NDF-Ilocos: Ang lugar ng kababaihan ay sa Digmang Bayan!
Maski hanggang sa kasalukuyang modernong lipunan, nagpapatuloy ang magkakambal na pang-aapi sa kababaihan: ang pang-aapi sa kanya dahil sa kanyang uring pinagmulan at ang pang-aaping nakabatay sa kanyang pagkababae.
Communist Party of the Philippines
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Displaced Manobos fear closure of Lumad school in hinterlands of Surigao del Sur
Displaced Manobo children from Sitios Simowao and Emerald in Barangay Diatagon who are presently seeking refuge in nearby hinterland communities will return to their villages once the tension subsides but their parents fear the school where they learned to read and write will be shut down in favor of a government-run school.
Mindanews
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NPA threatens witnesses of trafficking case vs militants in Negros
Parents of the minors who served as witnesses of the qualified human trafficking case against the arrested militant leaders in Bacolod city reported to La Carlota Police Office that their children were threatened by the CPP-NPA Terrorist.
Kalinaw News
Central Visayas peace law enforcement and development support cluster inks implan
Members of The Peace, Law Enforcement and Development Support (PLEDS) Cluster of the Regional Task Force 7 (RTF 7) in Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict jointly signed its Implementation Plan on February 28, 2020 at Police Regional office VII, Camp Osmena, Cebu city.
Kalinaw News
3ID condemns NPA IED attack in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental
The 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division under the leadership of MGen Eric Vinoya blasted the CPP-NPA Terrorist for destroying the peace and order situation in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental.
Kalinaw News
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Militiang Bayan surrendered with fire arm in Aurora
Due to sustained focused military operations of the government troops in the boundary of Quirino-Aurora-Isabela, the armed insurgents and its Milisyang Bayan (MB) are on the run evading the operating troops in the area.
Kalinaw News
Peace Talks
Incidents/ Operations
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Gov’t to protect youth regardless of ethnicity, religion: OPAPP
Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito G. Galvez Jr. underscored the Duterte administration’s commitment to upholding the rights and welfare of the nation’s youth regardless of their ethnicity or religion.
Philippine News Agency, Manila Bulletin
MARAWI
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD
Stopping domestic terrorism is not easy. But the FBI must do better.
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT’S inspector general released a report Wednesday exposing problems in how the FBI has handled homegrown violent extremists.
Washinton Post
U.S. creates new envoy position to counter rising terrorism in Sahel
A statement from the State Department spokesman in the United States, says a special envoy for Africa’s Sahel region has been created in a bid to curb rising violence from groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State.
CGTN Africa, The National UAE
Taliban inmates must not resume terrorism: Afghanistan
Afghanistan once again on Saturday pressed for a mechanism to be put in place to ensure that Taliban prisoners did not revert to terrorism after their proposed release.
Anadolu Agency
Iraq: ISIL attacks return amid uncertain security situation
Reports are growing of attacks by ISIL (ISIS) fighters in northern Iraq as the group takes advantage of an uncertain security situation.
Aljazeera
I Found Refuge in Turkey After Suffering in Syria's War. Now I Feel Like I Have to Leave for Europe
I first met James and John at a protest in my hometown of Binnish, in northwestern Syria. They were taking photos and I was working with local media. I wasn’t a professional photographer, just a guy with a camera.
TIME
Turkey deports 2 German nationals over terror links
Turkey on Saturday deported two foreign terrorists to their home country of Germany, the Interior Ministry said. Turkey continues to deport foreign terrorists, said a ministry statement.
Anadolu Agency
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Former MILF combatants undergo training on leadership and good governance
As the second phase of the decommissioning process for the more than 3,100 Moro Islamic Liberation Front – Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (MILF-BIAF) members continues, another key component of the normalization track has shifted to high gear.
Luwaran
BARMM
Bangsamoro devt plan enforcement fast-tracked
The national government, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have teamed up to find best ways to implement the Bangsamoro Development Plan for 2020-2022.
The Manila Times
BARMM faces challenges to combat extreme poverty
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will vigorously push programs and strategies to improve from latest poverty index released from 2018 government surveys by the Philippine Statistics Authority.
Manila Standard
MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY
18 BIFF terrorists, four soldiers slain in Maguindanao encounters
Eighteen fighters of the Daesh-inspired terrorist group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and four soldiers were killed in a series of encounters in Ampatuan and Hofer towns in Maguindanao that started Monday, officials said Saturday. Eleven other soldiers were also reported wounded.
Manila Bulletin, Benarnews, Tempo, Philippine Star, Sunstar Zamboanga
Maguindanao town councilor survives slay attempt
A town councilor of Mamasapano, Maguindanao survived an assassination attempt when motorcycle-riding gunmen ambushed him Friday afternoon, police said.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
RIVERMAN’S VISTA: Layman’s guide to understanding the Ampatuan Massacre verdict (9): Why it can happen again
In a statement issued after the Ampatuan verdict was announced, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) welcomed the conviction of key Ampatuan clan members and several others for the massacre, describing the court decision as a monumental step in the unfinished fight for justice.
Mindanews
NORTH COTABATO
LANAO PROVINCES
Army intervenes, settles clan war in Lanao Sur
A decade-old clan war of prominent families in Lanao del Sur was settled at Kampo Ranao, Marawi City, 9:00 a.m. Friday, March 6, 2020. With the intervention of Army’s 103rd Infantry Brigade led by Colonel Jose Maria R Cuerpo II, and 49th Infantry (Good Samaritan) Battalion led by Lt. Col. Edgar Allan S Villanueva, warring families of Abinal against Hajimalik and Macarampat finally ended their disputes.
Kalinaw News
BASILAN
SULU
Sulu seeks renewed peace, economic programs
The Sulu provincial government has started to exert necessary energy to “bring peace, order and socioeconomic development to help upgrade the living condition of its Tausug residents, especially those based in rural barangay and island villages.”
The Manila Times
TAWI-TAWI
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DRUGS
Panel picked to conduct prelim probe of raps vs. Kerwin, co-respondents
A panel of prosecutors has been picked to conduct the preliminary investigation of the criminal complaints filed at the Department of Justice (DOJ) against self-confessed drug lord Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa.
Manila Bulletin
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Operations/ Incidents
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 distributes individual CLOAs to beneficiaries in Ilocos Sur
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has distributed individual certificates of land ownership award (CLOA) in Ilocos Sur, considered a “big turnaround” from the old practice of awarding collective land titles to farmer-beneficiaries.
Manila Bulletin
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A SOJOURNER’S VIEW: A time to speak and a time to listen
Bishop Cosme Damien Almedelia, newly-installed bishop of Butuan, summed up what took place at the Dialogue between Bishops and Beliyan in the compound of his residence in Ampayon, Butuan City last March 3, 2020 as “a time to speak and a time to listen”, as he commented that “we bishops are always the ones to speak; now, is the time for the beliyan to speak and for us to listen.”
Mindanews
LUMAD VOICES: Ancestral Land/Ancestral Domain as defined by the Indigenous People
Although the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act (IPRA) provides a legal definition for the term “ancestral land/ancestral domain,” for the Indigenous Peoples (IPs,) these are new and unfamiliar terms.
Mindanews
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Duterte admin hit over anti-UN stance
Members of the Ecumenical Voice for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines (EcuVoice) delegation to the 43rd Session of the Human Rights Council at Palais des Nations in Geneva on Friday slammed the Duterte administration for questioning and going against the recommendations of UN experts.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression
Cops, local execs warned vs protecting suspect in broadcaster’s slay
The suspected mastermind in the murder of a radio broadcaster in Kidapawan City last year has allegedly been getting protection from local government and police officials, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Lagman warns NTC against issuing provisional authority to ABS-CBN sans franchise
Senior opposition Rep. Edcel Lagman (LP, Albay), a staunch supporter of the ABS-CBN network legislative franchise renewal, yesterday warned the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) against violating the law by issuing a provisional authority to allow the network to use the frequency assigned to it even way past the effectivity of its existing legislative franchise.
Manila Bulletin
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Martial Law
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Palace amid coronavirus threat: Remain calm, be a ‘voice of sobriety’
Malacañang on Saturday urged the public to remain calm, and be the “voice of sobriety” amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. “We call on everyone to be the voice of calm and sobriety,” Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said in a statement.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Bong Go : Duterte agrees to declare state of public health emergency on COVID-19
President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to declare a state of public health emergency over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) threat on the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH), Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said on Saturday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, GMA News
Bong Go to recommend to Duterte declaration of state of public health emergency
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Saturday, March 7, said he will recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte the declaration of a State of Public Health Emergency following the confirmation of the Department of Health (DOH) of the first case of local transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin
DOH to recommend state of public health emergency declaration on coronavirus
The Department of Health (DOH) will recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte the declaration of a state of public health emergency after reporting that there is now local transmission of COVID-19 in the country.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin
Duterte lauded for agreeing to declare State of Public Health Emergency
Leaders of the House of Representatives described as “timely and prudent” President Duterte’s decision to agree with the Department of Health’s (DOH’s) recommendation to declare a State of Public Health Emergency following the confirmation of the first local transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country.
Manila Bulletin
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OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Robredo to public: Stay vigilant, don’t spread fake news on coronavirus
Stay alert, keep calm and stop spreading fake information on the coronavirus disease or COVID-19, Vice President Leni Robredo reminded Filipinos on Saturday as the Philippine health department recorded two new cases of the fatal disease.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
23 mayors complete VP’s leadership program
On its third year, the Office of the Vice President and its private partners added to its list the names of 23 mayors who completed the training to become better public servants under the Leaders for Excellence and Public Service or LEAP program.
Manila Bulletin
ELECTION RELATED
DISASTER
MINDANAO
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
JUDICIARY
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
De Lima files bill to redefine syndicated estafa
Senator Leila de Lima, a former justice secretary, has filed Senate Bill No. 1307 which seeks to amend Section 1 of the 40-year-old Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1689 by reducing from five to two persons those involved in a crime for it to qualify as syndicated estafa.
Manila Bulletin
Sotto: Review benefits, drawbacks of POGO
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Saturday told the executive department to weigh the benefits and drawbacks of the Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) industry.
Manila Bulletin
New coco levy fund bill being pushed for approval at Senate
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform and the Committee on Finance, chaired by Senators Cynthia Villar and Sonny Angara, respectively, have recommended the approval of the bill proposing anew the creation of the “Coconut Industry and Development Trust Fund”, that will distribute the taxes collected coconut farmers during the administration of late strongman President Ferdinand Marcos to the rightful beneficiaries.
Manila Bulletin
House of Representatives
Cayetano, Velasco rift far from over; stumbling blocks cited
Efforts to have Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco patch up differences have remained fruitless and could endanger the realization of their term-sharing agreement for the speakership, it was gathered Saturday.
Manila Bulletin
Defensor House panel ready to look into bulk arrivals of foreign currency in PH
The House Committee on Public Accounts expressed readiness on Saturday, March 7, to look into the alleged $370 million in foreign currencies brought into the country by two suspected syndicates.
Manila Bulletin
House panel asked to ensure funding for increase in monthly social pension of elderly
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has urged the House Special Committee on Senior Citizens to ensure that there will be available funds to finance the proposed increase in the monthly social pension of senior citizens.
Manila Bulletin
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
25 DOJ prosecutors appointed
Twenty-five prosecutors have been appointed and designated to various posts in the country, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Saturday (March 7).
Manila Bulletin
DOJ to hold prelim probe of murder raps vs. Cam, co-respondents
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will start conducting this Monday (March 9) the preliminary investigation hearings on the criminal complaint filed against Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board member Sandra Cam and her co-respondents, including her son Marco Martin, over their alleged involvement in the killing of a Masbate vice mayor last year.
Manila Bulletin
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Armed Forces of the Philippines
PH Army holds UK-patterned patrol exercise
The Philippine Army (PA) concluded on Friday the five-day Dagohoy Patrol (DagPat) Challenge 2020 as part of its 123rd founding anniversary celebration this month.
Manila Bulletin
Philippine National Police
General in helicopter crash ‘still alive’ – acting PNP spokesman
One of the high-ranking police generals who suffered serious injuries in a helicopter crash in Laguna is still alive and is seeking treatment at the hospital in Laguna, Philippine National Police (PNP) acting spokesman said.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
ECONOMY AND INVESTMENTS
If you want economic growth, invest in women
An important part of my job is to help deepen commercial links between the Philippines and Australia. That often means working with business people and attending events that promote more trade. Stronger economic ties are vital to creating jobs for both our countries.
Philippine Star
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
Sandiganbayan acquits Elenita Binay’s co-accused in graft case
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has acquitted former Makati City Treasurer Luz Yamane and former General Services Department head Ernesto Aspillaga of their graft charge involving the purchase of overpriced furniture and partitions back in 1999.
Manila Bulletin
Sandiganbayan denies motion of ex-North Cotabato mayor
The Sandiganbayan Third Division has denied the motion for reconsideration filed by convicted former Norala mayor Romeo Salmeo Januto of North Cotabato and four others of their graft charge due to the irregular purchase of fertilizers back in 2004.
Manila Bulletin
FOREIGN RELATIONS
West Philippine Sea
LABOR
TRANSPORTATION
LTFRB exec urges public to patronize modern PUVs in Mindanao
With only a few months before the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP) goes full blast this June, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Northern Mindanao (LTFRB Region 10) on Friday, March 6, urged the riding public to patronize the new fleet of PUVs now plying the national highway.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Año orders PNP, barangay execs: Arrest stone-throwers on PNR trains
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Saturday ordered the Philippine National Police and barangay officials to arrest those who will throw stones on the new Philippine National Railways (PNR) trains bought from Indonesia.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin
Solon calls for impoundment of motorcycles without authorized license plates
A party list lawmaker has demanded the impoundment of motorcycles still roaming the streets without authorized license plates, saying this could help arrest the upsurge in serious criminal activities staged by motorcycle-riding gunmen.
Manila Bulletin
HEALTH
Covid-19 (Coronavirus)
DOH : Deloitte PH employee is 4th coronavirus case; 5th case is from Cainta
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed Saturday that the fourth confirmed COVID-19 case is an employee in Taguig City while the fifth confirmed case is a resident of Cainta, Rizal.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
WHO: 6 Filipinos aboard Grand Princess cruise ship reportedly test positive for COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday said it is verifying reports that six Filipino crewmen of the Grand Princess now anchored off California, in the United States, have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Philippine Daily Inquirer
PH’s 5th coronavirus case in ‘critical condition’
The 62-year-old man, who is the fifth case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines, is in “critical condition,” the Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Wife of 62-year-old coronavirus patient also tests positive for COVID-19
The wife of the 5th confirmed coronavirus case has been infected with COVID-19, which brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to six, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Taguig gov’t, hospital confirm local coronavirus case in PH
The Taguig City government and the St. Luke’s Medical Center – Global City have confirmed Saturday one of the local cases of coronavirus disease in the country a day after the Department of Health (DOH) reported that two Filipinos have been infected by the deadly disease.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin
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DOH raises code red due to coronavirus threat
The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday said that it was raising code red, sublevel 1 due to the threats brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
EXPLAINER: What does Code Red mean?
The Department of Health on Saturday raised its alert system for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to "Code Red" after it confirmed the first case of localized transmission of the deadly infection.
GMA News
5 laboratories capable of testing samples for coronavirus — RITM
Five sub-national laboratories in the Philippines will soon confirm test samples for the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after being accredited by the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa City, the only facility now that can test specimens for COVID-19.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
DOH doesn’t recommend class suspensions amid coronavirus threat
The declaration of class suspensions is not necessary for now despite the threats brought by the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
DOH appeals for coordination in sharing COVID-19 information
The Department of Health on Saturday urged various institutions to coordinate with the DOH when sharing information with regards to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Manila Bulletin
137 Filipinos stranded in Macau coming home Saturday
Hundreds of Filipinos are scheduled to be repatriated on Saturday afternoon after they were left stranded in Macau over concerns on the possible spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
Manila Bulletin
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Senators urge gov’t to implement stronger, more proactive measures vs. COVID-19
Senators on Saturday called on the government to implement stronger and more proactive measures against the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Manila Bulletin
Senators not keen to attend assembly in Geneva due to COVID-19 health risk
Amid the increasing threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), senators will not be attending the 142nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland next month.
Manila Bulletin
Zubiri: We need stronger government response to COVID-19
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel F. Zubiri is calling for stronger government response and action against the spread of COVID-19, following the Department of Health’s announcement of two new confirmed cases on 6 March 2020.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Lacson: Gov’t must prioritize, invest in COVID-19 containment, research
The COVID-19 phenomenon should bring Filipinos together as one nation, Senator Panfilo M. Lacson said Saturday, adding: “This is a top health priority, and government must invest heavily not only in prevention and cure by way of research, but also on containment.”
Manila Bulletin
Work from home pushed due to coronavirus threat
Senators have appealed anew to employers to allow their workers to work from home to minimize the threats of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country.
Manila Bulletin
Solon urges companies to consider telecommuting for their employees amid COVID-19 outbreak
Deputy Speaker and Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte said on Saturday night that the local transmission of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in the country should prod companies to consider telecommuting for their employees.
Manila Bulletin
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BGC temporarily cancels Sunday activities over coronavirus threat
After the fourth coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case was confirmed to be that of an employee of a Taguig-based multinational finance firm, the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) on Saturday announced that it will be temporarily canceling its two Sunday activities.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Cainta, Rizal suspends classes, distributes face masks over coronavirus threat
Cainta, Rizal has declared a suspension of classes from Saturday (March 7) to Tuesday (March 10), to deal with the threat of the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Philippine Daily Inquirer
#WalangPasok: Navotas City suspends Monday classes due to coronavirus
Navotas City has announced the suspension of classes from kindergarten to college levels on Monday, March 9, amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Greenhills mall sanitized
The Greenhills Shopping Center in San Juan City has now been sanitized, its management said Saturday, as it continues to implement precautionary measures against the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Manila Bulletin
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Virus cases top 100,000 in 90 countries as markets take dive
Crossing more borders, the new coronavirus hit a milestone Friday, infecting more than 100,000 people worldwide as it wove itself deeper into the daily lives of millions, infecting the powerful, the unprotected poor and vast masses in between.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
WATCH: Train rider sprays Asian passenger with air freshener amid coronavirus fears
In what is being reviewed as a coronavirus-related hate crime, a train commuter tried driving an Asian passenger away by spraying what appeared to be an air freshener in the United States.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Amid shortage of sanitary items due to coronavirus, man sells toilet paper for A$100 or P3,300 per roll
As Australia continues to suffer from a shortage of sanitary items due to COVID-19 fears, one man has apparently taken advantage of the situation by trying to resell toilet paper with an enormous markup.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Cagayan Province reports ASF infestation
Hogs in Cagayan province have been stricken with African swine fever. Nine barangays (villages) in Solana town have been isolated, after the municipal government banned the trade and slaughter of pigs within a one-kilometer radius from the affected area, Provincial Veterinarian Noli Buen informed Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba during the March 6 management committee meeting held Lal-lo town.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
EDUCATION
DepEd awaits ‘definitive advisory’ on COVID-19
Following the recent developments regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday assured that it is “ready to implement all necessary proportionate response” to the latest reports upon receipt of the “definitive advisory” from inter-agency task force.
Manila Bulletin
Zubiri urges DepEd to declare early summer break
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri urged the Department of Education (DepEd) Saturday to declare an early “summer” break amid the rising cases of novel coronavirus infection in the country.
Manila Bulletin
Navotas mayor asks DepEd to just grant all students passing grades for current school year
Navotas Mayor Toby Tiangco expressed hope that the Department of Education (DepEd) would just automatically pass students this school year following the new confirmed local cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country.
Manila Bulletin
Funds for teachers’ free medical exam ready
The Department of Education (DepEd) assured that the funds for the free medical check-up of teachers is available and ready for release.
Manila Bulletin
ENERGY
ERC revokes Iloilo power firm’s temporary permit, House committees told
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) acted on Friday to resolve the power distribution operation in Iloilo City when it revoked the provisional Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) of embattled Panay Electric Corporation (PECO), reports reaching the House Committee on Energy revealed.
Manila Bulletin
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING
TOURISM
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Private sector told to go ‘greener’
ENVIRONMENT Secretary Roy Cimatu has called for increased private sector participation in the Enhanced National Greening Program (ENGP), a flagship reforestation initiative of the government aimed at increasing the country’s forest cover.
The Manila Times
CCC working on creation polices to help reduce impact of food production on global warming
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) is working on the creation of national and local policies that will help reduce the impact of food production to global warming.
Manila Bulletin
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
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