Window cleaning ban moved
THE Philippine government has postponed the implementation of a prohibition of Filipino household workers in Hong Kong from cleaning the ...
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Beijing takes up cudgels for Digong
BEIJING"•China on Thursday voiced support for the Philippine government’s crackdown on drug-related crimes despite criticism from some countries and human ...
Read more30 Viet poachers freed
THE government will release 30 Vietnamese fishermen who were arrested here for poaching and send them home soon, Justice Secretary ...
Read morePH to import 805,200 MT of rice
THE Philippine government has approved the additional importation of 805,200 metric tons of rice under the minimum access volume (MAV). ...
Read moreGovt, Reds jump-start peace talks
OSLO, Norway—The government said Monday it hopes to reach a peace deal with communist guerrillas within a year, as the ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.