The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

PSE index slid further, peso steady at P51.7:$1

March 1, 2019

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index slid further while the Philippine remained at P51.70 against the US dollar on Friday. The PSE index finished at 7,641.77 points, down 63.72 points. In the broader market, there were 114 decliners, 64 gainers

READ MORE

Moon calls for S. Korea-Japan efforts to heal past wounds

March 1, 2019

Seoul–South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for “concerted efforts” with Japan to heal wounds his country’s neighbor inflicted on Koreans, to mark the 100th anniversary of a Korean independence movement Friday. “When the pain of victims is substantively healed through

READ MORE

DFA to exhaust all means to save Filipina from death sentence in Saudi Arabia

March 1, 2019

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will exhaust all diplomatic avenues and legal remedies to save a Filipina after the Saudi Court of Appeals affirmed her death sentence on Thursday. The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah said it will continue

READ MORE

Job-hunting season begins for Spring 2020 graduates in Japan

March 1, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese companies started on Friday to offer employment seminars for third-year university students who are due to graduate in spring 2020, marking the opening of the job-hunting season for the upcoming graduates. The job market continues to be favorable to

READ MORE

14 hurt as elevator descends quickly in Makati building

March 1, 2019

Fourteen persons were brought to a hospital after an elevator in a Makati building hurtled downward from the 47th floor to the ground floor Thursday night, police said Friday.  In a police report, Glen Catan, an officer-in-charge for security at

READ MORE

”Betty” weakens into low pressure area

March 1, 2019

Tropical Depression”Betty” has weakened into a low-pressure area a few  hours after it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Friday.  “Betty,” whose international name was “Wutip,” entered the Philippine Area

READ MORE

One Abu Sayyaf member killed, two others arrested in Sulu

March 1, 2019

A member of the Abu Sayyaf was killed while two were apprehended during an encounter and a follow-up operation in Sulu early this week. Rear Admiral Rene Medina, commander of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao, said a still-unidentified member of

READ MORE

DOJ indicts Garin, 19 others over alleged Dengvaxia-linked deaths

March 1, 2019

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended the indictment of former Health Secretary Janette Garin and 19 others for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide over deaths of eight children allegedly after being inoculated by Dengvaxia vaccine. In a statement, the

READ MORE