Mao’s Global Legacy of Revolution and Bloodshed
On Tuesday, China marked the 70th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s founding of the People’s Republic with a spectacular display of military hardware in Tiananmen Square, invoking the “Great Helmsman” as the august builder of the nation. In fact, an official revival of Maoist culture and politics has been under way since 2012.
The Wall Street Journal
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Program for a People’s Democratic Revolutionary Government
IN 1986, the national democratic revolution, under the leadership of Rodolfo Salas, alias Kumander Bilog, chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and of the Military Commission of the party’s central committee and New People’s Army (NPA) chief Rolando Kintanar, had attained a status of belligerence making it capable of overthrowing the continuing Marcos dictatorship: 25,000 NPA regulars all in company formation, a 500,000-strong people’s militia spread across five main regions of the archipelago, complemented by an undetermined number of armed propaganda units throughout the countryside.
The Manila Times
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Army official lauds LGUs for joining fight vs. insurgency
The Philippine Army's Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) chief is thankful to local government unit (LGU) officials for giving their all-out support to the fight against communist guerrillas.
Philippine News Agency
Army, parents group join hands vs. NPA recruitment in Bukidnon
With the help of the Army, the parents of students at Malaybalay City National Science High School have created the “Sandigan," a core group of volunteers advocating to promote peace and combat the recruitment of the communist New People's Army (NPA) among youths in the city.
Philippine News Agency
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Task force ups combat operations vs rebels
The Joint Task Force Negros on anti-insurgency will conduct more combat operations against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army if they do not surrender.
Tempo
YOUNG & DANGEROUS | Army: Half of NPA-Panay rebels underage
Half or perhaps even majority of New People’s Army (NPA) cadres in Panay Island are below the legal age of 18, according to the Philippine Army. These underage fighters were lured into joining the NPA by false promises, said Lieutenant Colonel Joel Benedict Batara, commander of the 61st Infantry Battalion (61IB).
Panay News
Peace Talks
Incidents/ Operations
Ex-RPA-ABB leader gunned down in NegOcc
A former leader of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB) was shot to death by unidentified motorcycle-riding assailants in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Friday morning.
Philippine News Agency
CPP-NPA Terrorist suffers Joint task force Negros first blow
The CPP-NPA Terrorist in Negros Island was hit by the first blow of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Negros’ iron fist in Manjuyod encounter, in Negros Oriental.
Kalinaw News
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Abu Sayyaf sub-leader nabbed in joint police, military ops in QC
An alleged sub-leader of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was arrested in a joint police and military operation in Quezon City last week. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) director Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar and Quezon City Police District (QCPD) acting chief Col. Ronnie Montejo presented on Friday ASG sub-leader Ibrahim Lambog Mullo, 26, who initially identified himself as Agimar Abi Ahaja to conceal his identity.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Philippine News Agency, CNN Philippines
Swede, 6 others charged for Sept. 7 Isulan bombing
A special investigation body formed by the Police Regional Office (PRO-12) on Thursday has filed charges of multiple frustrated murder before the Provincial Prosecutor's Office against seven suspects linked to the Sept. 7 bombing in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat.
Philippine News Agency
PH military needs 25,000 new soldiers mostly to fight insurgency, terrorism
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the recruitment of 25,000 additional soldiers mainly to address communist insurgency and terrorism.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Compulsory training for night market tenants
ROXAS Night Market tenants are now obliged to comply with the anti-terrorism seminars of the Task Force Davao as part of its measures since the area is now declared as a maximum security zone.
Sunstar Davao
MARAWI
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD
US, UK sign agreement allowing British authorities to quickly obtain data from tech giants
The United States and United Kingdom on Thursday signed an agreement allowing British law enforcement authorities to quickly access data held by U.S. tech giants during criminal investigations.
The Hill
How Should We Understand Clarence Thomas?
One of the most puzzling and disturbing aspects of our present crisis of populist extremism and racist revanchism is the fact that the nation’s most zealous legal reactionary is a black man:
The New York Times
Paris police force attack treated as possible terror act
French prosecutors opened an investigation Friday that treats the fatal knife attack that a civilian employee carried out at Paris police headquarters as a potential act of terrorism.
Associated Press
Saudi Arabia: 45 ‘ISIS’ Members Face Trial
The Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) in Riyadh has begun the trial of a 45-member terrorist cell, including an ISIS leader in the Kingdom as well as two women; a Saudi and a Filipino.
Asharq Al-Awsat
Turkey: Over 184 terrorists neutralized in September
Turkey "neutralized" 184 terrorists during counter-terrorism operations across the country in September, the country’s deputy interior minister said on Friday. Turkish authorities often use the term "neutralized" to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.
Anadolu Agency
Ethiopia: Five journalists held on terrorism charges should be released
Amnesty International has called for the immediate and unconditional release of five Ethiopian journalists being held on charges of “incitement to terrorism”.
Amnesty UK
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BARMM
MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY
Cotabato City recognized as 'most business-friendly' LGU
This city has been named the most business-friendly local government unit (LGU) nationwide by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI).
Philippine News Agency
Clashes over territorial control in South Upi dislocate residents
Two heavily-armed groups squabbling for control of strategic patches of arable lands in South Upi town again clashed Thursday, sending hundreds of villagers running for their lives.
NDBC News
NORTH COTABATO
LANAO PROVINCES
Lanao del Sur intensifies campaign against polio
The Integrated Provincial Health Office of Lanao del Sur (IPHO-LDS) will conduct a house-to-house intensified campaign to enhance polio prevention in the 39 municipalities in the province.
The Manila Times
BASILAN
Presidential peace adviser 'adopts' more than 500 kids of former rebels, terrorists
Presidential peace adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. adopted Friday more than 547 children, many of them sons and daughters of Abu Sayyaf and Muslim separatist fighters, as part of the process of ending the cycle of violent extremism in the village where the Islamic State first established a caliphate in the Philippines.
Philippine Star, ABS-CBN News
SULU
TAWI-TAWI
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DRUGS
Duterte says he is ready to die for his campaign vs. illegal drugs
President Rodrigo Duterte is ready to face the firing squad for his controversial anti-illegal drug drive, which sparked an uproar among human rights activists inside and outside the country.
GMA News
Duterte blasts critics of drug war, seeks ‘mutual respect’ among nations
Before fellow world leaders and prominent think tanks, President Rodrigo Duterte justified his war on drugs anew, underscoring that the Philippines “want unimpeded freedom” in governing itself as a nation.
GMA News
2 generals involved in drug trade – Duterte
President Duterte told the international community that he will not hesitate to kill anyone involved in the illegal drug trade as he revealed that there are two generals involved in the illegal drug trade.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News
Gov’t committed to hold law enforcers accountable for abuses committed in fight against illegal drugs
The government is committed to hold accountable policemen who commit abuses in the campaign against illegal drugs, according to a Palace official.
Manila Bulletin
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Aquino slams Santiago for calling for his resignation amid ‘ninja cop’ controversy
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino on Friday asked former PDEA chief Dionisio Santiago to just enjoy his private life and desist from calling for his resignation in the midst of the “ninja cop” controversy.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News
Albayalde wants transcript of Senate executive session with Magalong to be made public
With his entire legacy as a police officer on the line, General Oscar Albayalde, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, admitted on Friday that he appealed to the Senate to release to the public the discussion, during executive session, between senators and former PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Director Benjamin Magalong that purportedly dragged his name into the giant mess involving the so-called “ninja cops”.
Manila Bulletin
Albayalde on ‘ninja cops’ issue: It has something to do with the next PNP chief
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Oscar Albayalde believes that the "ninja cops" controversy, in which his name is being dragged, is connected to his impending retirement and the next PNP chief.
GMA News
‘Fast-track PNP investigation on ninja cops before you retire,’ Lacson advises Albayalde
Senator Panfilo Lacson urged on Friday Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Oscar Albayalde to finish the reinvestigation he plans to conduct on the 13 police officers, who were allegedly involved in the recycling of illegal drugs they confiscated in an anti-narcotics operation in Mexico, Pampanga in 2013 before he retires in November.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News
Sotto underscores need to slap alleged Pampanga ‘ninja cops’ with criminal charges
Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Friday that the 13 alleged “ninja cops” involved in the supposed recycling of illegal drugs in Pampanga should be charged criminally, and not mere in administrative cases.
Manila Bulletin
Alleged ninja cop Baloyo at Bilibid
An alleged ninja cop was detained at the New Bilibid Prison after he was cited in contempt by the Senate Blue Ribbon and Justice committees on Thursday for "giving answers that were evasive" during a hearing.
GMA News
Baguio mayor tightens city hall security amid threats
The security at the city hall of Baguio has been tightened starting Thursday as Mayor Benjamin Magalong beefs up his personal security following information that a “hitman” is after him over his revelations at the Senate inquiry.
Philippine News Agency
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DDB, PDEA officials raise concern over creation of new drug enforcement authority
Officials of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) have raised their concern over the proposed creation of a Presidential Drug Enforcement Authority that is now being pushed in the Senate.
Manila Bulletin
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Victims' kin file additional evidence on Duterte's drug war at ICC
Lawyers for the relatives of victims of President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-drugs campaign submitted additional evidence with the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the tribunal continued examining allegations of crimes against humanity against the President.
GMA News
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Only 7 out of 80 affected barangays in Oro cleared from drugs
THE Philippine National Police (PNP)-Northern Mindanao reported a total of 1,589 barangays or 79 percent of the 2,022 barangays in the region that are drug-affected as of the second quarter of 2019.
Sunstar Cagayan de Oro
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Operations/ Incidents
Brgy anti-drugs personnel nabbed for extortion
A barangay personnel has been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for allegedly attempting to extort from rehabilitating illegal drugs user in exchange for their being removed from the police watchlist.
Manila Bulletin
High-value target, 2 others killed in Cagayan de Oro clash with cops
A high-value target from Laguna and his two cohorts were killed during a police operation in Cagayan fe Oro City on Thursday.
GMA News
Bacolod police intensifies anti-drug ops for MassKara Festival
The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) is intensifying its campaign against illegal drugs particularly with the 40th MassKara Festival set to open on October 7.
Philippine News Agency
Zambo police nabs teen, 3 others in anti-drug ops
A teenager and three others were arrested while close to PHP50,000 worth of suspected shabu were seized in separate anti-drug operations in this southern port city, an official said Friday.
Philippine News Agency
P16.6-M ‘shabu’ seized from Dumaguete pusher
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) have recovered around P16.6 million worth of “shabu” (methamphetamine hydrochloride) from a suspected big-time drug dealer in Dumaguete City.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Police nab woman in Mandaue drug operation
A 49-year-old laundry woman was nabbed by police in a buy-bust operation past 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 4, 2019, in Sitio Bildohan, Barangay Umapad, here. The suspect was identified as Jocelyn Fernandez, a resident of the said village, who is working as a nanny and a laundry woman.
Cebu Daily News
P2M worth of shabu recovered from jobless man in Mandaue
A 23-year-old jobless man was nabbed by police with more than P2 million worth of suspected shabu in a drug operation past 6 p.m. on Friday evening October 4, 2019, in Barangay Tingub, Mandaue City.
Cebu Daily News
Recovery and Rehabilitation
2 Bicol towns now drug-cleared
The towns of San Vicente in Camarines Norte and Sta. Magdalena in Sorsogon have been declared as “drug cleared”, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES AND AMMUNITION
CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
10 traffickers fall in 2-day anti-narcotics operations
Units of the Police Regional Office-12 arrested 10 large-scale shabu peddlers, one of them a woman, in two days of operations in different central Mindanao provinces.
NDBC News
KIDNAPPING
Military: Briton, Filipino Wife Kidnapped in Southern Philippines
Authorities in the southern Philippines were searching for a British citizen and his Filipino wife after a group of gunmen abducted them from a beach town in Zamboanga del Sur province on Friday evening, the military said.
BenarNews, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin
PNP arrests 5 Chinese nationals for kidnapping 2 compatriots
Five Chinese nationals, who were managing a Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) firm, have been arrested by the anti-kidnapping group (AKG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) after they allegedly abducted two compatriots who used to work for them, police said Friday.
Manila Bulletin, Philippine News Agency
ILLEGAL GAMBLING
ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION
P2.45-B lost to investment scams in GenSan, neighboring towns
Residents here and neighboring areas have so far lost around PHP2.45 billion from various investment scams that proliferated in the city in the past few months. City Councilor Jose Edmar Yumang, chairman of the council’s committee on laws, rules and review of barangay ordinances and executive orders, said Friday the figure was based on at least 726 complaints received as of Oct. 1 by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
Philippine News Agency
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Kidapawan LGU turns over tribal hall to Manobos
The tribal hall and conference center for the Manobos here is now open for business after the city government turned over the building on Wednesday. The turnover took place just in time for the start of the Indigenous Peoples’ Month this October.
Mindanews
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Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression
Martial Law
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Duterte honors Russia’s fallen soldiers
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday honored Russian soldiers who died in World War II. Duterte laid a wreath at and bowed before the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow. The Philippine national anthem was played during the brief ceremony which was also attended by several Cabinet members.
GMA News
Duterte’s steering of PH ship the inspiration behind Valdai invite
The Valdai Discussion Club invited President Duterte to speak at their annual forum in Sochi this year because of how the Philippine leader was able to redirect the country’s development.
Manila Bulletin
Duterte to invite Russian Orthodox missionaries to PH
President Rodrigo Duterte said he plans to invite Russian Orthodox missionaries to the Philippines as he hit the Catholic Church anew for supposedly “attacking” him.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Duterte seeks deeper ties with Latin America, Africa, Central Asia
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he would seek deeper ties with countries in Latin America, Africa, and Central Asia in the last three years of his term.
GMA News, Business World Online
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5 problematic gov’t agencies starting to implement reforms to cut red tape, improve services – ARTA
The five government agencies earlier identified by President Duterte for having had many citizen complaints have reportedly started to implement reforms that would to cut red tape and improve the delivery of their service to the people.
Manila Bulletin
Mocha appointment shows ‘utter lack of delicadeza’
Imprudent and utterly lacking in delicadeza. That’s how Gabriela Women’s Party described on Friday Malacañang’s decision to appoint controversial blogger Mocha Uson as deputy administrator of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).
Manila Bulletin
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What Duterte said when Kitty introduced male friend who wanted to meet him
President Rodrigo Duterte's youngest child Veronica, or Kitty, recently introduced to him a young male friend, who she said wanted to meet the Chief Executive.
GMA News
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
ELECTION RELATED
Marcos loss makes Duterte a lameduck president
The dismissal of the election protest filed by Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. against Maria Leonora Robredo carries deeper political implications. As one columnist said, the draft decision penned by a shameless classmate of the former but lackluster president, and who is now head of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, was intentionally leaked to put his colleagues in the Supreme Court on the defensive.
Manila Standard
DISASTER
MINDANAO
What’s happening in Davao del Norte
MINDANAO'S biggest dollar-earning agricultural industry is (cavendish) bananas. At an average of one employee for every 1-1/2 hectares, not counting the administrative staff, the industry accounts for the biggest number of labor force. Last year’s January to November export revenues contributed $1.345-billion to the country’s gross domestic product. These are significant contributions to the country as a whole but the events that happened recently is threatening the industry to extinction.
Philippine News Agency
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
JUDICIARY
Bishops want next SC Chief Justice to oppose same-sex marriage, divorce, death penalty
Catholic prelates are hopeful that the next Supreme Court (SC) chief justice will oppose same sex marriage, divorce, and the re-imposition of the death penalty.
Manila Bulletin
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Guevarra confident SC will uphold legality of revised IRR of GCTA law
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra expressed confidence that the Supreme Court (SC) will uphold the legality of the revised implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the good conduct and time allowance (GCTA) law which takes effect Friday, October 4.
Manila Bulletin
Unstopped, new IRR of GCTA law takes effect —DOJ
Without a court order to stop it, the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the 2013 law on good conduct time allowances (GCTA) for prisoners took effect Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
GMA News
Police mobilize tracker teams to go after 19 GCTA-freed convicts who failed to surrender
Tracker teams from the Philippine National Police (PNP) were mobilized Friday to rearrest 19 inmates who were released due to the good conduct time allowance (GCTA) law.
GMA News
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BuCor chief Bantag relieves 300 prison guards at NBP’s max security compound
At least 300 prison guards assigned at the New Bilibid Prison's maximum security compound have been relieved of their posts on orders of Bureau of Corrections director Gerald Bantag.
GMA News
More than 5,000 inmates die at this prison every year
One in five detainees at the Philippines' national penitentiary die every year, officials at the prison hospital have revealed. About 5,200 inmates at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) die annually due to overcrowding, disease and violence, according to hospital medical chief Ernesto Tamayo, CNN affiliate CNN Philippines reported.
CNN
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
Senators mulling amending PNP law amid 'ninja cops' issue —Sotto
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Friday said they are mulling amending the Philippine National Police (PNP) law amid the downgrading of the punishment for 13 former Pampanga police officers accused of recycling seized illegal drugs.
GMA News
Angara renews call to increase salary of public school teachers
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Friday renewed calls to increase the starting salary of public school teachers from the present P20,000 to as much as P45,000.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News
Thousands of college students may be displaced with reduced CHED budget
Thousands of college students might be displaced with the reduction in the budget of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for 2020, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto warned on Friday.
Manila Bulletin
House of Representatives
Senior lawmakers revive general tax amnesty bill previously vetoed by Duterte
Senior administration lawmakers have revived the general tax amnesty provisions that were vetoed by President Rodrigo Duterte when he signed into law Republic Act 11213 or the Tax Amnesty Act.
Manila Bulletin
House leaders shrug off talk of need for supplemental budget
A supplemental budget for fiscal year 2020 is out of the question, for now, ranking members of the House of Representatives have said.
Manila Bulletin
Defensor lauds Sotto’s vow of transparence in budget deliberations
The chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts on Friday lauded the Senate leadership’s vow to be transparent in the Senate’s transparency in the budget deliberations, and called upon senators to likewise “avoid purveying fake news and rumors during budget discussions.”
Manila Bulletin
Wife confiscating husband's salary liable for economic abuse under House bill
Wives or female partners who require their husbands/male partners to turn over their entire salary to them will be committing economic abuse and will be punished under a proposed law at the House of Representatives, a lawmaker said Friday.
GMA News
BUDGET, FINANCE and TAXATION
BIR loses P1.6-billion tax collection case vs Metro Rail Transit Corp.
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has canceled the P1.6-billion deficiency tax assessments imposed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against the Metro Rail Transit Corporation due to erroneous audit procedures.
Manila Bulletin
67 online lenders summoned for shaming clients
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has summoned 67 online lenders for debt shaming their clients, choosing to reach out to them through newspaper publications after the agency could not pin down their physical addresses.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
Show-cause orders being readied vs LGUs for failure to complete clearing operations
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday said it will start sending show-cause orders next week to non-complying local government units (LGU) that failed to heed President Duterte’s order on the clearing of obstructions on all public properties.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
PH, US troops participate in ‘Kamandag 3’ from Oct. 9 to 18
The United States Embassy in Manila on Friday announced the start of the third annual “Kamandag” exercise between Philippine and US service members to promote multinational military interoperability, readiness, and capabilities.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News
Spike-ER missile launchers to be installed early 2020
The launchers of the Spike-ER surface-to-surface missiles of the three multi-purpose attack crafts (MPACs) activated last month will be installed next year, a Philippine Navy (PN) official said Friday.
Philippine News Agency
PH Navy retires WW II-era ship BRP Cebu
The Philippine Navy (PN) has formally retired its oldest ship, the BRP Cebu (PS-28), from the service during decommissioning ceremonies in Captain Salvo Pier, Naval Base Cavite early this week. Retirement ceremonies for the World War II-era vessel took place last October 1.
Philippine News Agency
ECONOMY AND INVESTMENTS
Palace ‘elated’ over 0.9% September 2019 inflation
Malacañang welcomed Friday the slowest inflation rate in over three years, which the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) pegged at 0.9 percent in September, saying that it shows the administration is “delivering results.”
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BSP cheers 0.9 inflation but warns of higher prices during holidays
One of the loudest cheers at the 0.9 inflation rate in September came from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) which had forecast an inflation range of 0.6 to 1.4 percent, nearly hitting the exact mark.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Zarate insists: Prices of goods still high even with lower inflation rates
Prices of basic goods are still high even with a relatively-low 0.9 percent inflation rate for September, Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate said on Friday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
AUDIT, GRAFT AND CORRUPTION
FOREIGN RELATIONS
West Philippine Sea
LABOR
DOLE allots P5.5-million emergency assistance for displaced Star City complex personnel
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is making available P5.5 million in emergency employment assistance to about 500 workers who were displaced by a huge fire that razed the Star City Complex in Pasay City Wednesday morning.
Manila Bulletin, Philippine News Agency
Japanese firm to employ 100
A JAPANESE packaging firm seeks to employ more than 100 workers in Mindanao as soon as its production facility begins its operation in October 2020. Packwell Inc., a Japanese manufacturer of paper-based packaging and containers, recently leased a 16,000 square meters area in Anflo Industrial Estate (AIE), a 63-hectare project by Damosa Land Inc. envisioned to be the Philippines' premier agro-industrial facility.
Sunstar Davao
TRANSPORTATION
SLEX gridlock prompts Poe to seek toll rate cut
Senator Grace Poe on Friday called for reduced toll rates in the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) amid the gridlock caused by the ongoing Skyway extension project.
Manila Bulletin
Poe says she got the idea of having business class seats in MRT from concerned citizen
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday pitched a suggestion from a concerned citizen to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to offer business-class-like reservations for a certain part of Metro Rail Transit (MRT) train coaches to passengers.
Manila Bulletin
Repair work at LRT-2 might take up to 9 months
It might take up to 9 months before the Anonas, Katipunan and Santolan stations of the Light Rail Transit-2 (LRT) become operational again.
Manila Bulletin, Philippine News Agency
HEALTH
DOH fails to reach polio immunization target
The Department of Health (DOH) has urged mothers and caregivers of children five years old and younger to get their children vaccinated through the “patak” polio immunization in health centers.
Manila Bulletin
PhilHealth scam whistleblowers arrested – Roque
Former presidential spokesperson and lawyer Harry Roque on Friday revealed that the whistleblowers in the PhilHealth-Wellmed “ghost dialysis” scam – Edwin Roberto and Liezel Aileen De Leon – have been arrested on October 3, Thursday.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News
Whistle-blowers group to file malversation raps vs. PhilHealth execs before Ombudsman
Witnesses who blew the whistle on the release of millions of pesos in PhilHealth funds for ghost dialysis treatments will file malversation complaints before the Ombudsman, their lawyer said on Friday.
GMA News
‘Dengvaxia protects even those who have not had dengue’
Dengvaxia vaccine can give protection for up to three years even among the seronegative or those who have never been infected with dengue, Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin said on Thursday.
Philippine Star
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
House leaders say effects of rice tarrification now being felt with drop in inflation rate
Congressional leaders welcomed on Friday the inflation rate dive, saying that the “lower than expected” consumer price index indicates that the benefits of the rice tarrification law were starting to be felt.
Manila Bulletin
KMP: Using cash grants to buy local grains is ‘poor helping poor’
A group claims that government could have not resorted to using the P29-billion conditional cash transfer funds to buy palay from local farmers had they not passed the Rice Liberalization Law.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
EDUCATION
More than 5,000 teachers march during World Teacher’s Day
To celebrate World's Teachers Day on Saturday, more than 5,000 teachers marched with health workers and government employees on Friday to call for a substantial salary increase.
GMA News
DepEd honors PH’s 800,000 educators on World Teachers’ Day
In time for the celebration of the World Teachers’ Day (WTD) this year, Education Secretary Leonor Briones commended all educators for their “unwavering commitment and dedication” in raising and nurturing 21st century, humane, and lifelong learners.”
Manila Bulletin
Teachers to get free rides on MRT 3 on Saturday, World Teachers’ Day
Teachers will get free rides on Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) trains on Saturday, which is World Teachers’ Day, the Department of Transportation MRT (DOTr-MRT) announced Friday.
Manila Bulletin
Raising teachers’ pay helps affirm dignity of teaching -Cayetano
Senator Pia Cayetano on Friday pressed for the passage of a bill increasing teachers’ pay, as she stressed that raising the salaries of teachers is the best way to affirm the dignity of the teaching profession.
Manila Bulletin
Velez: Schooling the politicians
OCTOBER 5 is World Teacher's Day. They say teaching is the one profession that creates all other professions. But there's one profession that seems to be wiping off what they're creating, and that's the job of being a politician.
Sunstar Davao
Why teachers protest on World Teachers’ Day
Today, Oct. 5, educators across the globe will observe World Teachers’ Day. In some advanced countries (as in Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark) they will likely celebrate, but in many other nations the observance may not be upbeat.
Philippine Star
Festive but defiant, teachers call for just wage
A teacher of 20 years, Mina Vibar’s story is no different. Overworked and underpaid, the likes of Vibar still dig from their own pockets to help a student in need. Still, she considers teaching as the most fulfilling profession.
Bulatlat
EDITORIAL - The future of the teaching profession
With the skills required combined with the long hours and modest pay, teaching remains a noble profession. Since 1994, the sacrifice and dedication shown by educators have been honored by the international community through the annual observance of World Teachers Day on Oct. 5. In the Philippines, this special day is also the culmination of National Teachers’ Month.
Philippine Star
ENERGY
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING
TOURISM
DOT unveils app showing augmented reality version of PH tourism sites
In an effort to further boost the country’s tourism, the Department of Tourism (DOT) on Friday made public an application that features an augmented reality (AR) version of the country’s top destination sites.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
2.12 million tourists visited Walled City of Intramuros in 1st semester of 2019
Around 2.12 million tourists visited the historical “Walled City”, registering a 33.56 percent increase in foreign visitors in the first semester of 2019, the Department of Tourism (DOT), through the Intramuros Administration (IA), said.
Manila Bulletin
Nearly 200 cops in Eastern Visayas trained on tourist safety
A total of 50 police officers from six provincial police and two city police offices in Eastern Visayas have completed the three-day integrated Tourist-Oriented Police for Community Order and Protection (TopCop) training.
Philippine News Agency
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Water crisis
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Facebook Encrypted Messages Could Jeopardize National Security
Officials are calling on Facebook not to use encryption in its messaging services that do not provide authorities a way to see what is being sent. The request was made in a letter signed by US Attorney General William Barr, British home secretary Priti Patel and Australian minister for home affairs Peter Dutton.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
DEVELOPMENT SECTOR
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