Revolutionary justice will be had in the murder of Ka Hiker by the AFP in Southern Mindanao
Red commanders and fighters under the ComVal – North Davao – South Agusan Sub-Regional Command of the New People’s Army in Southern Mindanao condemn in the strongest terms the heinous murder of Marjun “Ka Hiker” Casal, 36, in the fascist hands of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the arrest and continued detention of Nilo Ostia and one other unarmed civilian.
Communist Party of the Philippines
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Cordillera tribal peace pacts scrutinized in anti-Red drive
“Bodong,” a social compact that has kept peace among tribal communities in Kalinga province, is being scrutinized by the military for not penalizing communist rebels who take part in clashes within their areas.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Isko Moreno on arrest of ‘vandals’: You were warned
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said alleged vandals from a left-leaning art group must now face the full force of the law after being warned against vandalism. “You were warned. Nag-abiso na ako. Nananawagan po ako na huwag ninyo nang ulitin. Inulit niyo pa rin. Sinusubukan niyo kung may batas at liderato sa Maynila,” Moreno said Sunday on Twitter, reacting to a report on four members of Panday Sining being arrested.
CNN Philippines
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Military offers security escorts to DOH workers doing anti-polio vaccination in conflict areas
The Philippine Army in Agusan del Norte has offered the Department of Health (DOH) in Caraga security escorts if its workers go to conflict areas for anti-polio vaccination and other health services, to avoid a repeat of what happened on Wednesday, November 27, when suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) attempted to ambush them.
Mindanews
Alleged NPA commander yields entire squad’s arms cache
An alleged commander of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered his entire squad’s cache of high-powered firearms in Misamis Oriental, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) disclosed on Sunday.
Manila Bulletin, Kalinaw News
Peace Talks
Incidents/ Operations
NPA leader, intel officer nabbed; arms seized in Lanao
Government troops nabbed two ranking communist leaders and seized several high-powered firearms of the New People's Army following a law enforcement operation in Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte at dawn of December 1, 2019.
NDBC News
LOOK: Soldiers kill 15-year-old suspected NPA rebel in Butuan City clash
A 15-year old alleged communist guerrilla was killed in a firefight with government troops in a hinterland village in Butuan City on Saturday morning (Nov. 30), the military said.
CARAGA News Courier FB
Encounters against CTGs in North Eastern Mindanao erupt
Units under Eastern Mindanao Command figured in various encounters in North Eastern Mindanao as a result of a sustained focus military operations against the Communist Terrorist Group CTG) in the Region.
Kalinaw News, Sunstar Zamboanga, Philippine Daily Inquirer
84IB Exhume NPA Cadaver
A cadaver believed to be a member of NPA terrorist was exhume by the operating troops of 84IB, 7ID, PA at Mt Olong Amot, Brgy Gen Luna, Carranglan, NE today at about 9 AM.
Kalinaw News
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‘Dirty Entanglements’
In the book, “Dirty Entanglements: Corruption, Crime and Terrorism,” (Cambridge University Press, 2014), Louise I. Shelley describes at length how the web of corruption becomes an “incubator of organized crime and terrorism.”
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MARAWI
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD
Boris Johnson says 74 terror prisoners released early
Boris Johnson has told the BBC that 74 people jailed for terror offences and released early will have their licence conditions reviewed. The Ministry of Justice launched the urgent review after convicted terrorist Usman Khan, who had served half of his sentence, killed two people in a knife attack at London Bridge on Friday.
BBC News
Jeremy Corbyn calls for focus on rehabilitation of terrorists in prison
eremy Corbyn has said people convicted of terrorism offences should “not necessarily” serve their full sentence, calling for an examination of how the prison system deals with such offenders.
The Guardian
Terror checks intensified as London attack enters election fray
Britain's Boris Johnson said Sunday, December 1, the security services were stepping up monitoring of convicted terrorists released early from prison, as the London Bridge attack became embroiled in the election campaign.
Rappler
Man arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts
A man has been arrested in Stoke-on-Trent following a wider ongoing review of existing licence conditions of convicted terrorism offenders, West Midlands police said.
The Guardian
Anti-terrorism exercise staged at port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Police force from Zhuhai City, south China's Guangdong Province staged an anti-terrorism exercise Friday morning at the port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB).
CGTN
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BARMM
Minister Iqbal presents MBHTE 12 Point Education Agenda during Donors’ Forum
The Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) organized a Donors’ Forum and discussed the 12 Point Education Agenda of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Saturday, November 30 at Davao City.
Luwaran
PhP 65.6-B budget for Bangsamoro 2020 approved; Education gets biggest chunk
Exactly eight months to the day the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) was inaugurated, the Bangsamoro Parliament on Friday night approved a budget of 65.6 billion pesos for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) for 2020.
Mindanews
MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY
Soldiers recover enemy cadavers, guns in Maguindanao
The Army-led Joint Task Force Central (JTFC) on Sunday announced another feat in its surgical offensives on extremist combatants of the outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in the hinterlands of Shariff Saydona Mustapha (SSM) town Maguindanao.
Manila Bulletin
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Sandiganbayan affirms 90-day suspension of Mayor Sajid Ampatuan over graft case
The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan affirmed the 90-day preventive suspension of Shariff Saydona Mustapha Mayor Datu Sajid Islam Ampatuan over a graft case when he was governor of Maguindanao.
Rappler, Manila Standard
Power co-op upgrades services
Agreements to ease terms of payment for consumers’ bank accounts will be put to the test as the province’s lone electric cooperative completed its upgrading program and has restored power in West Maguindanao.
Manila Standards
NORTH COTABATO
LANAO PROVINCES
24 firearms surrendered in Lanao
Residents have surrendered 24 loose firearms to the military following an intensified campaign against illegal firearms in Lanao provinces, officials said yesterday. The military said the local government units convinced the residents to surrender their unlicensed firearms.
Philippine Star
BASILAN
Hometown of slain Abu Sayaf chieftain now peaceful
Despite the fragile peace now in areas under their jurisdiction, police personnel in Lantawan municipality in Basilan are still not taking chances. Lantawan is the hometown of terrorist Isnilon Hapilon, the “emir,” or grand leader of the Abu Sayyaf, who was killed by soldiers during their five-month siege of Marawi City in 2017.
NDBC News
SULU
Duterte orders Navy to stop piracy in Sulu Sea
This time, it’s the pirates that have gotten the ire of President Rodrigo Duterte. Speaking before Caloocan residents during the Bonifacio Day celebration at the Andres Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan, the President ordered the Philippine Navy to “kill” pirates in the Sulu and Celebes seas as he seeks a stop to the problem of piracy in the waters.
Manila Standard, Philippine Daily Inquirer
TAWI-TAWI
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DRUGS
Duterte hopes successor will continue drug war
President Duterte has expressed hope that his successor would continue his controversial crackdown on illegal drugs, a problem that he described as an “everyday fight of Filipinos.” Duterte said it is his “sacred duty” to fight illegal drugs, which is punishing Filipinos and making families dysfunctional.
Philippine Star
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Duterte says Robredo would have just ‘talked and talked’ had he allowed her to stay as ICAD co-chair
President Duterte recently declared that he was not afraid of Vice President Leni Robredo, and reiterated that she just failed to do her job when she was placed in charge of the administration’s war on drugs.
Manila Bulletin
Duterte says he’s not afraid of Robredo
President Duterte recently declared that he was not afraid of Vice President Leni Robredo, and reiterated that she just failed to do her job when she was placed in charge of the administration’s war on drugs.
Manila Bulletin
Robredo says she’s not a threat to government’s anti-drug campaign
Why would I threaten them with the report on the anti-drug campaign? Such question was raised by Vice President Leni Robredo after several administration officials have taken a defensive stance pending the release of a report about her findings and recommendations on the government’s drug war.
Manila Bulletin
Robredo to bare findings, recommendations on drug war after SEA Games
Vice President Leni Robredo will make good on her word and release a report on her findings about the drug war and recommendations to the public culled from her short stint as co-chair of the Inter-agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD).
Manila Bulletin
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Mushrooms as substitute to drugs?, Gatchalian airs warning
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to strictly monitor students who could be using deadly narcotic substitutes like mushrooms.
Manila Bulletin
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SMDC helps govt in its anti-illegal drugs campaign
Condominium developers have started to open their properties to the government’s anti-narcotics agents amid concerns that condo units are used as haven of big-time drug pushers due to tight security.
Manila Bulletin
Operations/ Incidents
P5.4-M ‘shabu’ seized near Senate in Pasay
Around P5.4 million worth of suspected crystal meth, locally known as shabu, was confiscated by the police in an operation near the Senate in Pasay City on Sunday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Recovery and Rehabilitation
ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND AMMUNITION
CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING/ COUNTERFEIT GOODS
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
KIDNAPPING
ILLEGAL GAMBLING
ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION
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DAR pushes for stronger collaboration with PNP, AFP
IN A bid to further strengthen partnership and collaboration, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Western Visayas has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Negros Occidental.
Sunstar Bacolod
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Fewer Lumads seen on Davao sidewalks during holidays
INDIGENOUS peoples from the hinterlands of Davao City who celebrate Christmas by begging or caroling in the downtown area have reduced in number throughout the years, the City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO) observed.'
Sunstar Davao
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CHR calls on gov’t to adopt human rights-based approach to disaster response
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has called on the government through advisories to adopt a human rights-based approach to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
Manila Bulletin
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[OPINION] Rethinking procedures to prevent child sexual abuse
Sexual abuse, harassment, and violence in any form and inflicted on any person is odious. But it is particularly harmful and urgent to prevent when children and vulnerable adults are targeted.
Rappler
Sexist bullying
We already know, from immersion near drowning in the universal storm for gender equality, that men should respect women and vice versa. Respect means that the rights of the other are not transgressed either in actuality as in rape and sexual exploitation, or in perception as in discrimination or rejection because of gender stereotypes.
Business World Online
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Progressive groups create EJK memorial ahead of Human Rights Day
In anticipation of International Human Rights Day on December 10, several progressive groups on Sunday set up a memorial for extrajudicial killing victims at the Ecumenical Center of the National Council of Churches of the Philippines in Quezon City.
GMA News, Philippine Star
Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression
Radioman in Oct. 30 Tacurong City gun attack dies in hospital
The broadcaster who sustained multiple gunshot wounds in a slay try last October 30 in Tacurong City died in a hospital here on Sunday morning.
Philippine News Agency
Martial Law
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Duterte congratulates TOFIL awardees
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has extended his congratulations to the six recipients of this year’s The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) Awards as models of excellence through hard work to uplift the economic development of the country.
Philippine News Agency
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Duterte bares Pangilinan’s marital woes, lashes at senator for flawed juvenile justice law
President Duterte took a swipe at opposition Senator Francis Pangilinan not only for his alleged flawed juvenile justice law but also about his supposed marital trouble.
Manila Bulletin
Frankie Pangilinan throws shade at Duterte over comments on her parents
Frankie Pangilinan, the outspoken and often wise-cracking daughter of "Megastar" Sharon Cuneta and Senator Francis Pangilinan, criticized President Rodrigo Duterte for comments he made recently about the supposed marital status of her parents.
Rappler
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Palace expresses condolences to Japan for demise of former PM Nakasone
The Philippine government has extended its condolences over the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, saying he was a “great friend” of the Philippines. Nakasone, who served as prime minister from 1982 to 1987, died last Friday. He was 101.
Manila Bulletin
Southeast Asian Games (SEAG)
‘Spectacular’ opening ceremony sets the tone for handling of entire SEAG – Palace
The country’s “spectacular” opening ceremony of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) should set the tone for the handling of the biennial meet, and hopefully generate “beautiful memories” for the country’s visitors, Malacañang said Sunday.
Manila Bulletin
Robredo heaps praise on organizers of SEAG opening ceremony
Setting aside political differences, Vice President Leni Robredo was all praises to the opening ceremony of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games hosted by the Philippines.
Manila Bulletin
Sara Duterte slams use of 'Manila' song in SEA Games opening
Presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte took to Instagram on Sunday, December 1, to air her criticism of the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee's (Phisgoc) decision to use the upbeat Hotdog song "Manila" during the opening of the games.
Rappler
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Palace all praises for Team PH’s hot start in SEA Games
After a world-class opening ceremony of the biennial sports event, Malacañang congratulated Filipino athletes for the early medal haul Sunday in the 30th Southeast Asian Games.
Manila Bulletin, Philippine News Agency
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BI’s ‘Project Riptide’ making sure no undesirable aliens gain entry into PH during SEA Games
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has launched efforts to thwart the entry of foreign terrorists and fugitives into the Philippines during the 30th Southeast Asia Games which started Saturday at the Philippine Arena.
Manila Bulletin
No untoward incident on SEA Games opening: PNP
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said that no untoward incident was reported during the much-anticipated opening of the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games at the 50,000-seater Philippine Arena in Bulacan on Saturday.
Philippine News Agency
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Go backs probe on ‘unpatriotic’ media organizations for reporting on SEAG flaws
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday said he supports the proposal to investigate news media organizations that reported on the complaints raised during the preparation for the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Manila Bulletin
Fact or fiction? Memes attack media's reporting on SEA Games 2019
Online attempts to downplay the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 2019 mishaps are attacks on the press. There were two stories about the SEA Games that dominated social media a week before it opened: "#SEAGamesFail" and "#SEAG2019NotAFailure."
Rappler
In defense of our local media’s coverage of the SEAG
From being tagged as “presstitutes” and “bayaran” to enduring threats and intimidations, the embattled local press is now facing mounting attacks from people for reporting the early lapses in management of the organizers of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which our country is hosting.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Deal to construct P13-B gov’t at New Clark City questioned
The agreement between the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and a Malaysian company for the construction of the P13-billion government complex and sports hub at New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac province, flouted the law on public bidding and government circulars, according to documents obtained by the Inquirer.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Robredo: If you hate me, make me run for president
Vice President Leni Robredo said she should be egged on to run for president by people who hate her, in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for her not to run for the highest post in 2022. “Kung galit sa akin, mas mabuti ngang sabihin, ‘Sige, kumandidato ka para matalo ka.’ Pero ito, talagang pinipigilan tayo,” Robredo said Sunday on her radio program.
CNN Philippines
ELECTION RELATED
Arson eyed in burning of Zambo del Sur court
Authorities are looking into the possibility that the burning on Thursday of the building that housed the Regional Trial Court Branch 29 in San Miguel town, Zamboanga del Sur province, could be connected to the ongoing poll protests involving various elective seats in several towns.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
DISASTER
100K residents evacuated in Albay due to 'Tisoy'
Disaster authorities have started to evacuate over 100,000 persons living in lahar-prone areas across the province on Sunday in anticipation of heavy rains spawned by Typhoon Tisoy, which is expected to hit the Bicol Region on Monday, the Albay Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) said.
Philippine News Agency, Rappler
2K passengers stranded in Bicol; 'Tisoy' maintains strength
At least 2,156 passengers were stranded in major ports across the Bicol region as Typhoon Tisoy maintained its strength, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday.
Philippine News Agency
NDRRMC tells LGUs to implement preventive evacuation ahead of ‘Tisoy’ landfall
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) advised local government units (LGUs) that will be directly affected by typhoon “Tisoy” (international name: Kammuri) to implement preventive evacuation ahead of its expected landfall in Bicol region on Monday night or Tuesday morning.
Manila Bulletin
PNP on alert for possible preemptive evacuation, disaster response as ‘Kammuri’ threatens
Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa, officer-in-charge of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered all police commanders in areas located at the path of typhoon ‘Kammuri” to be alert and available on preemptive evacuation and other disaster response.
Manila Bulletin
DILG reminds local officials to stay in their areas of responsibility as country braces for Tisoy
As the country braces for typhoon Tisoy, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Sunday reminded concerned local officials not to leave their respective territories during all disasters.
Manila Bulletin
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MINDANAO
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
JUDICIARY
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
Senate cuts palay-buying fund by P3 billion
The Senate has cut the palay procurement fund by P3 billion in its version of the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for next year. Congressmen discovered the huge reduction over the weekend in the course of their scrutiny of what Albay Rep. Joey Salceda has described as “P235 billion dagdag-bawas (add-reduce)” that senators made in the 2020 budget.
Philippine Star
Lacson seeks creation of Judicial Marshal Service
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has filed a bill that seeks the creation of the Philippine Judicial Marshal Service that would safeguard officers and personnel of the judiciary.
Manila Bulletin
House of Representatives
House OKs bill granting full insurance to CARP beneficiaries
The House Committee on Agrarian Reform has approved a bill granting full insurance coverage to all qualified beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) to make their agricultural losses “more bearable” in the event of natural disasters.
Manila Bulletin
House adopts resolution declaring September as Philippine Bamboo Month
The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution proclaiming the month of September of every year as Philippine Bamboo Month.
Manila Bulletin
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
BOC recognized for its transformation efforts
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has passed the initiation stage of the Performance Governance System (PGS), which was tapped by the bureau to assist in its reform efforts over corruption and trade facilitation.
Manila Bulletin
POGOs face dire consequences if they fail to settle tax obligations
Offshore gaming companies may face closure and its officials’ jail terms if they fail to settle their tax obligations to the government, a Palace official warned Sunday.
Manila Bulletin
Burdening depositors
Banks are lobbying to be allowed to increase the charges or fees they impose on transactions via automated teller machines or ATMs. As expected, consumer groups and some legislators have raised a howl of protest at the move.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Armed Forces of the Philippines
5 generals shortlisted for top Army post
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) disclosed on Sunday that five military generals were recommended by the Board of Generals to President Duterte to become the next commanding general of the more than 90,000-strong Philippine Army (PA).
Manila Bulletin
Philippine National Police
Cops who shielded teachers, students from grenade blast to receive PNP Heroism Medal
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be awarding one of its most prestigious awards to Master Sergeant Jason Magno, a local policeman who used his body to absorb the impact of a grenade blast in order to save students and teachers in a school in Misamis Oriental.
Manila Bulletin, Rappler
Military bishop lauds hero cop
Military Ordinariate Bishop Oscar Florencio lauded the hero cop who died saving the lives of students in Mindanao.
Manila Bulletin
ECONOMY AND INVESTMENTS
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
Flood-control structure along Nangka River in Marikina reaches 91% completion — Villar
The flood-control structure along Nangka River in Marikina City is now on its final stages of construction and already ‘substantially completed,” the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently announced.
Manila Bulletin
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
‘Pahabol’ plunder rap vs former president Arroyo junked
Former president and House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s so-called “pahabol” or belatedly filed plunder charge in connection with her alleged misuse of the Confidential and Intelligence Fund (CIF) of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has been junked by the Office of the Ombudsman for lack of evidence.
Manila Bulletin, Rappler
FOREIGN RELATIONS
West Philippine Sea
Locsin wants cyberattacks to trigger Mutual Defense Treaty
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddyboy” Locsin Jr. said he wants the Philippines’ defense treaty with the US to be amended so Washington can also aid Manila in case of a cyberattack.
CNN Philippines
LABOR
DOLE suspends all labor inspection activities
All labor inspection activities have been suspended by the Department of Labor and Employment. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III has directed all DOLE regional directors to suspend all labor inspection activities in their respective regions starting Sunday, December 1.
Manila Bulletin, Rappler
DOLE sets Dec. 15 as deadline for alien labor inspections
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is targeting to finish the verification inspection of establishments employing foreign nationals by December 15.
Manila Bulletin
TRANSPORTATION
Airline passengers urged to check schedule first
The Philippine Airlines advised travelers to check the status of their flights first before proceeding to the airport, in light of typhoon Tisoy which threatens to hit the Bicol Region.
Manila Bulletin
SLEX Skyway Ramp opens on schedule
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) delivered on its promise to re-open the third at-grade lane of the Skyway on Sunday and inaugurating a new, two-lane steel ramp connecting the Alabang viaduct to the elevated Skyway.
Manila Bulletin
HEALTH
‘End Polio Now’ marks 40th
In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the “End Polio Now” campaign, the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday recognized the efforts of the Rotary International to eradicate the debilitating disease.
Manila Bulletin
120 drugs up for maximum price reduction
The list of at least 120 drugs to be subjected to maximum drug retail price has been submitted to the Office of the President (OP), the Department of Health (DOH) said.
Manila Bulletin
Solon warns on surge in HIV-linked deaths
Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor finds the surge in the number of local deaths connected to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) “unacceptable.”
Manila Bulletin
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Organic rice production named a Mindanao priority program
Organic rice production and exports have been designated a priority program for the southern island next year, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said. MinDA’s Technical Working Group on Organic Rice Certification has been staging roadshows on International Organic Standards, with the fourth leg held in the town of Molave, Zamboanga del Sur last week.
Business World Online
Landbank steps up lending to farmers
Land Bank of the Philippines has nearly doubled the number of farmers it had served in the past three months after President Duterte ordered the state-run lender to focus on the agriculture sector or face abolition.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
EDUCATION
[OPINION] Teachers aren't perfect, but they also deserve due process
The year was 2011. At the time, I was studying as a sophomore at a private high school in Zamboanga City. One day, I wasn't able to solve a simple algebra problem in class. When my math teacher saw my empty notebook, he uttered the following words in a heavy Eastern European accent: "You idiot! You don't even know how to solve this problem! You imbecile!"
Rappler
Impaired justice system leads people to ‘Tulfo justice’
This is in response to the editorial “Tulfo justice” (11/29/19). The show “Raffy Tulfo in Action” has managed to capture the attention of the public and their desire for justice—and entertainment. The show acts as the alternative justice system for the people through its iconic “swift” justice and public shaming.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
ENERGY
No Duterte order to probe China's co-ownership of NGCP
There is no directive from President Rodrigo Duterte to investigate China's co-ownership of the private consortium that oversees the management and operation of the Philippines' power grid, Malacañang said on Sunday.
Philippine News Agency
Probe on P238-M unremitted by electric coops urged
The House Committee on Public Accounts has been urged to investigate the unremitted universal charges amounting to P238.3 million by multiple electric cooperatives nationwide.
Manila Bulletin
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING
TOURISM
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Gov’t body to protect Sierra Madre mountain range pushed
The Sierra Madre mountain range has been credited for protecting the country from harsh typhoons for millennia; now a young congressman is pushing for the protection of the mountain range itself.
Manila Bulletin
QC to ban single-use plastics in 2020
Starting next year, Quezon City will ban single-use utensils, whether made of plastic or paper, as well as plastic bags—a momentous step for the biggest city in a country that accounts for an outsize share of plastic waste globally.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Water crisis
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT SECTOR
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