at a

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Duterte orders mandatory evacuation of Filipinos in Iran, Iraq

January 9, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the mandatory evacuation of Filipinos in Iran and Iraq and to bring them to a safe place, Malacañang said on Wednesday. The order came as tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated with

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Duterte names CA Justice Gaerlan to Supreme Court

January 8, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Court of Appeals Justice Samuel Gaerlan as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Wednesday. “The President has appointed as a new Justice of the Supreme Court CA Justice

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