Duterte visits wake of cops allegedly killed by NPA
President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday visited the wake of four policemen who were allegedly killed and tortured by members of the New People's Army (NPA) last Thursday in Ayungon, Negros Oriental.
ABS-CBN News

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CPP: Closure of ‘lumad’ schools may encourage IPs to join Reds
Shutting down schools that cater to the “lumad” or indigenous peoples (IP) in Mindanao would have an effect on the decades-old guerrilla war being waged by the New People’s Army (NPA) as Indigenous Peoples (IP) affected by the school closures could make them decide to join the rebel movement, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) said.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Salugpongan ‘national security threat’: IP leader
A tribal leader has described the controversial Salugpongan Ta’ Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center Inc. (STTICLCI) as a national security threat, even as he called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to fully shut down the schools.
Philippine News Agency

RIVERMAN’S VISTA: Reopen the Lumad schools!
On July 13, the order mandating the temporary shutdown of 55 Lumad schools operating under the nonprofit Salugpongan Ta’ Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Centre Inc. in the Davao region became public.
Mindanews

PRO XI censures continued NPA recruitment in schools
The Police Regional Office XI has assailed the communist movement for its continued “clandestine” recruitment of college and university students. “We strongly denounced this cowardly act of the CPP-NPA (Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army) in recruiting, clandestinely, college and university students to join the rebels in fighting for their ideology, to rally on the streets against the government, in ambushing soldiers and in collecting revolutionary tax,” PRO XI regional director, Brig. Gen. Marcelo Morales, said.
The Mindanao Times

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CHR: Crimes vs law enforcers emboldened by ‘growing culture of violence’
The Commission on Human Rights on Saturday said heinous crimes committed against law enforcers have been “emboldened by the country’s growing culture of violence and impunity” following the killings of four policemen in Negros Oriental.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

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6th Infantry Division Facilitates orientation on executive order no. 70
he Department of National Defense together with OPAPP, NTF-ELCAC, NICA, NSC facilitated an Orientation on Executive Order No.70 (INSTITUTIONALIZING THE WHOLE-OF- NATION APPROACH IN ATTAINING INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE PEACE, CREATING A NATIONAL TASK FORCE TO END LOCAL COMMUNIST ARMED CONFLICT, AND DIRECTING THE ADOPTION OF A NATIONAL PEACE FRAMEWORK) at Kampilan, Clubhouse in 6th Infantry Division Headquarters on July 18, 2019.
Kalinaw News

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Skills and livelihood training for the former rebels in Can-avid
The TESDA-Arteche National Agricultural School (ANAS) in partnership with the Local Government Unit of Can-avid and 14 th Infantry (Avenger) Battalion successfully conducted a 3-Day Raise Organic Chicken Skills and Livelihood Training to the Former Rebels (FRs) at Multipurpose Hall, Can- avid, Eastern Samar last 16-18 July, 2019.
Kalinaw News

52 NPA Members and supporters surrender in Bislig, Surigao del Sur
Hunger, exhaustion and despair induced the Fifty-Two (52) NPA members and supporters to surrender at headquartes, 75 th Infantry “Marauder” Battalion in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur on July 18, 2019.
Kalinaw News

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Peace Talks

Incidents/ Operations    

'Most wanted' NPA leader nabbed in Tagum City
A New People's Army (NPA) leader who is wanted for murder was arrested Friday in Tagum City, officials said. Major Jason Baria, spokesperson of Police Regional Office-11 (PRO-11), identified the arrested rebel as suspect as Ronnie Dumasig Campaner, a commanding officer of the NPA's Guerilla Front 2, Southern Mindanao Regional Command, and listed as a "most wanted person" by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Philippine News Agency

MARAWI

OUR MARAWI: Pre-Sombak 2019 (State of the Marawi Bakwit)
Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) is saying that by September this year, there will be no more IDPs staying in tent cities or evacuation centers. This is long overdue, but nevertheless, we pray that this will be realized the soonest considering the poor state of those living in tents.
Mindanews

SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD     

China seeks Sri Lanka's support as allegations mount on Xinjiang issue
China has sought the support of Sri Lanka as allegations mount on the Xinjiang issue. The Chinese Government has been accused of operating a large number of concentration camps in Xinjiang and violating the human rights of Uyghurs.
MENAFN

Ex-jihadist Tania Joya now fights to 'reprogram' extremists
Tania Joya has devoted her life to "reprogramming" extremists and reintroducing them into society — a process she understands well as a "former Islamic jihadist" herself. "My aim is for them to feel a sense of remorse and to train them so that they can be good citizens once they are released from prison, so they can adjust to society," Joya said during a visit to Washington, to present a project on preventing extremist violence.
Rudaw
 

Duterte offers Misuari same deal, concession as MILF
PRESIDENT DUTERTE said he would offer former rebel chieftain Nur Misuari and his Moro National Liberation Front a similar peace deal the government signed with rival Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Duterte, speaking at a religious television show in Davao City, said he would offer Misuari the same concession the government gave to the MILF, whose chieftain Ahod Ebrahim is now the Chief Minister of the newly-formed Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. 
Mindanao Examiner

BARMM

Bangsamoro Government vows full support for Duterte Administration’s EO 70
Top officials of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) and the local chief executives of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have thrown their full support behind President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s Executive Order No. 70 which institutionalizes the Whole-of-Nation in fighting the communist insurgency in the country. 
LUWARAN

MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY

GSIS continues to reach out to SAF 44 kin
State pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) continues to reach out to relatives of slain Special Action Force (SAF) 44 policemen by inviting them to work for the pension fund.
Philippine Information Agency

NORTH COTABATO

LANAO PROVINCES

BASILAN

SULU 

TAWI-TAWI 

DRUGS

‘Drug war helped Duterte suppress opposition’
Expect no pause in the body count. The war on drugs will likely remain the centerpiece program of the Duterte presidency in its last three years, notwithstanding the international notoriety it has earned for the 74-year-old leader, according to human rights advocates.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Sedition respondents can't invoke accuser's credibility as defense —Luna
A Malacañang anti-corruption commissioner said Saturday that individuals the police have slapped with sedition complaint over the controversial  "Ang Totoong Narcolist" videos cannot invoke as defense the lack of "credibility of the accuser."
GMA News

'Bikoy' affidavit claims Robredo, Trillanes 'plotted' to unseat Duterte
The camp of Peter Joemel Advincula, the man who identified himself as "Bikoy" in viral videos that tagged President Rodrigo Duterte's family in the drug trade, released Friday a copy of his affidavit claiming Vice President Leni Robredo, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and other opposition figures plotted to overthrow the President.
ABS-CBN News

Opposition senators won’t be intimidated by charges linking them to ‘Bikoy’ videos
Opposition senators on Saturday said they will not be threatened by the charges filed against them over viral “Bikoy” videos.
Manila Bulletin

Tindig Pilipinas : ‘Flimsy’ charges vs opposition is ‘mockery of judicial process’
“It is a mockery of the judicial process.” This was how Tindig Pilipinas, a staunch critic of the Duterte administration, described the sedition complaint filed by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) against opposition members over the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

FLAG asks Guevarra to dismiss ‘Bikoy’ video raps
The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) has asked Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra to dismiss the criminal complaint filed by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) against those alleged involved in the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” viral videos since its star witness has no credibility.
Manila Bulletin

CBCP leadership ‘greatly disturbed’ by sedition, criminal charges against clergies
The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Saturday said that the sedition and criminal complaints against some bishops were “beyond belief.”
Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rappler

Sotto believes opposition can disprove Advincula’s claims if they are indeed innocent
The opposition would be able to belie the claims of Peter Joemel Advincula if they indeed did not hire him to destabilize the government.
Manila Bulletin

Inciting to sedition
Can we start from the very beginning, please? Peter Joemel Advincula was host to aseries of six videos entitled “Ang Totoong Narco List,” released earlier this year (April) which implicated various members of President Duterte’s family (including Bong Go) as having ties with the illegal drugs industry and benefiting financially from them. He had lists (tara) of money paid into bank accounts.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Operations/ Incidents

Police arrest 2 men in Quezon City buy-bust
Police arrested two men in a buy-bust operation inside a mall in Quezon City on Saturday and seized from them a kilogram of marijuana worth P180,000.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rappler

Dermatologist nabbed in Butuan City buy-bust
A physician was nabbed in a buy-bust operation conducted by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Caraga Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13) on Pili Drive, Ochoa Avenue in Barangay Lapu-Lapu, this city Thursday night.
Manila Bulletin

Recovery and Rehabilitation  

ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES AND AMMUNITION

CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING  

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

CIDG nabs 2 suspects; rescues 9 victims of human trafficking 
The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) arrested two suspects for alleged human trafficking activities, while nine victims were rescued in an operation launched in Catanduanes on Saturday morning.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

KIDNAP FOR RANSOM

ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION

CHR asserts it has been relentless in pursuing its mandate to promote, protect human rights
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has vowed to relentlessly pursue its Constitutional duty of promoting and protecting human rights evenly, regardless of political affiliation, sexual preference, religious beliefs and cultural heritage.
Manila Bulletin

Guevarra re-opens probe into 2006 slay of Bayan Muna lawyer 
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has created a special investigating team (SIT) to re-open the investigation into the 2006 killing of former Sorsogon provincial board member and Bayan Muna lawyer Gil Gojol.
Manila Bulletin

Press Freedom/ Freedom of Expression

Worst times for journos under Duterte gov't, says former U.P. dean
A former dean of the University of the Philippines’ College of Mass Communication said it is so far the worst time to be a journalist, referencing the various actions of the Duterte administration against the media.
Rappler

Martial Law 

Building a better Philippines
Three years into his presidency, President Duterte has expressed regret about running for and winning the most-coveted seat in the government but expressed intention to see the end of his term.
Manila Bulletin

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SONA

A report on last year’s SONA
President Duterte will be taking the stage for another State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, aiming to show his plans to build on the administration’s gains and cement his legacy before his term is up.
Manila Bulletin

What will future Philippines look like? Wait for Duterte's 4th SONA, says Andanar
Those who want to have an idea of how the Philippines will turn out in the remaining 3 years of President Rodrigo Duterte need not wait long, as the Chief Executive will give Filipinos a glimpse of the "future" when he delivers his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA), a Palace official said on Saturday, July 20.
Rappler

Andanar: SONA preparations in full swing
Malacañang said preparations for the President Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) were in full swing, adding that Duterte, himself, has been editing his speech during rehearsals Friday evening.
Manila Bulletin

Teachers’ group expresses hope for their call for pay hike, welfare concerns in 4th SONA
Hoping to hear “good news,” a group of teachers on Saturday expressed hope that their call for pay hike and welfare concerns will be addressed by President Rodrigo Duterte in his upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA).
Manila Bulletin

De Lima asks for a stop to destructive governance
Detained opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has advised President Duterte to stop his destructive governance for the last three years of his one-time, six-year administration in order to minimize the damage that his regime caused to the nation.
Manila Bulletin

Metro police under full alert ahead of SONA
Police forces in Metro Manila were placed under the highest security alert status ahead of the 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Duterte on Monday at the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City.
Manila Bulletin

CAAP declares Batasan areas ‘no fly zones’
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) will be enforcing limited and no fly zones at the House of Representatives (HREP) in Batasan Complex and its immediate vicinity from July 20-23, 2019.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

Robredo shares 2018 SALN with Manila Bulletin; net worth increased by P1.2 million
Vice President Leni Robredo’s net worth increased in 2018 as the amount of two items in her personal properties rose during the same period.
Manila Bulletin

ELECTION RELATED

Here are the biggest campaign contributors to 2019’s winning senators
The list of contributors to the campaigns of the 12 winning senators in the 2019 midterm elections contain their friends and family members, prominent businessmen, and political parties. These are based on the Statements of Contributions and Expenses (SOCE) that the senators submitted to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) within a month after the polls.
Rappler

Smartmatic VCMs accuracy questioned
The 2019 midterm elections have passed but like the others before it, it is not without controversy. Smartmatic's vote-counting machines (VCMs) once again disappointed many with technical glitches casting doubt on voters and candidates alike.
Philippine News Agency

DISASTER

MINDANAO

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

JUDICIARY

JBC opens applications for 8 CA seats
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has begun accepting applications for eight vacant seats at the Court of Appeals (CA).
Manila Bulletin

LEGISLATIVE

Senate of the Philippines

Gatchalian moves to institutionalize NEDA; bill seeks to make permanent the ‘planning process’ in government
Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian said on Saturday he would push for the passage of a measure institutionalizing the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in the coming 18th Congress.
Manila Bulletin

Recto bill seeks to remove ‘expiration’ of birth certificates
Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto has filed a bill seeking to require government agencies to accept birth certificates regardless of when they were issued.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Rappler

Revilla files Eddie Garcia bill, proposal to waive bank secrecy for public officials
In his first 3 weeks back in the Senate, Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr filed 100 bills in the 18th Congress, which included proposed measures that has something to do with his past – his acquittal of plunder and the entertainment industy.
Rappler

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Sotto eyes possible mini LEDAC after SONA 2019
A mini Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) meeting may be conducted by Congress just a week after President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Saturday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Imee Marcos wants to be chair of Senate committee on youth – Sotto 
Neophyte Senator Imee Marcos wants to become chairman of the Senate committee on youth in the 18th Congress, Senate President Vicente Sotto III bared on Saturday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Only one panel remains in contention in Senate chairmanship tussle
The battle for committee chairmanships in the Senate is almost done with only one panel left to resolve.
Manila Bulletin

House of Representatives

Another House bill seeking postponement of 2020 brgy, SK elections filed
Another bill seeking the postponement of the 2020 barangay elections and granting a 17-month term extension for incumbent barangay officials has been filed in the House of  Representatives.
Manila Bulletin

MARINO party-list solon wants quarterly reports on welfare, rights of PH seafarers
MARINO partylist Rep. Carlo Lisandro Gonzalez wants the Inter-Agency Council on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member-State Audit Scheme, to regularly apprise the House of Representatives on the progress of the government’s compliance with the IMO instruments relating to the promotion and protection of the welfare and rights of Filipino seafarers.
Manila Bulletin

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Here’s what awaits the 18th Congress
With President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies securing a supermajority in both houses of the bicameral Congress, his administration’s priority measures are expected to get through the legislative mill faster.
CNN Philippines

Close to 200 solons to attend breakfast with meeting Rep. Paolo Duterte on SONA Day
The battle for House speakership is not yet over. Well-placed sources said around 200 lawmakers from various political parties and influential blocs have reportedly confirmed their attendance to the breakfast meeting initiated by presidential son and Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte on July 22, Monday.
Manila Bulletin

Cayetano looks forward to a single congressional breakfast caucus on the day of the SONA
Presumptive speaker and Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano is confident his meeting on Friday with presidential son and Davao City Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte may have extinguished the remaining holdouts to his bid to become the next leader of the House of Representatives.
Manila Bulletin

New speaker faces formidable task of matching, surpassing legislative accomplishments of Alvarez, Arroyo
The next speaker of the House of Representatives faces a formidable task of trying to equal or surpass the legislative accomplishments of the two speakers that took turns in heading the 17th Congress.
Manila Bulletin

BUDGET, FINANCE and TAXATION

CSC: Government workers’ training now includes financial education
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Saturday revealed that latest training programs for government workers will now include financial education. This after the CSC signed a memorandum of agreement with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Banco De Oro (BDO) Foundation on Friday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Customs-Zamboanga 1st semester collection up by P73M
A TOP official of the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Zamboanga District Office announced that they have surpassed by P73,203,824 the target collection of taxes set for the first semester of this year.
Sunstar Zamboanga

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)

Año: New law will improve local governance
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said local government units would improve their services with the signing of the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) Law on April 12.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

COA says 14 LGUs still have P908.7 million in unutilized grants from Pagcor
Fourteen local government units have been scrimping on some P908.7 million that have been granted by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) for hosting gaming venues in their localities, the Commission on Audit has revealed.
Manila Bulletin

Governors seek immediate release of increased IRAs
The League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) has asked President Duterte to immediately implement the Supreme Court (SC) decision which ruled that the internal revenue allotment (IRA) of local government units (LGUs) should be based on the collections of all national taxes.
Manila Bulletin

Anti-red tape agency lauds Moreno’s Business One Stop Shop
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) hailed Manila Mayor Isko Moreno for issuing an executive order (EO) promoting ease of doing business in the national capital.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

DEFENSE AND SECURITY

RP & US should finalize purchase of 74,000 M-16 rifles; ICAPP bids farewell to soldier-statesman Ershad of Bangladesh
The Philippines and the United States should now go beyond discussions and finalize an agreement for the purchase by the Philippines — not a gift — of 74,000 brand-new M16 rifles with three clips each from the US, a long-time plan of our Armed Forces.
Manila Bulletin

ECONOMY AND INVESTMENTS

FAMI bullish on Phl economy
First Metro Asset Management Inc. (FAMI) is urging corporates to place their bets on the Philippine economy. FAMI, the fund management arm of First Metro Investment Corp., called on company directors, CFOs, other decision-makers and investors to invest in the country’s promising growth story.
Philippine Star

BUILD, BUILD, BUILD

Iloilo guv says 'Build, Build, Build' an economic driver
Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. underscored on Friday the economic importance of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s "Build, Build, Build" (BBB) program.
Philippine News Agency

OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

AUDIT, GRAFT AND CORRUPTION

FOREIGN RELATIONS  

PH gov’t asks Iran to free Filipino on seized British-flagged tanker
The Philippines said Saturday it would ask Iran to free a Filipino crew member of a British-flagged tanker seized by Tehran’s Revolutionary Guards.
Manila Bulletin, Rappler

West Philippine Sea

Carpio slams China’s 'double standard' in warship passage near Tawi-Tawi
A Chinese warship passed through Philippine territorial waters 2 to 3 weeks ago, said Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, adding that it showed China’s "double standard" because it never allows Filipino vessels free passage in waters Beijing claims to be its territory in the West Philippine Sea.
Rappler

Deepened distrust in China
Only one-fourth (27 percent) of the Filipino people trust China now, while fully half (51 percent) distrust it, lowering China’s net trust score to a Poor -24 as of late June.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

‘Outraging’
Outraging” is a word seldom used, but it somehow perfectly sums up the current mood of many citizens, as our government flounders from one explanation to another in trying to accommodate contradictory positions regarding China’s actions in the West Philippine Sea. 
Philippine Daily Inquirer

LABOR

CBCP bishop lauds Duterte for prioritizing OFW welfare
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines – Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI) has lauded the efforts of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to attend to the welfare of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).
Philippine News Agency

TRANSPORTATION

3 new models of modern PUVs released
In line with the Duterte administration’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), the transportation department announced the new models of the eco-friendly PUVs.
Manila Bulletin

HEALTH 

Dengue, now national emergency, kills 491
Dengue fever has killed at least 491 people, mostly children, throughout the Philippines in the first seven months of 2019, the figures showing why the Department of Health (DOH) declared a national health emergency to raise concern over the spread of the killer mosquito-borne disease.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rappler, CNN Philippines

DOH reports 5,744 new dengue cases in one week
More than 5,000 dengue cases were recorded in just a span of one week, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday.
Manila Bulletin

Go calls on Filipinos to be more cautious amid dengue scare
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Saturday asked Filipinos to take more caution in preventing dengue in their houses and communities as the country has just started experiencing its rainy season for this year.
Manila Bulletin

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

EDUCATION

DepEd to implement transfer, reassignment of third level officials starting this month
Starting this month, third level officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) will be going through simultaneous transfer or reassignment.
Manila Bulletin

ENERGY

Traffic prompts DOE to go on 4-day work week starting August
Prior to the advent of the “ber” months which could worsen traffic in Metro Manila, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced it will be enforcing a four-day work week scheme starting next month.
Manila Bulletin

POVERTY

Number of Filipino families which considered themselves poor up to 45 percent in June survey
The percentage number of Filipino families, which considered themselves as poor, went up to 45 percent or an estimated 11.1 million families, following its consistent decline for the past three quarters, the latest Social Weather Stations survey revealed.
Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer

4Ps under Duterte still needs to evolve from ‘mere dole’
Thanks to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Yolanda Mendoza, finally had enough pocket money to treat herself and her family to a few burgers. She stepped into a fast-food joint as a paying customer for the first time—at age 40.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

HOUSING

TOURISM

Establishments breaking easement rules in Boracay removed
The Boracay Inter-Agency Rehabilitation Management Group (BIARMG) on Friday began the demolition of establishments violating the 25+5 coastal easement in Bulabog Beach in Barangay Balabag, Malay, Aklan. Natividad Bernardino, general manager of BIARMG, said the group targets to take down eight erring establishments "within the week."
Philippine News Agency

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 

Villar calls on LGUs to help minimize waste in Manila Bay as rainy season begins
Senator Cynthia Villar on Saturday called on local government units (LGUs) to do their mandate in minimizing wastes in the Manila Bay area, especially as rainy season has already started.
Manila Bulletin

Water crisis

Water level at Angat Dam continues to rise
Following rains dumped by past weather systems and the southwest monsoon, water level in Angat Dam rose above its 160-meter critical level on Saturday morning.
Manila Bulletin

INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Andanar enjoins lawmakers to pass FOI bill
Communication Secretary Martin Andanar on Friday urged Congress to prioritize the passage of the proposed Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, which mandates full disclosure of public records.
Philippine News Agency

DEVELOPMENT SECTOR