Warm welcome
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front left) welcomes Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio before a reception at the Asakasa State ...
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VP Duterte arrives in Japan, meets PM Kishida ahead of Abe’s funeral
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio arrived in Japan Monday to attend the state funeral of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe ...
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Man sets himself on fire near Japan PM’s office–local media
A man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister’s office on Wednesday after expressing opposition to a state ...
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FVR laid to rest in somber state funeral
Former president Fidel Ramos, a soldier regarded as one of the country’s most effective leaders, was interred at the National ...
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Ex-President Ramos to get state funeral August 9
The late President Fidel Ramos will be given a state funeral with full military honors on August 9, the Palace ...
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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.