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Communist Rebellion
PNP taps INTERPOL for arrest of Joma Sison
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has already coordinated with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) regarding the arrest of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison, its spokesman said on Monday.
GMA News, Philippine News Agency

DOJ still studying how to arrest Joma
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is currently studying how to serve the arrest warrant issued against Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Maria “Joma” Sison, who has secured a political asylum in the Netherlands.
Manila Bulletin

Sison calls govt plans to revoke refugee status ‘baseless, ridiculous’
EXILED Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison lambasted on Monday a move by the Philippine government to have his political refugee status withdrawn from The Netherlands.
The Manila Times

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Parents fight back with ‘Hands off our children’ campaign
The fight has just begun. This is what parents of teenagers who have joined left-leaning youth groups declared in a recent interview over Philippine News Agency’s (PNA) One on Juan talk show.
Manila Bulletin

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PH gov’t vows to protect defenseless, vulnerable
As the Philippines continues to confront various terror threats head-on with the strong arm of the law and all available resources at its disposal, a Palace official said Monday it will remain committed to protecting the defenseless and vulnerable in every armed conflict.
Philippine News Agency

PH enjoins int’l community to keep IHL spirit ‘alive’
The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Monday urged foreign states to advocate and keep the spirit of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the Geneva Conventions alive.
Philippine News Agency

PH reiterates adherence to rules of war: DND
As the nation observes International Human Law (IHL) Day, the Department of National Defense (DND) on Monday stressed that the Philippines is reaffirming its commitment in adhering to the international accepted norms or rules of conduct of war.
Philippine News Agency

4ID reaffirms oath to IHL, calls for end to NPA child recruitment
The Army's 4th Infantry Division (4ID) joined the country in the observance of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) on Monday by reaffirming the oath to protect human rights and calling on the communist rebels to end the recruitment of child soldiers.
Philippine News Agency

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The war against communist insurgency
IF we are not winning the war against communist insurgency, don’t only blame the police and military generals in Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo, but also the inept members of Congress for their failure to provide the right combination of national security and public order policies.
Business Mirror

Abra province declares NPA, CPP, NDFP ‘persona non grata’
Members of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) of Abra have declared the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels and the left leaning organizations of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF) “persona non grata,” according to the Philippine Army based here.
Manila Bulletin

Ex-RPA-ABB combatants in NegOcc yield guns, explosives
Former combatants of the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa ng Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPM-P/RPA-ABB) Tabara-Paduano Group (TPG) in Negros Occidental turned over their firearms, ammunition, and explosives to authorities on Sunday.
Philippine News Agency

NPA and Militia ng Bayan members of coy thunder surrenders in Bukidnon, yields guns and supplies
Twenty-five (25) members of Militia ng Bayan and NPA regulars under Coy Thunder, SRC2, SMRC voluntarily surrendered to the troops of 88th Infantry “Maringal” Battalion at Maramag, Bukidnon at around five o’clock in the afternoon.
Kalinaw News

Peace Talks

Incidents/ Operations    


Eastern Visayas Army scores in fight vs. NPA
The month-long intensified campaign against the New People’s Army (NPA) is gaining grounds in Eastern Visayas region, the Philippine Army reported on Monday. Since the launching of the campaign last August 1, seven NPA lairs have been discovered with nine gun battles fought, resulting in the death of four armed rebels, the Army's 8th Infantry Division (ID) said.
Philippine News Agency

Soldier assisting DENR wounded in NPA attack
MILITARY TROOPS assisting Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) personnel in Brooke’s Point, Palawan were attacked on Monday by suspected members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA), leaving one soldier wounded. 
Business World Online
 
Extremism
Two consecutive explosions lead PNP to declare full alert status in Mindanao
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is on full alert status in Mindanao, following two consecutive bombings in Sultan Kudarat and Sulu. In an interview with CNN Philippines, PNP Spokesperson, Senior Supt. Bernard Banac said all police units in Mindanao “remain vigilant and alert to thwart any other attacks.”
Manila Bulletin, CNN Philippines

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Samples of remains of woman suicide bomber in Indanan blast to undergo DNA testing
Samples taken from the remains of the alleged female suicide bomber involved in the Indanan, Sulu explosion on Sunday will undergo DNA testing, Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) chief Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana said on Monday.
GMA News

Alleged suicide bomber killed in Sulu a Caucasian woman: PH Army
The Philippine Army confirms the alleged suicide bomber who attacked Sulu on Sunday was a Caucasian woman. The woman bombed an area near a military checkpoint in Indanan town, Sulu on Sunday.
ABS-CBN News

AFP monitoring 2 remaining bombers given ‘blessings to explode themselves’ in Sulu
Two more potential suicide bombers are being monitored by the authorities in Western Mindanao, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed on Monday, in the wake of the recent suicide bomb attack in Indanan, Sulu.
Manila Bulletin, Business Mirror

Female ‘suicide bomber’ in Sulu blast was from Abu Sayyaf – military
The woman who self-detonated as she tried to attack a military checkpoint in Indanan, Sulu, on Sunday, September 8, was from a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) faction of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), said the region’s military commander.
Rappler, New Straits Times

Sulu suicide bomb attack raises questions and fears
THE first time the Armed Forces of the Philippines disclosed that the Abu Sayyaf in the south have adopted suicide bombing as a weapon against government forces, The Manila Times said the turn of events signified a higher degree of complexity in the Muslim insurgency. This happened first in the bombing attacks on the Jolo Cathedral in January this year.
The Manila Times

Military enlists help of fishermen in securing Mindanao's coastline
The Philippine military confirmed Sunday's blast in the southern province of Sulu was a suicide bombing, the fourth such incident since July last year. As part of efforts to combat terrorism in the area, the Western Mindanao Command has begun enlisting the help of fishermen.
ABS-CBN News

PNP spokesperson on suicide terror attacks: They’re in Western Mindanao only
Residents of Luzon and Visayas need not worry about terrorist attacks as these appear to occur only in Western Mindanao, the spokesperson of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday (Sept. 9).
Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Military tags BIFF faction in Isulan bombing
The military here has pointed to the Abu Turaife faction of the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters as the group behind the September 7 bombing in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat that injured eight persons.
Philippine News Agency, NDBC News, Rappler

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Singapore president visits Davao City
SINGAPORE President Halimah Yacob will be the third head of state to visit Davao City as she sets foot in the city on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. Yacob, Singapore's first female president, is set to participate and engage in a dialogue session with youths, organized by the Al Qalam Institute for Islamic Identities and Dialogue in Southeast Asia at the Ateneo de Davao University.
Sunstar Davao

Cebu Muslims double vigilance amid violence in Mindanao
An Islamic teacher on Monday reassured authorities here that Cebu will never be at the receiving end of violent extremist spillover as they are doubling their vigilance amid the explosions in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat and Indanan, Sulu over the weekend.
Philippine News Agency

MARAWI 

SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD

Foiled terrorist attacks on UK soil have risen to 22, says top officer
The UK’s most senior counter-terrorism officer has revealed that the number of attacks foiled since the Westminster atrocity has risen to 22, with seven relating to suspected far-right terror.
The Guardian

Sri Lanka’s Radical Approach to Deradicalization Worked Before. It Can Again
In the four months since coordinated suicide bombers killed more than 250 people across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the country’s embattled government has been forced to grapple with a common question in the post-9/11 era. How do you stop enemies willing to kill themselves for a political or religious cause?
World Politics Review

Should We Listen to Former Extremists?
Some who have renounced their past in neo-Nazi or jihadist movements now hope to save others from the same fate. But there are risks to this approach—not least to the “formers” themselves.
The Atlantic

Sudan top diplomat says removal from US terror list top priority
Asmaa Abdalla has barely been Sudan's foreign minister for 24 hours, but she already has no doubts about her top priority: removing the country from the United States' list of state sponsors of "terrorism".
Aljazeera

China slams US ‘lies’ about treatment of Uygurs in Xinjiang region
China has hit back at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s pledge to take its treatment of ethnic Uygurs to the United Nations, saying US “lies” about the western region of Xinjiang would not deceive anyone.
South China Morning Post
Bangsamoro
Zambo siege displaced families voluntarily demolish shelters
Ten families displaced in the 21-day 2013 Zamboanga siege have demolished on Friday the temporary shelters they are occupying.
Philippine News Agency

BARMM 

Bangsamoro region weathers birth pains
When the Bangsamoro region’s first leaders took their oaths on March 29, they did so before the Koran and in the name of Allah. Interim Chief Minister Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, a former rebel who is the new region’s top official, led them in an oath of “moral governance,” one that wove the task of leadership with a holy promise. It was a message to the people of Muslim Mindanao that the government being sworn in is their government.
Rappler

MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY 

House of ex-Maguindanao exec in drug list yields P1.3-M shabu
Anti-narcotics agents, backed by police and military personnel, raided on Monday the compound of a former Maguindanao legislative official and seized some PHP1.3-million worth of shabu.
Philippine News Agency, NDBC News

Maguindanao mayor succumbs to cancer
Mayor Ramdatu Angas of Sultan sa Barongis, Maguindanao has died from liver cancer on Sunday. He was 52. The mayor expired in his home in Barangay Poblacion, Sultan sa Barongis, according to relatives and friends.
Philippine News Agency

Maguindanao clashes displace 1,200 families
MORE than a thousand of families in Maguindanao province in southern Philippines have been languishing in cramped evacuation centers for six months now due to the clashes between government forces and armed groups.
The Manila Times

NORTH COTABATO

LANAO PROVINCES

BASILAN

Basilan now has 1st ever PSWDO training facility 
The province now has a new multi-million training center built by the provincial government to boost its capacity-building efforts for social welfare service stakeholders.
NDBC News

SULU 

P2.4M worth of weed burned after raid on marijuana farm in Sulu
Authorities burned P2.4 million worth of weed after government agencies seized a marijuana plantation in Kalingalan Caluang in Sulu over the weekend.
GMA News

Sandiganbayan grants probation request of former Sulu Vice Governor, husband
The Sandiganbayan Second Division has granted the application for probation filed by former Sulu Vice Governor Nur-Ana Indanan Sahidulla and her husband, former Banguingui Mayor Abdulwahid Omar Sahidulla.
Manila Bulletin

TAWI-TAWI 

 
Shadow Economies
DRUGS

Trillanes disputes lawyer’s claim that he had links to ‘Bikoy’
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV denied the claims made by lawyer Jude Sabio on his alleged links to self-proclaimed whistleblower Peter Joemel “Bikoy” Advincula, and his unpaid legal fees.
Manila Bulletin

Colmenares: There’s proof that EJKs are state-sponsored
Human rights workers and victims of the war against illegal drugs have proof that the alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs) are state-sponsored or endorsed by the government itself, Bayan Muna chair Neri Colmenares said during a public inquiry conducted by the Commission on Human Rights on Monday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Operations/ Incidents

Suspected drug courier slain in shootout with cops
A suspected drug courier was killed when he traded shots with lawmen conducting a checkpoint along the North Cotabato-Bukidnon national highway in Carmen, North Cotabato Sunday, police said.
Philippine News Agency

P3.4-M shabu seized from suspected pushers in Pasay
At least 500 grams of crystal meth, or “shabu,” worth P3.4 million were seized from three suspected drug pushers during a buy-bust operation inside a mall in Pasay City on Monday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Cavite drug bust yields P13M in ‘shabu’
At least P13.6 million worth of shabu, or crystal meth, was recovered by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents in a buy-bust operation in Imus, Cavite on Monday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Former actress Deborah Sun nabbed in QC buy-bust
Former actress Deborah Sun and her daughter were among four suspects arrested in a buy-bust operation in Quezon City on Sunday, police said. Sun, 60, whose real name is Jean Louise Salvador, was arrested with her 45-year-old daughter Angela Salvador, along with Gerald de Guzman, 53, and Gonzalo Gonzales, 49, according to a report from the Quezon City Police District.
ABS-CBN News

Recovery and Rehabilitation

ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES AND AMMUNITION

OTS stops 2 passengers at NAIA for illegal possession of firearms
The Office of Transportation Security (OTS) authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), intercepted two departing passengers one bound for Incheon, South Korea onboard Asiana Airlines at NAIA Terminal 1 and the other onboard a Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight to Dubai at terminal 2 for bringing handguns in their luggage without proper documents Monday morning.
Manila Bulletin

CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING  

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

KIDNAPPING

ILLEGAL GAMBLING

ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION

 
Land Issues
Indigenous Peoples
Human Rights
OPINION: International Humanitarian Law Day
This year’s national observance of International Humanitarian Law Day celebrates the milestone 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. The Conventions became the core of International Humanitarian Law.
ABS-CBN News

Karapatan pushes for SOGIE Equality Bill
Human rights watchdog Karapatan has urged the Senate on Monday to pass the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill, which seeks to protect individuals from discrimination based on their sexuality.
Manila Bulletin

An American priest, a Philippine village, and decades of secrecy
The American priest’s voice echoed over the phone line. “Happy days are gone,” he said in the 2018 call, recorded by a young man whose accusations would shake this little island village and reveal how allegations of sex crimes by priests are still ignored, sometimes for decades, in one of the world’s most Catholic countries. “It’s all over.”
Manila Bulletin

Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression

Abante Tonite printing house stormed, burned by 4 armed men
In the latest attack against the press in the Philippines, the printing house of a leading Philippine tabloid was stormed and burned by 4 armed men on Monday morning, September 9.
Rappler

PTFoMS condemns attack on Abante’s printing plant
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) on Monday strongly denounced the vicious attack by still unidentified men on the printing plant of the Abante News Group in Barangay San Isidro, Parañaque City.
Philippine News Agency

Alternative media outfits push for accountability for cyber attacks
Members of the alternative media held a picket outside the Quezon City Hall of Justice on Monday as the pre-trial on civil case over cyber attacks began Monday.
Manila Bulletin

Martial Law

 
Governance

OP most trusted gov't agency, OVP rating declining
A communications consultancy group announced a consistently high trust rating of the Office of the President (OP) from 2017 to present. The EON Group, which launched its sixth iteration of the Philippine Trust Index (PTI) 2019 on Monday at The Peninsula Manila, said extreme “trust in the OP increased by 4 percent point (pp), compared with the overall trust rating of the government, which fell by 4pp since 2017”.
Philippine News Agency

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No reappointment for Faeldon: Duterte
For President Rodrigo Duterte, dismissed Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Nicanor Faeldon has had enough controversies to be given a new position in his Cabinet.
Philippine News Agency

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Duterte, Singapore president meet in Malacañang
President Rodrigo Duterte and Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob met in Malacañang on Monday as both countries celebrated the 50th year of the establishment of bilateral relations.
GMA News

8 deals signed in Duterte-Yacob bilateral meeting
Eight agreements were signed between the Philippines and Singapore during the state visit of Singapore’s first female President Halimah Yacob to Manila on Monday.
Philippine News Agency

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Panelo on Faeldon: Just 'outwitted' by corrupt BuCor officials
Axed Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Nicanor Faeldon was likely just outwitted by corrupt lower-ranking officials in the agency, said Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo on Monday, September 9.
Rappler, Manila Bulletin

Panelo to suggest to PRRD banning internet in Bilibid
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said he will suggest to President Rodrigo Duterte to consider banning mobile and cutting internet signal in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) amid reports that high-profile inmates continue to use their cellphones inside the penitentiary.
Philippine News Agency

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DILG wants broader powers under new name, Department of Homeland Security and Local Government
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has proposed that it be reorganized and renamed as the Department of Homeland Security and Local Government (DHSLG).
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

Robredo seeks fellow UP graduates' aid for anti-poverty program
Vice President Leni Robredo exhorted fellow UP graduates and Filipino American community in Los, Angeles California to support her anti-poverty initiative, Angat Buhay.
GMA News

ELECTION RELATED

Comelec continues with election preparations amid threat of postponement of barangay, SK elections
With the possibility of the May 11, 2020 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections being postponed, the Commission on Elections said it will not yet issue Notices of Award to winning bidders for the said polls.
Manila Bulletin

DISASTER

LGUs failed to spend over P646 million in anti-disaster funding — COA
Over 100 local government units failed to spend a total of P646 million in their local disaster risk reduction and management (LDRRM) budgets in violation of Commission on Audit (COA) rules, state auditors said.
GMA News

MINDANAO

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Federalism info drive budget never under PCOO
The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) clarified that funding for the Duterte administration’s federalism information campaign was never included in its budget.
Philippine News Agency

House panel tackles Cha-cha tomorrow
The House of Representatives committee on constitutional amendments will again try to tackle proposals to amend the Constitution to pave the way for the eventual relaxation of foreign ownership restrictions of land and businesses.
Philippine Star

JUDICIARY

130 convicts freed under GCTA have surrendered so far – PNP
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said a total of 130 convicts released under the controversial good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law have surrendered as of Monday afternoon.
Philippine Daily InquirerManila Bulletin

Bato dela Rosa eyed power to release convicts as BuCor chief – Guevarra
Erstwhile Bureau of Corrections chief and now Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa had requested for the power to grant early release to convicts, according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra.
Rappler

Bong Go recommends all BuCor officials handling GCTA be relieved
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Monday said he is recommending that all Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials involved in the implementation of good conduct time allowance (GCTA) to be relieved from their posts.
GMA News

GCTA could be 'sold' for higher than P50,000, says Hontiveros
The amount supposedly asked by prison officials in exchange for the early release of an inmate in the New Bibilid Prison varies depending on the social standing of the prisoner, a witness told a Senate hearing on Monday.
GMA News

Faeldon denies being told of need for DOJ approval in convicts' release
Former Bureau of Corrections Director General Nicanor Faeldon on Monday contradicted the claim made by BuCor legal division chief Fredric Anthony Santos that Faeldon was aware that the prior approval of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra was needed before convicts sentenced to life imprisonment or reclusion perpetua could be released.
GMA News

Gordon says BuCor exec's killing possibly linked to corruption in bureau
Senator Richard Gordon on Monday raised the possibility that the killing of Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) official Ruperto Traya Jr. may have something to do with the alleged corruption inside the bureau.
GMA News

Drilon: Sanchez’s case did not pass through screening and evaluation panel
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon expressed belief Monday that the release of convicted ex-Calauan mayor Antonio Sanchez did not pass through the regular process.
GMA News

25 heinous crimes cons freed due to GCTA turned over to BuCor —PNP
The Philippine National Police has turned over to the Bureau of Corrections 25 of the 119 convicts of heinous crimes who surrendered to the PNP after they were released on the application of their good conduct time allowances.
GMA News

PNP also rearrests prisoners not convicted of heinous crimes
Working beyond the order of President Rodrigo Duterte to rearrest released heinous crime convicts, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has also been arresting former prisoners convicted of low-level crimes, Rappler learned.
Rappler

Año asks LGUs to assist in tracking down convicts erroneously feed through GCTA
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año asked all local government units (LGU) to assist the police in tracking down inmates who were erroneously released through the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA).
Manila Bulletin

NBI to look into hospital passes for sale at Bilibid —DOJ
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will ask the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into the alleged sale of hospital passes at the New Bilibid Prison, the latest in a series of purported irregularities to come out of the correctional facility in recent weeks.
GMA News

Drugs, guns, mobile phones allowed at NBP, Senate told
Senators and anti-crime watchdogs on Monday expressed their dismay against Bureau of Correction (BuCor) officials after resource persons bared that convicts involved in high-profile cases live like “kings” inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP), and are even active on Facebook.
Manila Bulletin

Ombudsman suspends 27 BuCor officials in freedom-for-sale scandal
The Office of the Ombudsman suspended 27 Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials for six months as they faced grave misconduct cases for the release of heinous crime convicts using the now controversial good conduct time allowance.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

LEGISLATIVE

Senate of the Philippines

CHR's proposed 2020 budget moves to Senate plenary
The Senate finance committee on Monday, September 9, approved the proposed budget for the Commission on Human Rights for 2020. The proposed P819.665 million for 2020 is now expected to move to the plenary for deliberations. The amount is almost P10 million lower than 2019’s P829.039 million.
Rappler

Drilon marks need to restructure jail system
Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon emphasized on Monday the necessity of filing a bill that seeks to restructure the country’s convoluted jail system.
Manila Bulletin

Sen. Leila de Lima files bill prohibiting the public presentation of crime suspects
Detained Senator Leila de Lima is now seeking the passage of a measure that would prohibit the presentation of crime suspects and the release of their private information to the media.
Manila Bulletin

House of Representatives

House approves 4th package of tax reform program on 3rd reading
The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading the proposed Passive Income and Financial Intermediary Taxation Act (PIFITA).
Philippine News Agency

House OKs bill promoting entry of foreign direct investments
The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third reading a priority measure amending Republic Act 7042, or the Foreign Investments Act (FIA) of 1991, to exclude the "practice of professions" on the Foreign Investment Negative List.
Philippine News Agency

Solon wants power, water services listed as public utilities
A ranking lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Monday proposed to declare water and electricity concessionaires as public utilities to address the perennial problem on poor service, such as lack of potable water and persistent brownouts.
Philippine News Agency

LP solons to file resolution amending Rice Tariffication Law
Liberal Party lawmakers at the House of Representatives will file a joint resolution to amend the Rice Tariffication Law amid the continuous drop in prices of palay supposedly caused by the law.
GMA News

Makabayan files two pro-witness bills amid GCTA mess
The controversy surrounding the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law has caused the militant Makabayan Bloc to file two bills that would benefit squealers of acts of corruption in government.
Manila Bulletin

House agri panel chair calls for an increase in DA’s budget
The chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture on Monday called for the increased 2020 budget for the Department of Agriculture to address various agriculture issues, including the entry in the country of the African Swine Fever (ASF).
Manila Bulletin

House leader wants September 12, 2019 declared as centennial annniversary of PH cinema
Deputy Speaker and Laguna Rep. Dan Fernandez wants to declare September 12, 2019 as the Centennial Anniversary of the Philippine cinema to empower the Philippine movie industry.
Manila Bulletin

House resolution filed to extend the validity of 2019 funds until next year
The House Committee on Appropriations is set to tackle the measure seeking to extend the validity of the 2019 Appropriations for maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE) and capital outlays (CO) after the Lower Chamber’s passage of the proposed 2020 P4.1 trillion national budget.
Manila Bulletin

BUDGET, FINANCE and TAXATION

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)

DEFENSE AND SECURITY

Sailing crew of biggest PCG ship starts training in France
The sailing crew of the biggest and newest ship of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have started their two-month vessel familiarization training in Les Sables-d’Olonne in France.
Manila Bulletin

NCRPO responds to close to 6K messages through hotline
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has responded to close to 6,000 text messages sent thru its hotline, as it urged the public to report crimes, as well as the good and bad deeds of policemen in social media.
Philippine News Agency

ECONOMY AND INVESTMENTS

BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS

OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

AUDIT, GRAFT AND CORRUPTION

COA flags Philippine Coconut Authority
The Commission on Audit has flagged the Philippine Coconut Authority for the distribution of P86.652 million worth of fertilizers, and P45.195 million worth of cacao and oil palm seedlings due to lack of proper documentation.
Manila Standard

FOREIGN RELATIONS  

Locsin: ‘I have the greatest trust in Iranian justice’
“As secretary of Foreign Affairs, I have the greatest trust in Iranian justice… Iran has always cared for Filipinos in Iran,” Locsin said in a tweet. This was after reports that a tugboat manned by Filipino crew has been seized in the Persian Gulf over alleged oil smuggling.
Manila Bulletin

West Philippine Sea

LABOR

Syrian court finds Demafelis employer guilty of murder
The co-accused in the slaying of Filipina household worker Joanna Demafelis was found guilty of murder by the Syrian District Criminal Court, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Monday.
Philippine News Agency, Manila Bulletin

TRANSPORTATION

Patients die as Manila traffic jams block ambulances
Gridlock in Manila is costing lives as ambulances stuck in traffic face severe delays in the race against the clock to reach the city’s hospitals, medics warn.
GMA News

NLEX-SLEX connector, more MRT trains to ease Edsa traffic
Senator Grace Poe on Monday said the promised completion of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) - South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) connector road, more trains running in the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and elevated walkways connecting buildings in urban centers would help ease traffic in Edsa.
Philippine News Agency

HEALTH

African swine flu not a threat to human health – Duque
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday allayed fears on the risks posed by the African swine flu (ASF) after the Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed cases of the pig disease in the country, saying it “is not a risk to human health.”
Manila Bulletin

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Public urged to wait for DA directive on pork consumption
Keep calm and wait for the Department of Agriculture (DA) to issue directives on slaughtering and eating pork, Malacañang said on Monday.
Philippine News Agency

African swine fever now in Philippines
The Department of Agriculture confirmed that African swine fever (ASF) is present in several areas in the country and has caused the deaths of pigs. In a briefing on Monday, September 9, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said most of the tissue samples that they sent over to laboratories in the United Kingdom tested positive for ASF.
RapplerPhilippine News Agency

Can the Philippines Contain African Swine Fever?
Lab tests have confirmed that African swine fever caused the deaths of pig herds in at least seven villages near Manila and a multiagency body will be set up to ensure the highly contagious disease does not spread further, Philippine officials said Monday.
The Diplomat

Philippines culls 7,000 pigs in outbreak of African swine fever
The Philippines has reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the latest country hit by the disease that has killed pigs from Slovakia to China, pushing up pork prices worldwide.
The Guardian

Pangilinan pleased with DA’s swift move to contain dreaded African swine fever virus
Opposition Senator Francis N. Pangilinan lauded on Monday the ability of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to contain an area in the country of the dreaded African swine fever (ASF) in the country.
Manila Bulletin

KMP calls on DA, NFA to heed Duterte’s order to buy farmers’ palay stocks
Militant group Kilusan ng Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) has stressed that the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Food Authority (NFA) must “make good President Duterte’s bold declaration that the NFA buys all palay stocks to push up the price of unhusked rice’’.
Manila Bulletin

EDUCATION

DepEd urges all elementary, second level schools to honor educators on National Teachers’ Month
All schools, both public and private elementary and secondary levels, were enjoined by the Department of Education (DepEd) to hold activities that will honor the educators as it led the kick-off of this year’s celebration of the National Teachers’ Month (NTM) on Monday.
Manila Bulletin

ENERGY

POVERTY

SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT

Use P28-B rice subsidy under 4Ps to buy rice from local farmers, Villar urges DSWD
Senator Cynthia Villar on Monday urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to revisit proposals to tap the government’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program to help local farmers cope with the liberalization of rice importation.
Manila Bulletin

DSWD assesses anew poor households in Region 11
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Southern Mindanao (DSWD-11) will once again roll out its assessment for poor households in Davao Region.
Philippine News Agency

ID system to improve targeting for cash transfer program
The country’s chief economist expects the implementation of the national identification (ID) system to improve the targeting of beneficiaries of social protection program meant to uplift the lives of the poor.
Philippine News Agency

HOUSING

TOURISM

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Manila Bay clean-up operations yield 3,810 tons of trash
More than 3,810 tons of garbage, water hyacinth and silt have been removed from the Manila Bay coastline and drainage system discharging to the bay since the government started its rehabilitation program, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said.
Philippine News Agency

Water crisis

INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Gov’t looking at inter-agency approach to boost cybersecurity amid influx of POGO workers — DICT chief Honasan
The government is looking at an inter-agency approach to boost the country's cybersecurity efforts, given the influx of foreign employees working for online gaming under the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) industry.
GMA News

Solon wants House panel to summon internet providers to explain ‘slow, expensive service’
The House Committee on Information and Communications Technology has been urged to summon telecommunication firms and other internet service providers to explain their “slow and expensive” internet service.
Manila Bulletin

DEVELOPMENT SECTOR

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