The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

DOF, BSP making joint push for lifting of bank secrecy in tax amnesty bill

October 9, 2019

The Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will ask legislators to ensure that congressional approval of a general tax amnesty law will enable the government to break bank secrecy in fraud cases.  Finance Secretary Carlos

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Health secretary gives Duterte clean bill of health

October 9, 2019

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III gave President Rodrigo Duterte a clean bill of health despite having the rare myasthenia gravis disease. Speaking at a media forum, Duque said Wednesday the public has nothing to worry about Duterte despite having a

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Two anti-drug operations in QC by PDEA yield P170m of illegal drugs

October 9, 2019

Two separate operations in Quezon City by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Authority (PDEA) yielded a total of P170 million worth of illegal drugs last Tuesday. In a report, PDEA NCR director Joel Plaza, said the first operation transpired around 4:30

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Two Chinese arrested for allegedly trying to bribe cops

October 9, 2019

Two Chinese were arrested after they allegedly tried to bribe investigators from Makati City Police Station around P1.7 million to convince them to not file charges against their friends who were arrested inside a prostitution den last Monday. National Capital

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Sotto tells people opposing Senate probe to just ”zip it”

October 9, 2019

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Wednesday told public officials who are questioning their probe on good conduct and time allowance (GCTA) law which later on shift to the so-called “ninja cops” to just “zip it”. In his opening statement,

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Dormitorio’s family files hazing, torture, murder raps vs PMA cadets

October 8, 2019

BAGUIO CITY  — The family of Fourth Class Cadet Darwin Dormitorio filed hazing, torture and murder raps versus seven Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadets Tuesday afternoon at the Baguio City Prosecutors’ office. First Class Cadet Axl Rey Sanupao, 2nd Class

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Sandiganbayan junks P1 billion ill-gotten wealth case vs Marcoses

October 8, 2019

The Sandiganbayan Second Division junked a one billion peso ill-gotten wealth case against the Marcoses. In a 30-page decision dated September 25, but released Tuesday, the Sandiganbayan dismissed the civil case filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG)

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BuCor to get police list of erring Bilibid personnel and inmates in drug list

October 8, 2019

The Quad-Intel Force of the National Capital Region Police Office ( NCRPO) on Tuesday said they will give the Bureau of Corrections ( BuCor) list of names of erring Bilibid personnel and inmates included in their drug watchlist. In a

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