Duterte renews call for all-out war vs Reds
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday ordered an all-out war against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New Peoples’ Army, six months after declaring a permanent termination of peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front.
Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin
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Albayalde: Gov't working on revocation of Joma Sison's asylum status
The Philippine government is already working to have the asylum status granted to Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison in the Netherlands revoked, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Oscar Albayalde said Tuesday.
GMA News, Philippine News Agency, CNN Philippines
Joma mocks Duterte for ignorance of international law
Exiled Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Maria Sison scoffed at President Rodrigo Duterte for his "ignorance" of international law over his threat to arrest him with the help of the Interpol (International Criminal Police Organization).
GMA News, Philippine Daily Inquirer
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NCR task force for peace formally created
The Metro Manila Regional Development Council (RDC) and Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) on Tuesday formally created the National Capital Region Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NCRTF-ELCAC).
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Communist relying on Metro Manila ‘support system’
The “support system” of communist groups are in Metro Manila, according to Brig. Gen. Alex Luna, commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines – Joint Task Force (AFP-JTR) National Capital Region.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Villar meets reg'l dev't bodies for 'whole-of-nation' approach
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark A. Villar formally operationalized on Tuesday the National Capital Region Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict or NCRTF-ELCAC via a meeting with members of the Metro Manila Regional Development Council (RDC) and Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC).
Philippine News Agency
Communists favor Camanava area for recruitment – NCRPO chief
Communists favor the Camanava area of Metro Manila — composed of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, and Valenzuela — for recruitment, according to Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, chief of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO).
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Andanar urges N. Mindanao LGUs to address causes of conflict
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar on Tuesday called on the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) to provide solutions to the causes of conflict while demonstrating good governance to ensure effective civilian anti-insurgency measures.
Philippine News Agency
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Bato seeks ban vs party-list groups supporting communist rebels
Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to cancel the registration of left-leaning party-list groups which he said were “obviously supporting” the communist New People’s Army (NPA).
ABS-CBN News
Dela Rosa slammed for red-tagging party-list groups
The “red-tagging” of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa against progressive party-list groups was just a diversion from his supposed hand in the “GCTA for sale” issue, House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate said Tuesday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Weeping mom to Elago: 'We are getting sick from worrying'
On a drizzling Tuesday afternoon, the parents of missing activists staged a peaceful rally on their way to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for a chance to publicly voice their emotions against militant groups, amid the issue on the alleged recruitment of minors by these leftist organizations.
Philippine News Agency
Raps vs. leftist groups to prove 'recruitment scheme'
The counsel of the parents of children, who were allegedly recruited by communist front groups, said Tuesday he is confident that the criminal complaints they filed will prove how these groups recruit minors and lure them to their illicit cause.
Philippine News Agency
NCRPO chief seeks campus lectures on ‘evils of communism’
The chief of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, said on Tuesday that he would want to have lectures and symposiums in schools on the “evils of communism.”
Philippine Daily Inquirer
DepEd, AFP converge to save youth from terrorism
The Department of Education (DepEd) Bayugan City Schools Division, Agusan del Sur College (ADSCO), Father Saturnino Urios College Inc. (FSUCI), Bayugan National Comprehensive High School (BNCHS), in cooperation with the 3rd Special Forces (Arrowhead) Battalion (3SFBn), Philippine Army team up to intensify awareness against the Communist NPA Terrorists’ (CNTs') deceptive youth recruitment scheme in Bayugan City.
Philippine Information Agency
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Paradigm shift: Communists, leftists and party-lists
SINCE DU30 assumed power, there has been a perceptive ideological shift to the right, epitomized first by the “peace and order” mantra upon his declaration of a “war on illegal drugs.” There was his boast that the fish in Manila Bay would be fattened by the carcasses of these criminals.
The Manila Times
Peace, counter-insurgency and the escalating attacks on human rights defenders
Presentation to the Commission on Human Rights Inquiry on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Philippines
Renato Reyes
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Bicol rebel fighter tapped to head Army’s Central Luzon anti-insurgency driveraft
The counterinsurgency campaign in Central Luzon has taken a new shift with the assumption of a new regional military commander who has vowed to adopt a new approach in the government’s drive to finally end the communist-inspired rebellion being waged by the New People’s Army (NPA).
Business Mirror
Peace Talks
Reds negotiator: PH gov't ended chance for peace talks with arrest warrant for Joma, others
The Philippine government has ended any chance of peace negotiations with the National Democratic of the Philippines (NDFP), the rebels group's chief peace negotiator Fidel Agcaoili said.
ABS-CBN News
Incidents/ Operations
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PH military monitoring 60 foreigners after twin blasts
ntelligence agents are monitoring some 60 foreign nationals for suspected terror ties, the military said Tuesday, after twin blasts hit Mindanao over the weekend despite the martial law there.
ABS-CBN News
Police deny the existence of any ISIS threat in Bulacan
The chief of the Bulacan police on Tuesday reassured locals that there was no reason to be alarmed over a memorandum circulating around the province which claims there was an ISIS presence in the locality.
GMA News
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Palace concerned over suicide bombings in Sulu
The Palace has expressed concern over the number of suicide bombing incidents in Sulu. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo was referring to the suicide bombing at a military camp in June which killed at least seven people, and one in Indanan Sulu on Sunday which killed the suicide bomber identified by authorities as a Caucasian.
GMA News
Albayalde says police stations can also be target of bombing attacks
The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday reminded policemen to be alert following the recent bombing which targeted a military detachment in Indanan, Sulu.
GMA News
Suicide bomb attack 'desperate act' of Abu Sayyaf Group
The suicide bomb attack on a military camp Sunday is an indication of the Abu Sayyaf Group’s (ASG) desperation to sow fear among Sulu residents because of its dwindling membership.
Philippine News Agency
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Security tightened in Sultan Kudarat after blast in Isulan
Days after an explosion rocked a public market in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, authorities tightened security in some areas in the province, according to a report on GMA News' Unang Balita on Tuesday.
GMA News
Police, military heighten security in Iligan
Proactive security measures have been put in place for the 28th Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) and the tourism month celebration in the city, a military official said.
Mindanews
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AFP readies for possible terror attack in Metro Manila
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is preparing for possible terror attack spillover in Metro Manila or Luzon. Brigadier General Edgard Arevalo, AFP spokesperson, said Tuesday that the military does not want to be an alarmist, but they cannot discount the possibility that extremist and terrorist groups may infiltrate the northern part of the country to launch attacks in the name of an ideology they are willing to die for.
Tempo
MARAWI
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD
Inside the Minds of the Women Who Joined ISIS
Azadeh Moaveni has written a powerful, indispensable book on a challenging subject: the inner lives and motivations of women who joined or supported the Islamic State militant group. It is a great read, digestible and almost novelistic, but it is much more than that. “Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of ISIS” tackles many taboos that have hampered cleareyed discussion of Islamist extremism in general and ISIS in particular.
The New York Times
Burkina Faso threatened with famine caused by terrorism
As the death toll of jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso climbs, the UN and the Red Cross say nearly 300,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. Half a million people no longer have access to health care.
Deutsche Welle
18 years after 9/11: Terrorism needs to be prevented at the source
On Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaida terrorists killed nearly 3,000 Americans. Eighteen years later, we remain deeply concerned about the threat of another large scale terrorist attack.
USA Today
States should follow New York's lead in the fight against racial terror
Over a few shorts weeks this summer — as we neared the 18th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. — young white Americans ended 34 lives during three unrelated mass shootings across the country.
The Hill
EU TO INTRODUCE NEW ANTI-TERRORISM DATABASE
The EU’s agency for judicial cooperation, Eurojust, has announced that it has just launched a Counter-Terrorism Register in order to streamline the sharing of information between EU countries on potential terror plots.
EU Policies
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BARMM
DILG preparing road map for transition of BARMM
Days after the decommissioning of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants and their weapons, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said it is mapping out ways on how to provide technical assistance to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) for its transition.
GMA News, Business World Online
63 brgys which voted to join BARMM to comprise 4 clustered municipalities
The 63 barangays in six North Cotabato towns that joined the Bangsamoro Region in Muslim Mindanao are being eyed to become four clustered municipalities, according to officials of the BARMM’s Ministry of Interior and Local Government (MILG).
Manila Bulletin
Decomissioning of arms, part of Bangsamoro process
Some 1,060 combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) underwent decommissioning with some 920 weapons in a ceremony held at the Old Capitol in Barangay Timuay, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, last Saturday, September 7, attended by President Duterte.
Manila Bulletin
MILF in transition: from armed group to social movement; from base commands to cooperatives
As interim Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Balawag Ebrahim, more popularly known by his nom de guerre Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, lives and works within the BARMM compound in Cotabato City on weekdays but on weekends, returns to Camp Darapanan in Simuay, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao for his other role, as chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Mindanews
MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY
Cotabato City alert level up due to Isulan, Sulu bombings
The 300-strong Cotabato City Police Office (CCPO) has doubled police visibility in strategic sections of the city following the deadly bombing incidents in Sulu and Sultan Kudarat provinces.
Philippine News Agency
14 more BIFF members surrender to Army
Fourteen more Islamic State-inspired militants from interior towns in this province surrendered to the Philippine Army Monday.
NDBC News
NORTH COTABATO
NoCot clan war displaces villagers
Hundreds of residents in two remote villages here have fled to safer grounds after two warring Moro families shot it out due to “rido” (family feud) Monday.
Philippine News Agency
LANAO PROVINCES
Half-a-kilo of shabu seized in Marawi drug raid
Authorities arrested seven individuals Sunday afternoon, Sept. 8, in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Marawi in Marawi City that netted half-a-kilo of crystal meth or shabu worth P1.9 million.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BASILAN
Basilan guv seeks sustained programs for rebel returnees
Basilan Gov. Hadjiman Hataman-Salliman underscored Tuesday the importance of sustained productivity programs for the rebel returnees in her province.
Philippine News Agency
SULU
TAWI-TAWI
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Operations/ Incidents
P12M shabu seized from a woman drug suspect
A 27-year-old woman was arrested in her home in Sitio Galile, Barangay Duljo Fatima, Cebu City, in a buy-and-bust operation on Tuesday night that yielded P12 million worth of suspected shabu.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
2 'pushers' killed, 9 others nabbed in Bulacan
Two unidentified drug pushers were killed and nine other suspects were arrested in different police operations conducted in this province on Tuesday.
Philippine News Agency
8 nabbed in Cebu anti-drug operations
Eight suspected drug traders were arrested on Monday night during police buy-bust operations in the southern town of Minglanilla, Cebu and in a village in this city that yielded almost PHP1-million worth of illegal drugs.
Philippine News Agency
PDEA’s No. 1 target drug personality in Aurora nabbed
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested the No. 1 target drug personality in this province in a buy-bust operation conducted Monday afternoon.
Philippine News Agency
Teacher, 2 others nabbed in drug ops in Naga City
A public school teacher and two others were collared on Monday in a police drug sting in Naga City.
Philippine News Agency
2 suspects arrested for 300 grams of ‘shabu’
Two suspected pushers were arrested and yielded 300 grams of shabu or crystal meth in a buy-bust operation here on Monday, Sept. 9, yet.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Recovery and Rehabilitation
ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES AND AMMUNITION
CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Cops rescue 6 'trafficked' minors at GenSan airport
Aviation security personnel rescued at the city airport here on Monday at least six minors, including a three-year-old child, who were suspected to be victims of human trafficking.
Philippine News Agency
KIDNAPPING
Indian national, 2 others nabbed for kidnapping
Authorities nabbed three kidnapping suspects, including an Indian national, in separate incidents, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Gen. Oscar Albayalde said Tuesday.
Philippine News Agency
ILLEGAL GAMBLING
ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION
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Farmers’ group welcomes CHR inquiry into attacks against human rights defenders
Militant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) has supported the inquiry into attacks on human rights defenders and land rights advocates, in the wake of complaints about threats, killings, disappearances and other forms of harassment against them.
Manila Bulletin
On World Suicide Prevention Day, CHR says there are people willing to listen
With the marking of World Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has reminded people going through mental and emotional crises that they are not alone.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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‘Baklang hamburger’? Ricky Reyes gives his opinion about LGBT issues
Celebrity hairstylist Ricky Reyes, who is considered by many as a gay icon, recently made known his stance on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community and the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression Equality Bill (Sogie Bill).
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Netizens divided over Ricky Reyes’ views on LGBTQ+ rights
Netizens are heaping both criticism and praise on popular hairstylist Ricky Reyes, considered by some to be an icon of the Filipino gay community, for his views on a proposed legislation which aims to ensure equal rights for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) sector.
CNN Philippines
Albayalde lukewarm on SOGIE bill: Bald folks need protection vs discrimination, too
The nation’s chief of police was not all too supportive of the proposed law that seeks to criminalize discrimination based on a person’s sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA News
Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression
Duterte signs laws declaring July 25 Nat'l Campus Press Freedom Day
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law declaring the 25th of July of every year the National Campus Press Freedom Day. Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11440 on August 28, 2019, a copy of which was released by Malacañang on Tuesday.
GMA News, ABS-CBN News
Palace, OVP condemn arson attack on tabloid offices, say free press must be protected
Malacanang and the Office of the Vice President have condemned the arson attack on printing offices of tabloid Abante in Parañaque City on Monday dawn, saying that authorities should act swiftly to address such attack on free press.
GMA News
Martial Law
Too early to tell fate of martial law in Mindanao: AFP
It’s too early to tell whether martial law in Mindanao will be extended due to the alleged suicide attack in Indanan, Sulu last Sunday, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Marine Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo said Monday.
Philippine News Agency
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Duterte says Faeldon headed to private sector
President Rodrigo Duterte said it's unlikely Nicanor Faeldon will get another government post soon since he has been offered a job in a private corporation.
Rappler
Duterte calls Panelo ‘Mr. Referral’
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called his spokesman and legal counsel Salvador Panelo “Mr. Referral” after the latter was criticized for “referring” ex-mayor Antonio Sanchez’s application for executive clemency to the Board of Pardons and Parole (BPP).
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Metro Manila traffic is Poe’s ‘legacy,’ says Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday again chided Sen. Grace Poe for supposedly blocking his emergency powers to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila, saying that the traffic gridlock in the capital region was the lawmaker’s “legacy.”
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Duterte on Trillanes: ‘Trying to be a crusader but ignorant’
President Rodrigo Duterte slammed on Tuesday Sen. Panfilo Lacson’s penchant for commenting on “every issue,” saying that the lawmaker was just “trying to be a crusader but ignorant.”
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Duterte to Sabio: ‘Just tell the truth’
President Rodrigo Duterte wants lawyer Antonio Sabio to “just tell the truth” after the latter expressed openness to testify in the sedition case against former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and several other opposition members.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Duterte wants MMDA, HPG escorts for ambulances
President Rodrigo Duterte on said Tuesday that he would order the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) to escort ambulances after reports came out that some patients had died due to heavy traffic in Metro Manila.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Duterte hits Leni on gifts: Pag ikaw Presidente, paktay na
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday chided Vice President Leni Robredo for criticizing his remarks on law enforcers accepting gifts from kind or thankful individuals.
GMA News, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Duterte jokes he'll appoint any 'outstanding' gov't official to replace Robredo
President Rodrigo Duterte cracked a joke about replacing Vice President Leni Robredo on the same day the Supreme Court (SC) announced the completion of a report on the result of the pilot recount in the vice presidential poll protest.
Rappler
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Duterte says to certify SOGIE Equality bill as urgent
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he would certify as urgent a bill seeking to protect LGBT rights. The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill, filed by minority Sen. Risa Hontiveros, aims to prevent and penalize discriminatory acts against a person's sexual orientation.
ABS-CBN News
Duterte signs law allowing UP to sell Krus na Ligas property to QC gov’t
President Rodrigo Duterte has allowed the state-run University of the Philippines to sell its parcel of land in Barangay Krus na Ligas Quezon City to the Quezon City local government.
GMA News
Duterte signs law creating Davao International Airport Authority
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure creating the Davao International Airport Authority (DIAA) to maintain and operate the Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City.
GMA News
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Duterte to fire econ official for poor performance
Another official in the Duterte administration is expected to get the axe not because of corrupt practices but due to poor performance. “May tanggalin na naman ako. Though she is not corrupt, she is not in parity with others in terms of performance,” President Rodrigo Duterte said in a speech on Tuesday.
GMA News
Pasig River rehab exec fired amid anti-graft drive —Palace
The executive director of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission has been sacked from his post, presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said on Tuesday.
GMA News
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Palace welcomes suspension of 27 BuCor execs; wants nothing but truth
Malacañang welcomed on Tuesday the decision of the Office of the Ombudsman to suspend 27 Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials for six months who are facing grave misconduct cases for the release of heinous crime convicts under Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) Law.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA News
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OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
ELECTION RELATED
DILG, local officials support postponing barangay, SK elections to 2023
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), along with barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials, support the proposal to push back the May 2020 elections following President Rodrigo Duterte's call for Congress to postpone the polls.
Rappler
No SC action yet on results of Bongbong-Leni vote recount
The Supreme Court has yet to decide on the results of the concluded recount and revision of ballots from three provinces involved in former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s election protest against Vice President Leni Robredo.
GMA News
DISASTER
MINDANAO
Singapore President visits Davao City; dialogues with Mindanao youth
Singapore President Halimah Yacob is visiting this Philippine city where her country’s flag was set on fire 24 years ago in front of City Hall by then Mayor, now President, Rodrigo Duterte.
Mindanews
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
JUDICIARY
Ombudsman suspends 3 more BuCor execs as probe into GCTA mess continues
Three more Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials have been slapped with a six month preventive suspension by the Office of the Ombudsman as the investigation continues into the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) mess.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA News
Roxas, De Lima told: Explain non-exclusion of heinous crime convicts in GCTA’s IRR
The Office of the Ombudsman has sought the “explanation/clarification” of former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas II and Senator Leila de Lima on the non-exclusion of heinous crime convicts in the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law’s Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).
Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA News
De Lima, Roxas on GCTA mess: Don't blame us for corrupt BuCor officials
Officials of the Aquino administration should not take the fall for corrupt Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials responsible for releasing convicts of heinous crimes due to good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law, Senator Leila de Lima and former Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas II said Tuesday.
GMA News
De Lima on order to explain GCTA mess: ‘Is this a set-up for me?’
“Is this a set-up for me and [Interior] Sec. Mar [Roxas] into taking the fall for the Sanchez-Faeldon scandal with which we have nothing to do?”
Philippine Daily Inquirer
'Convicts using hospital passes to continue Bilibid drug trade'
At least eight high-profile convicts are using hospital passes to continue their illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison, Senator Bong Go said Tuesday.
GMA News
Dela Rosa wanted authority to release life termers during BuCor watch
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa on Tuesday said that when he was the director general of the Bureau of Corrections, he once requested that the authority to release some persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) be delegated to him.
GMA News
Albayalde believes not all 1,914 convicts freed due to GCTA will surrender
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Oscar Albayalde believes that not all of the 1,914 freed convicts of heinous crimes due to the Good Conduct Time Allowances (GCTA) law will surrender to authorities.
GMA News
Albayalde: Don’t blame SAF over entry of contraband in Bilibid
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Oscar Albayalde on Tuesday defended the PNP-Special Action Force (SAF) over criticisms that despite the elite unit's presence in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP), contraband continue to be smuggled inside the facility.
GMA News
Elderly inmates appeal for inclusion in GCTA amid processing suspension
Some elderly inmates at the New Bilibid Prison issued an appeal to be considered for early release under the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law after processing of sentence reduction was suspended due to its allegedly anomalous implementation.
GMA News
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
Grace Poe on emergency powers for Duterte: Convince me
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday said she was not against giving President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila.
GMA News
Poe, Tugade ‘clash’ on emergency power grant
Senator Grace Poe and Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade clashed Tuesday on the need for emergency power to address Metro Manila’s worsening traffic problem.
GMA News
Dela Rosa believes death penalty ‘cures everything’
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa believes that the reimposition of the death penalty can “cure” everything. Dela Rosa aired this sentiment when asked in an interview over ABS-CBN News Channel on Tuesday if former Calauan Mayor Antonio Sanchez should be qualified for early release through the good conduct time allowance law (GCTA).
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Senate bill seeks protections, professional growth for interns
A bill seeking to protect interns from abuses and promotes their professional growth was filed in the Senate. Senator Risa Hontiveros, in filing Senate Bill No. 994 or the Interns’ Rights and Welfare Bill, said internships were for students and young people to learn more about the workplace and to deepen their craft, and not an excuse for employers to take advantage of cheap or free labor.
GMA News
House of Representatives
House eyes realigning P10B from 2020 budget to purchase palay, recondition military, police camps
The House of Representatives is eyeing to reallocate funds from the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020 for the purchase of palay from local farmers and to recondition military and police camps across the country.
GMA News
Slashed, vetoed infra funds ‘not solvable’ in 2020 budget – Cayetano
The slashed and vetoed allocations for infrastructure projects in the legislative districts of several lawmakers may not be restored in the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020, Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said Tuesday.
GMA News
House begins plenary deliberations on proposed P4.1-T budget bill for 2020
The House of Representatives on Tuesday began the plenary deliberations on the bill providing for the proposed P4.1 trillion national budget for 2020.
GMA News
BUDGET, FINANCE and TAXATION
Find funds for gov't workers' pay hike, DBM told
The Senate Committee on Civil Service, Government Reorganization and Professional Regulation on Tuesday urged the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to find funding for the implementation of the salary increase for government workers under the proposed Salary Standardization Law (SSL) 5.
Philippine News Agency
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
US Army Pacific Command to assist PA vs. security threats
The US Army Pacific Command (USARPAC) reiterated its commitment to extend all support it can provide to help the Philippine Army (PA) in facing current security threats.
Philippine News Agency
Indian company bags light armor upgrade project
The Department of National Defense (DND) has awarded the contract for the upgrade of light armor units of the Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force to Indian defense firm Larsen & Toubro Limited.
Philippine News Agency
PH, Aussie armies beef up bilateral ties
The Philippine Army (PA) and its Australian counterpart have further tightened bilateral relationship during the 2019 Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs Conference, which was held in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday.
Philippine News Agency
Stronger PH, Japan army cooperation eyed
The Philippine Army (PA) and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) have expressed their intention to advance both armies’ mutual cooperation in recognition of the need to support each other in responding to unconventional threats.
Manila Bulletin
ECONOMY AND INVESTMENTS
Foreign direct investments drop by 48.5% in June 2019
Foreign direct investments (FDIs) registered net inflows in June, but were 48.5% lower than the same month last year, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Rappler
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
AUDIT, GRAFT AND CORRUPTION
FOREIGN RELATIONS
West Philippine Sea
Duterte 'ignoring' arbitral ruling to make way for joint exploration
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippines and China are "ignoring" the 2016 arbitral ruling on the West Philippine Sea in order to push through with joint oil and gas exploration there.
Rappler
LABOR
Filipinos warned vs. Iraq online job offers
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday warned Filipinos anew against engaging with recruiters announcing job postings online, saying the deployment ban to Iraq is still in place.
Philippine News Agency
TRANSPORTATION
Poe: PH needs ‘better leadership’ in traffic agencies to resolve problem
Amid the traffic woes gripping Metro Manila, what the country needs is “a better leadership” at the helm of traffic agencies, Senator Grace Poe said.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Patients dying in traffic? Palace says look for roads sans traffic, use choppers
Emergency workers rushing patients to the hospitals should find roads with less traffic or fly them altogether in helicopters, presidential spokesman Secretary Salvador Panelo said on Tuesday.
GMA News
PAL to probe passenger’s death onboard flight
The Philippine Airlines (PAL) will investigate the incident involving a 63-year old woman who died on Monday while aboard her flight bound for Manila.
Philippine News Agency
HEALTH
Mosquito trials raise hopes of defeating dengue
Hundreds dead in the Philippines; a threefold increase of cases in Vietnam; hospitals overrun in Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia – dengue is ravaging Southeast Asia this year due in part to rising temperatures and low immunity to new strains.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Dengue cases declining but epidemic not over — DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) is not yet seeing the end of the dengue epidemic as it documented a total of almost 250,000 cases as of Aug. 24, an official said yesterday.
Philippine Star
DOH advises public to cook pork thoroughly amid ASF
The Department of Health (DOH) has advised the public to cook pork thoroughly to avoid getting sick, amid confirmation that the African Swine Fever (ASF) has entered the country.
GMA News
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
MAP: Palay prices in the Philippines
On average, farmers are selling palay just a little above production cost, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The production cost of palay in the country is usually around P12 per kilo. The average farmgate price of palay is at P17.62, as of the 2nd week of August.
Rappler
Marawi bishop laments government ‘neglect’ of farmers
Marawi Bishop Edwin Dela Peña expressed disappointment over the government's neglect of farmers, saying that agriculture in the country should be prioritized.
GMA News
EDUCATION
Ched says no budget for Tulong Dunong program in 2020
Out of the P40.78 billion proposed Commission on Higher Education (Ched) budget for 2020, none has been allocated for its Tulong Dunong program, Ched chairman Prospero de Vera has revealed Tuesday during the commission’s budget briefing.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA News
ENERGY
DOE hit over questionable directive favoring Meralco
Militant party list group Bayan Muna on Tuesday criticized the Department of Energy (DOE) for issuing a new directive that would favor giant utility firm Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to the detriment of Filipino consumers.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING
TOURISM
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Water crisis
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT SECTOR
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