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Communist Rebellion
Western and Central Visayas PLEDS clusters convene anew; pushes for greater cooperation with other stakeholders
The Peace, Law Enforcement, and Development Support (PLEDS) Cluster of the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) in Western and Central Visayas meets anew to discuss with other stakeholders on how to strengthen the collaboration in ending insurgency in the region.
Kalinaw News

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Arrest of high-ranking leaders, a huge blow against CPP-NPA in Negros
The arrest of four (4) high-ranking CPP-NPA leaders in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental is a huge blow against the said terrorist organization says Major General Eric Vinoya, Commander of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division and the AFP’s Joint Task Force Spear in Western and Central Visayas.
Kalinaw News

Peace talks

Incidents/Operations

Suspected communist rebels kill Negrense farmer
Another farmer in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental was gunned down by nine assailants believed to be communist-terrorists of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Asaran, Barangay Buenavista on Sunday afternoon.
Philippine News Agency


NPA bombing suspect nabbed in NoCot
Acting on a tip, police arrested here Monday a suspected member of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) who was long wanted for a string of criminal charges.
Philippine News Agency
 
Extremism
Duterte: I have no agenda to kill Moros
President Rodrigo Duterte has assured Muslim Filipinos that he is not out to kill them in the wake of fears that they are the most at risk of abuse under the controversial anti-terrorism law.
Philippine Star

SC consolidates into one case 8 petitions vs. anti-terrorism law
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday, July 14, consolidated the four other petitions filed recently with the first four cases lodged against the alleged unconstitutionality of Republic Act No. 11479, the Anti-Terror Act of 2020.
Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star

Greta Thunberg: PH anti-terror law puts climate, environment activists at risk
Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday urged the public to support climate and environmental advocates in the Philippines, as the country's new anti-terror law puts them "at risk" of being easily tagged as terrorists.
ABS-CBN News

MARAWI 


SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD

Turkey says 62 terrorists neutralized in N.Iraq op
Turkish security forces have "neutralized" 62 terrorists so far as part of Operation Claw-Tiger in northern Iraq, the defense minister said on Tuesday.
Anadolu Agency

Why we need to stay alert to the terror threat as the UK reopens
The UK has faced a persistent threat from terrorism over the past decade, with recent attacks focusing on busy public spaces. In June 2020, this threat was highlighted once again by an attack in a public park in Reading. This was the first reported terrorist event in the UK since the beginning of the pandemic.
The Conversation UK

Radicalisation still a threat in UK jails
The British government is still trying to get on top of the threat posed by so-called lone-wolf terror attacks and extremists in prison, it has conceded.
The National UAE

Disenchanted Soldiers
It appears it has taken a decade of jihadist violence and other internal security issues for one of Africa’s strongest military forces to be considered tested. For some reasons, Nigeria’s military warfare against terrorists in its North-east region is not yielding the expected result – ending the terrorism. 
SPD Nextier

 
Bangsamoro
BARMM 

BARMM education ministry opens 8,400 scholarships for tech-voc, higher education
Over 8,400 scholarship slots were opened for the Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Higher Education during the launching of the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education’s Flagship Programs for the School Year 2020-2021 on Monday, July 13, in Cotabato City.
Rappler

MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY 

COVID-19 positive LSIs to remain in BARMM isolation facility
All 79 from among a group of 406 Bangsamoro residents returning to their island provinces positive to COVID-19 shall remain in an isolation facility in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao.
NDBC News

PH Navy won't sail yet to Basulta with LSIs
 Two Philippine Navy vessels may not sail off yet to Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, as 79 of the locally stranded individuals (LSIs) the boats were supposed to ferry home, were found positive of CoVid19 in tests conducted at a Maguindanao isolation area, sources said.
NDBC News

Dawlah Maguindanao bomb attack misses target
The outlawed Dawlah Islamiya terror group on Monday tried to bomb a military vehicle full of soldiers but missed.
NDBC News

NORTH COTABATO

LANAO PROVINCES

BASILAN

SULU 

Slain soldiers in Jolo incident with cops bore gunshot wounds to the back
The Army Intelligence officers killed in Jolo, Sulu by policemen sustained gunshot wounds to their backs, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Tuesday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, CNN Philippines, Philippine News Agency

Duterte assures: Truth will come out in Jolo killing of four military intel officers
President Duterte on Tuesday assured that the truth behind the killing of four soldiers in Jolo, Sulu by policemen will come out and expressed hope that the “isolated incident” won’t spark any animosity between the military and the police.
Manila Bulletin

Guevarra sees filing of criminal charges vs PNP men in Jolo killings
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra believes the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is set to file criminal complaints against the policemen involved in the deaths of four Army intelligence officers in Jolo, Sulu.
Manila Bulletin

TAWI-TAWI 
Shadow Economies
DRUGS

PDEA, BOC sign MOA to boost fight against drug smuggling
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) enhancing further their partnership in preventing drug smuggling in the country’s seaports and airports.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News

Operations/ Incidents

7 'pushers', ‘users’ nabbed, P600-K shabu seized in Tabaco City
Anti-narcotics agents arrested seven alleged drug peddlers and users in separate sting operations in Tabaco City on Monday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said in a report.
Philippine News Agency

COVID-19 cash aid recipient nabbed in Lucena drug sting
Police in this city arrested on Tuesday a suspected drug pusher, who turned out to be a recipient of the emergency cash aid under the government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) for persons affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Recovery and Rehabilitation

ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND AMMUNITION

CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING/ COUNTERFEIT GOODS  

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

KIDNAPPING

ILLEGAL GAMBLING

ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION
Land Issues
CARP farmers moonlight as bakers, introduce “camote pandesal”
Camote tops, locally called “talbos ng kamote,” which could be seen almost anywhere in the country, including vacant lots and the roadside, will soon be used to make pandesal in bakeries established by farmer-beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).
Manila Bulletin

 
Indigenous Peoples
Human Rights
Hollow gesture
Manila chief inquest prosecutor Jovencio Senados and Mayor Pablo Matinong Jr. of Sto. Niño town, South Cotabato, are the latest names to be added to the roll call of victims of killings in the country, which have gone unabated even if many parts of the Philippines remain under community quarantine and hard at work battling the coronavirus pandemic.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Was PH ever a true democracy?
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards,” observed the Danish existentialist Soren Kierkegaard. Perhaps, the same principle of retrospective redemption should guide us out of our profound political crisis.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression

Duterte sets off fresh tirades vs ABS-CBN after network lost franchise bid
President Rodrigo Duterte has launched a barrage of fresh tirades against embattled media giant ABS-CBN just days after Congress denied its franchise application based on an audio recording of his entire speech obtained by the Inquirer.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

SC resets to Aug. 4 deliberation on ABS-CBN’s petition vs. stop-broadcast order
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday, July 14, reset to August 4 its deliberation on the petition filed by television network ABS-CBN Corporation which challenged the cease and desist order (CDO) issued against it by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) last May 5.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News

Speaker Cayetano hits Poe on ABS-CBN franchise denial's ‘chilling effect’
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday hit Senator Grace Poe for stating that the denial of the ABS-CBN franchise application would send a "chilling effect" to other media organizations, saying that this only applies to individuals who "abuse the system."
GMA News

Defensor denies insinuation he voted against ABS-CBN’s franchise bid to get back at Gina Lopez
Anak Kalusugan party-list Representative Mike Defensor, vice chairman of the House’s committee on good government on Tuesday denied allegations he voted against granting ABS-CBN renewed legislative franchise to get back at former Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez, the late sister of the network’s chair emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez, for supposedly suspending operations of Pax Libera Mining where he is chief executive officer.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News

Rep. Vilma Santos: ABS-CBN closure will have domino effect on employees’ families
House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th District Representative Vilma Santos-Recto said on Tuesday that it is not just the 11,000 employees who will be affected by the closure of ABS-CBN but the domino effect will hit the employees’ families.
Manila Bulletin

Equating ABS-CBN closure to dismantled oligarchy ‘inaccurate,’ says Villanueva
The shutdown of ABS-CBN Corporation should not be taken as equivalent to the fall of oligarchs because such is inaccurate, Senator Joel Villanueva said on Tuesday.
GMA News

#DEFENDPRESSFREEDOM: Attack on ABS-CBN brings us back to 1972
The House of Representatives’ denial of the ABS-CBN franchise is an attack that brings us back to the brink of dictatorship in 1972, the last time the network was shut down.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Martial Law 
Governance

COVID-19

WHO seeks ‘fast release’ of COVID-19 test results
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized the importance of releasing the test results for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a fast manner—so as not to delay the needed response in controlling the deadly illness.
Manila BulletinPhilippine Daily Inquirer

Cases


Philippines logs 634 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 57,545
The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines rose to 57,545 on Tuesday after the Department of Health (DOH) announced 634 more infections—302 “fresh” or newly validated and 332 reported late.
GMA News, CNN Philippines

COVID-19 patients in PNP now total 1,223
A total of 130 policemen from Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) have tested positive for coronavirus, it was reported on Monday, bringing to 1,223 the number of policemen with COVID-19.
Manila Bulletin

3 more Filipinos abroad contract COVID-19; no new deaths – DFA
Three more overseas Filipinos have contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but no new fatalities have been reported, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
Philippine Daily Inquirer

DFA: 58 men under custody in Jeddah test positive for Covid
THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said 58 out of the 75 male wards under the custody of the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia tested positive for Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
The Manila Times

Department of Health

Over 70% of NCR's COVID-19 isolation, ward beds now occupied -DOH
The utilization rates of ward and isolation beds for cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Metro Manila are now over 70 percent and have breached into what it called the "danger zone", the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday.
GMA News

Palace says hospitals have enough beds for COVID-19 patients
Malacañang on Tuesday assured the public that there are enough hospital beds to accommodate COVID-19 patients.
GMA News

COVID patients’ refusal to be transferred to quarantine facilities causing ‘over capacity’ of private hospitals — PHAPI
The refusal of mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients to be transferred to quarantine facilities is one of the reasons why private hospitals are reaching full capacity, according to the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI).
Manila Bulletin

Nine more hospitals reach full capacity for COVID-19 beds
Nine more hospitals across the country have reached full bed capacity for cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday.
GMA News

Metro hospitals reach ‘full capacity’ for COVID patients
Several private hospitals in Metro Manila have declared “full capacity” and won’t be able to accept coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients.
Manila Bulletin

PHL Medical Association eyes hazard pay for medical frontliners
The Philippine Medical Association is pushing for a hazard pay for medical frontliners amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, its president Dr. Jose Santiago Jr. said Tuesday.
GMA News

IATF

Galvez admits difficulty in monitoring home quarantined COVID-19 patients
National Task Force (NTF) chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., believes home quarantine disadvantageous in general inasmuch as it limits the ability of the national and local government to monitor asymptomatic coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients.
Manila Bulletin

Cops to go house-to-house in search of mild, asymptomatic COVID-19 patients —Año
Policemen and local government personnel will be going house to house to search for COVID-19 cases who should not be on home quarantine, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday.
GMA News, Reuters

‘Parang tokhang’: Senator hits house-to-house search for COVID-19 patients
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday criticized the government’s decision to send police officers and local government personnel to households to search for COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Nationwide ‘Hatid Probinsya’ trip set on July 25-26
National Task Force (NTF) Against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Chief Implementer Carlito Galvez Jr.  wants a nationwide “Hatid Probinsya” operation for locally stranded individuals (LSIs) on July 25 to 26 to decongest temporary holding facilities in Metro Manila.
Manila Bulletin

30% COVID-19 ICU bed requirement must be increased –Dizon
As more hospitals declared themselves to be at full capacity, Deputy Chief Implementer of the National COVID-19 Action Plan Secretary Vince Dizon on Tuesday suggested that the 30 percent intensive care unit (ICU) bed allocation for novel coronavirus cases currently required of health facilities be increased.
GMA News

Regions

Region 12 has 8 new COVID-19 cases
Eight new cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recorded today by the Department of Health in the Soccsksargen region, bringing the total confirmed cases to 110.
NDBC News

15 LSIs from Metro Manila test positive for COVID-19 in Davao
Local health officials reported at least 15 persons out of the 166 locally stranded individuals (LSIs) who arrived in Davao City last week aboard buses provided by the national government have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, Mayor Sara Duterte said.
Mindanews

Manhunt on for missing husband of COVID-19 patient in CDO
Authorities here launched a citywide manhunt for the missing common-law husband of a 30-year-old sidewalk vendor who tested positive of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Mindanews

Parts of Malabon will be under 15-day lockdown starting July 16
Parts of Malabon City will be under lockdown from July 16 to 30 to prevent a further rise in the COVID-19 cases, the city government’s newsletter said on Tuesday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Mindanao in dire need of PPEs
Lanao del Norte 1st district Rep. Khalid Dimaporo underscored on Tuesday the need to build up a buffer stock of personal protective equipment or PPEs in Mindanao.
Manila Bulletin

SouthCot village on total lockdown after COVID19-positive returning OFW breached quarantine protocol
A sitio in Banga town, South Cotabato province was placed under total lockdown for five days starting Tuesday after a returning Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was found to have breached the quarantine protocol.
Mindanews

Taguig lauded for targeted response instead of city-wide lockdown
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. lauded Taguig City's targeted response to the spread of COVID-19 among hundreds of workers at a construction site recently.
GMA News

QC legislative building to close for 5 days after 3 councilors, several staff test positive for COVID-19
The legislative building inside the Quezon City Hall compound will be closed for five days starting Wednesday (July 15) after three councilors and several staff members tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Manila Bulletin

Discrimination vs health workers, COVID-19 patients now a crime in Puerto Princesa
A local law has been enacted in the city making it a crime to discriminate against health workers and COVID-19 patients.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector 

Private sector to do PCR testing by end-July
The private sector-led Project ARK (Antibody Rapid Test Kit) is set to implement its pooled reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing among the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), workers in construction,  and in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sectors by end of July, Iloilo 1st district Rep. and ARK-PCR Private Sector Chief Implementer Janette Garin said on Tuesday,  July 14.
Manila Bulletin

PRC to launch ‘Samaritan program’ for convalescent plasma
To help citizens afflicted with COVID-19 but unable to avail of convalescent plasma due to financial constraints, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday announced that it will be launching a “Samaritan” program.
Manila Bulletin

Incidents and Violations

House Makabayan bloc seeks probe on killings of farmers during lockdown
The six-man Makabayan bloc of the House of Representatives has sought a congressional probe on the supposed strings of killings and human rights violations committed against farmers during the community quarantine.
Manila Bulletin

Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features

Faith important in fight vs. COVID-19, say 9 out of 10 Filipinos — Radio Veritas survey
Majority of Filipinos believe faith is very important in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, a Veritas Truth Survey (VTS) released Tuesday showed.
Manila Bulletin

COVID-19 is a child rights crisis, says UNICEF representative
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a child rights crisis and has spurred two groups into action so that children returning to schools will receive proper hand washing supplies while frontline workers will be provided with much-needed personal protective equipment and health supplies.
Manila Bulletin

World

Covid Shot Derived From Tobacco-Like Plant Tested in Humans
Medicago Inc. has been using plants to develop potential vaccines for more than two decades. A new partnership with GlaxoSmithKline Plc. putting its unproven technology to the test against the novel coronavirus is pushing the Canadian biotech into the limelight.
Bloomberg

'They needed people': Brazil volunteers step up to test COVID-19 vaccine
Luiz Augusto Rizzo, 29, is no specialist in infectious diseases, but he is part of perhaps the most important scientific endeavor in the world today: the hunt for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus.
Reuters

COVID-19 spread increases in Spain with 666 new cases
As Spanish health authorities have been battling around 120 COVID-19 outbreaks, the Health Ministry registered 666 more cases on Tuesday.
Anadolu Agency

Immunity to the coronavirus may last only a few months, UK study finds
Immunity to Covid-19 may last only a few months, according to a U.K. study that casts doubts over the longevity of potential coronavirus vaccines. Antibody responses to the coronavirus can peak three weeks after onset of symptoms, but then begin to decline after as little as two months, researchers at Kings College London found.
CNBC

Thailand changes entry rules after new COVID-19 cases spark second wave fear
Thailand’s government tightened regulations for the entry of foreigners on Tuesday, after two new imported coronavirus cases with possible exposure to the public raised concern about a second wave of infections.
Reuters

Global report: cities worldwide reimpose lockdowns as Covid-19 cases surge
The northern Indian state of Bihar, which has a population of 125 million, has been ordered into a new 15-day lockdown to combat coronavirus, joining states and cities around the globe that have reintroduced restrictions in recent days to counter fresh resurgences of the disease.
The Guardian

More US schools go online-only as Florida COVID-19 deaths surge
With coronavirus infections and deaths rising in many parts of the country, United States educators from California to Wisconsin are opting for online learning rather than a return to classrooms when the school year begins in a few weeks.
Aljazeera

Baby infected with COVID-19 in the womb – study
Doctors in France have described what they said was the first confirmed case of a newborn infected in the womb with COVID-19 by the mother.
Rappler

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT


Duterte to Mayor Sara: If presidency a matter of ambition for you, don’t run
President Duterte has advised his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte against running for president unless she is driven by patriotism and can render genuine public service.
Manila Bulletin

Duterte’s US-based doctor friend to serve PH soldiers before retirement
President Duterte has asked his “brilliant” doctor friend based in the United States to return to the country and serve as a consultant for the country’s brave soldiers.
Manila Bulletin

Duterte ‘happy’ for dismantling oligarchy without the need for martial law
Just days after the Lopez-owned ABS-CBN network lost its franchise bid, President Duterte said on Tuesday that he is “very happy” that he has “dismantled the oligarchy” in the country without having to declare martial law.
Manila Bulletin

Duterte grateful for military’s service and dedication
Terrorists and other lawless elements will have “no place” in the country as the military continues to fight to protect the nation, President Duterte said Tuesday.
Manila Bulletin

Duterte willing to ‘open borders’ to boost trade, economy in Mindanao
President Duterte said he is prepared “to open the borders” in the country to boost economic activity, particularly coal trading.
Manila Bulletin

Duterte's ‘love for country’ drives his fight against abusive practices, says Go
President Rodrigo Duterte's devotion for his country fuels his administration's bid to end corrupt and abusive practices, according to his former aide Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Tuesday.
GMA News

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Roque denies Duterte has cronies
President Rodrigo Duterte is not creating loyalists in the business community by taking down the oligarchs in the country, his spokesperson Harry Roque said Tuesday.
GMA News

Lucio Tan, Ayalas, MVP subject of Duterte's tirades vs. oligarchs, not the Lopezes —Palace
President Rodrigo Duterte was not referring to the Lopez family, which controls ABS-CBN Corp., when he declared on Monday his success in “dismantling” the oligarchy without having to declare martial law, Malacañang said Tuesday.
GMA News

Palace expects Russia to share COVID-19 vaccine with Philippines once available
Malacañang said on Tuesday it expects Russia to give the Philippines access once the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Russian researchers becomes available.
GMA News

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Roque asks Taguig LGU conduct COVID-19 testing for Fabel Pineda’s OFW mother
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Monday requested Taguig City Mayor Lino Cayetano to facilitate the COVID-19 testing of the overseas Filipino worker mother of Fabel Pineda, the 15-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and killed by two cops in Ilocos Sur, so that she could already return to the province.
GMA News

A strong Republic emerges through four fronts
WE are living in historic times, in, as Lenin remarked, “weeks where decades happen.” That’s a bit exaggerated. It is the past several months or so where decades happened: A strong republic is finally emerging in what has been this sorry land.
The Manila Times

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

Robredo starts posting COVID-19 data to check if PH is flattening the curve
Vice President Leni Robredo has decided to share the daily COVID-19 bulletin from the Department of Health (DOH) in an effort to monitor whether the country is actually flattening the infection curve.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Robredo’s distance learning project now underway
Vice President Leni Robredo has announced the rollout of her community learning hub project in two Metro Manila cities and some provinces. 
Manila Bulletin

ELECTION RELATED

DISASTER

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

JUDICIARY

SC tosses plea of 22 high-risk detainees to lower courts
The Supreme Court has remanded to the trial courts the petition of 22 high-risk, mostly sickly or senior citizen detainees who may be temporarily released to avoid being infected by COVID-19.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

LEGISLATIVE

Senate of the Philippines

De Lima seeks Senate probe on regular employees placed on floating status by BPO firms
Detained Senator Leila de Lima has urged the Senate to look into the reported rising number of regular employees in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies who are being placed on floating status amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Manila Bulletin

De Lima disappointed over SC dismissal of petition seeking disclosure of Duterte's health records
Detained opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss the petition asking Malacanang to disclose the health records of President Rodrigo Duterte.
GMA News

Senate bill seeks grant of P1,000 monthly allowance to work-from-home employees
A bill seeking the grant of a P1,000 monthly allowance for work-from-home employees has been filed in the Senate.
Manila Bulletin

Lapid files bill to protect delivery riders vs. unscrupulous customers
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid has come to the rescue of delivery riders and drivers from paying for cancelled orders.
Manila Bulletin

Pangilinan: Urgent problems are hunger, jobs and pandemic
Opposition Senator Francis N. Pangilinan on Tuesday said loss of jobs, hunger and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic are the urgent problems that confront Filipinos today, and not the so-called ‘’oligarchs.’’
Manila Bulletin

US servicemen should not be allowed to disembark in PH ports due to COVID threat — Sen. Marcos
Senator Imee R. Marcos on Tuesday said servicemen in American ships currently in the contested South China Sea (SCS) should not be allowed to disembark in Philippine ports because of the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Manila Bulletin

House of Representatives

Two new COVID-19 infections in Congress reported
Two more House of Representatives employees reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday, bringing to 16 the total number of officials and employees in the chamber to have contracted the dreaded viral infection.
Manila Bulletin

Joint Congressional Oversight Committee urged to take a second look at restrictive provisions of UHC Law
Lawmakers have urged the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Universal Health Care (UHC) to immediately take a second look at the UHC Law, particularly its “restrictive” provisions that limit the country’s access to any breakthrough on medicines and drugs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Manila Bulletin

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

DEFENSE AND SECURITY

Top defense, military officials undergo quarantine after staff tests positive for COVID-19
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana disclosed on Tuesday that he has subjected himself to self-quarantine after one of his staff tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Manila Bulletin

Armed Forces of the Philippines


Navy chief on quarantine after officer present at BRP Jose Rizal commissioning got infected with COVID-19
The Navy flag officer in command is undergoing self quarantine after a Navy officer who attended the blessing, christening and commissioning of BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) tested positive for COVID-19.
GMA News

Philippine National Police

Lawmaker eyes IT-based modernization for PNP, BFP
A lawmaker at the House of Representatives is eyeing to file a bill that would modernize the information technology (IT) systems of both the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).
Philippine News Agency

BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION

COVID-19 failed to dampen Filipinos’ smoking, drinking habits as sin tax collection increases — BIR
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has not dampened the smoking and alcohol drinking habits of many Filipinos.
Manila Bulletin

Importers charged for misdeclaration, unsafe meat products
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently filed criminal complaints against three consignees for separate infractions including the misdeclaration of shipments and the importation of unsafe meat products.
Manila Bulletin

PPA launches e-payment portal for port-related fees
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has launched its electronic-payment portal (EPP) to reduce face-to-face transactions and comply with the “new normal” scheme amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Manila Bulletin

BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENTS

DTI chief: Personal barter transactions allowed
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez on Tuesday clarified that only online business barter transactions are prohibited by law, while personal transactions are allowed.
ABS-CBN News

BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS

OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION

FOREIGN RELATIONS  

West Philippine Sea


PH determined to continue friendly relations with China — Palace
The Philippines is committed to continue its friendly relations with China and set aside contentious issues over the maritime dispute in the meantime, Malacañang declared Tuesday.
Manila Bulletin

DFA chief reiterates PH China Sea arbitration award ‘nonnegotiable’
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday shrugged off the statements made by the Chinese Embassy in Manila calling the July 2016 award rendered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on the South China Sea issue as “illegal and invalid.”
Manila Bulletin

Lorenzana to China: Comply with arbitration ruling, abide by UNCLOS
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday called on China to comply with the arbitration ruling and international laws as regards its massive territorial claims in the South China Sea.
GMA News

Filipinos want gov’t to assert rights over West Philippine Sea — SWS survey
In a special survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS),  seven out of 10 Filipinos agree that the Philippine Government should assert its rights over the islands in the West Philippine Sea.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News

Sotto says PH must take cue from US stand against China’s WPH claim
Senate President Vicente Sotto III lauded on Tuesday the United States’ rejection of China’s “unlawful” claims in the South China Sea.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News

Only South East Asian countries and China can resolve South China Sea dispute — Marcos
Senator Imee R. Marcos said Tuesday that while she welcomes the statement of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo throwing US support behind the ownership claim of some Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines, over parts of the South China Sea (SCS), only countries involved in the dispute can resolve it.
Manila Bulletin

PH pursues independent foreign policy in WPS ownership claim — Pimentel
Senator Aquilino Pimentel III said on Tuesday that the Philippines pursues an independent foreign policy in its ownership claim of the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
Manila Bulletin

US backs PH over China in maritime claim
In an unprecedented move, the United States on Tuesday (Monday night in Washington, D.C.) officially rejected China’s vast maritime claims in the region as it stands behind the Philippines’ sovereign rights and jurisdiction, specifically over Mischief Reef or Second Thomas Shoal, among others.
Manila Bulletin

Chinese embassy expresses stand on territorial dispute
The award issued by the Arbitral Tribunal in The Hague in July, 2016 favoring the Philippine petition on the South China Sea against Beijing is “illegal and invalid,” the Chinese Embassy in Manila said on Monday.
Manila Bulletin

Palace on China’s refusal to comply with arbitral ruling: We’ll agree to disagree
Malacañang said Tuesday the Philippines will continue its friendly ties with China even after Beijing maintained its decision not to comply with the 2016 arbitration ruling that nullified its claim to nearly the entire South China Sea.
GMA News

Carpio: Tougher US stance on South China Sea dispute sends 'very strong' message to China
Retired Supreme Court senior associate justice Antonio Carpio on Tuesday said the new statement from the United States sends a "very strong" message to China that it is supporting Southeast Asian coastal states in disputes in the South China Sea.
GMA News

LABOR

Number of displaced workers on the rise – DOLE
The number of displaced workers in the private sector continues to increase according to the latest Job Displacement Monitoring Report of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
Manila Bulletin

80 per cent of NCR firms comply with DOLE guidelines on COVID-19 prevention
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Tuesday said 80 percent of establishments in the National Capital Region (NCR) that they have so far monitored were found compliant to the Interim Guidelines on Workplace Prevention and Control of COVID-19.
Manila Bulletin

TRANSPORTATION

HEALTH

PAO announces another supposed Dengvaxia ‘victim’
A 14–year-old boy who got inoculated with the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia has died over the weekend, the Public Attorneys Office (PAO) said on Tuesday (July 14).
Manila Bulletin

Filipino inventor develops product with great potential to eliminate large-scale dengue outbreak
A Filipino inventor has developed a product that has shown great potential in preventing a large-scale dengue outbreak.
Manila Bulletin

COVID-19 hampered delivery of services to Pinoy cancer patients, organ transplants —experts
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the delivery of other vital health services in some institutions in the Philippines, according to experts.
GMA News

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

EDUCATION

Teachers told: Modules financed by gov’t, stop soliciting donations
Teachers in Central Luzon provinces have been advised not to solicit reams of bond papers from parents for the printing of modules or sell the modules this coming school year in place of face-to-face learning.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

DepEd assures ‘last mile schools’ a priority despite budget cuts
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday assured so-called “last mile schools” or far-flung public schools in conflict-ravaged areas, remain a top priority in the department’s Public Education Network (PEN) Project that seeks to provide internet connectivity to schools despite budget cuts owing to the ongoing pandemic.
Manila Bulletin

DepEd assures adequate fund for learning continuity plan
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday maintained there are enough resources to fund the implementation of the Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP) this upcoming school year.
Manila Bulletin

Makati assures city’s 2,500 public school teachers to get laptops
The Makati City government has assured its 2,500 public school teachers of a laptop provision for the incoming school year’s shift to distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

ENERGY

NGCP warns vs kite-flying near transmission facilities
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is warning the public of the hazards that could be instigated on activities being done near the transmission facilities.
Manila Bulletin

Energy security is national security
The energy industry is faced with the challenge of supplying steady power to communities  across the Philippines as the pandemic continues to impact industries everywhere. 
Manila Bulletin

POVERTY

SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT

HOUSING and SETTLEMENT

TOURISM

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Duterte’s coal trade plan, a ‘losing proposition’, says climate action advocate
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) executive director Renato Redentor Constantino on Tuesday said President Duterte’s plan to open up the country’s borders to coal trade a “losing proposition.” 
Manila Bulletin

INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY  

Sen. Poe deplores poor PH internet connectivity
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday expressed anew her concern over how the Philippines fares in terms of internet connectivity against other countries.
Manila Bulletin

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