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Communist Rebellion

PNP: CPP possibly behind UN human rights council resolution
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde on Friday said the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) could possibly be behind the adoption of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) of a resolution calling for a probe into the human rights situation in the country.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Mangyan folk displaced by armed clashes stage protest in Oriental Mindoro town
Mangyan residents displaced by recent encounters between government soldiers and New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas held a rally Friday morning at the town center of Victoria in Oriental Mindoro province.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Court orders gov't to comment on Vic Ladlad's plea for urgent medical attention
A Manila court has ordered the Department of Justice to comment on National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultant Vicente Ladlad's motion to be given urgent medical attention.
GMA News

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Army denies involvement in alleged harassment in Iloilo City
The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) on Thursday said government troops were not involved in the alleged harassment of an urban poor leader in this city's Jaro district on July 7.
Philippine News Agency

'Oplan Pagbabago' outreach reaches far-flung ComVal village
The government's multi-agency "Oplan Pagbabago, Tunol Serbisyo" program reached a far-flung and conflict-affected village in Monkayo town, Compostela Valley province Friday.
Philippine News Agency

Army-led livelihood training benefits 40 ex-NPA rebels
A total of 40 rebel returnees in San Miguel town completed the three-day abaca training organized by the Army's 36th Infantry Battalion (36IB) from July 9 to 11.
Philippine News Agency, Kalinaw News

4 NPAs surrender in Zamboanga Sibugay
Claiming they were abused and deceived, four members of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered in the Zamboanga Sibugay town of Siay on Wednesday. Lt. Col. Don Templonuevo, the Army’s 44th Infantry Battalion commander, said Friday the rebels turned themselves in to government  troops in Barangay Balagon, along with a homemade shotgun and three handguns with ammunition.
Philippine News Agency, NDBC News, Kalinaw News, Sunstar Zamboanga

Army: NPA in Negros has new leader
BRIGADIER General Benedict Arevalo, commander of the 303rd Infantry Brigade (IB) based in Minoyan, Murcia, confirmed that the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros now has a new leader. Arevalo said the local NPA rebels are now being led by Rogelio Posadas who took over after NPA leader Ka Frank Fernandez was arrested.
Sunstar Bacolod

Peace Talks

Incidents/ Operations    

Extremism

Unverified terror reports harmful to public: Lorenzana
Unverified reports about an Egyptian couple now roaming Sulu and planning to conduct bomb attacks upon instructions of Islamic State terrorists are doing the public more harm than good, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Friday.
Philippine News Agency

PNP-12 prepares units vs. suicide bombing threat
The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) has acknowledged the potential threat of suicide bombing in the region, even as he underscored the importance of raising law enforcement capability to better respond to violent attacks.
Philippine News Agency

Suicide Bombing: Is this the End of Filipino ‘Warrior Culture’?
On June 28, two suicide bombers allegedly trained by the Islamic State in Sulu (IS Sulu) conducted the third suicide attack in the Philippines within the last year. The bombers detonated themselves at a military base near Kajatban village in Sulu. According to the Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) the two suicide bombers killed six people — three AFP soliders and three civilians — and injured 22. Will suicide bombings become the norm for IS attacks in the Philippines?
The Diplomat

MARAWI

Child marriages spike in Philippines violence-marred Marawi city
As the Philippine government undertakes the rebuilding process of Marawi city more than two years after it was overrun by Islamic militants, an issue regarding underage marriages in the communities has reared its ugly head. Khuzy Maranda, a volunteer at the Marawi evacuation camps, told DW that she witnessed several cases of marriages among adolescent couples, especially during the jihadist siege.
Deutsche Welle (DW)

SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD     

Afghanistan war: Child used in suicide attack
At least nine people died and 12 others were injured on Friday when a child was used to carry out a suicide attack on a wedding party in eastern Afghanistan, local officials said.
BBC News


How do terrorists fund their activities? Some do it legally
Indonesians were surprised when Para Wijayanto, leader of the Jema'ah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist network, wasarrestedearlier this month. The Southeast Asia terrorist network, responsible for the 2002 Bali bombings, is still alive and kicking.
MENAFN


37 countries defend China over Xinjiang in UN letter
UN ambassadors from 37 countries released a letter Friday defending China's treatment of Uighur and other minorities in the Xinjiang region, in direct response to Western criticism earlier this week.
France24

 

Bangsamoro

BARMM

Duterte, Murad agree to form intergovernmental relations body
President Rodrigo Duterte and Bangsamoro Interim Chief Murad Ebrahim agreed to form an intergovernmental relations body for the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), paving the way for better coordination between the new Bangsamoro government and national government.
Rappler

Chinese bizmen eye manufacturers in BARMM
A 10-man delegation from China arrived in Cotabato City on Friday to look for investment opportunities and also to support the development of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Philippine News Agency

MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY

NORTH COTABATO

Sandiganbayan orders 90-day preventive suspension of North Cotabato governor
The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division has ordered the 90-day preventive suspension of North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco due to her pending charges involving the fertilizer fund scam case.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News

LANAO PROVINCES

AFP and OPAG convened to sow agriculture economic growth and prevent violent extremism in LDS
To discuss the agricultural issues, concerns and interventions in the province of Lanao del Sur, the Armed Forces of the Philippines with the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAG), convened the Municipal Agriculture Officers (MAOs) from different municipalities on July 9, 2019.
Kalinaw News

BASILAN

From misguided Islamic militancy to mainstream literacy
Their lives were troubled with misguided Islamic militancy and so they changed for good to start again via mainstream literacy. More than 40 erstwhile members of the feared Abu Sayyaf in Basilan on Thursday completed along with 500 others a government Alternative Learning System (ALS) program as part of their reintroduction into mainstream communities in the island province.
NDBC News, Philippine Star

SULU 

TAWI-TAWI 

Shadow Economies

DRUGS

Palace: UN rights council resolution maliciously partisan, designed to embarrass PHL
Malacañang on Friday slammed the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution seeking an investigation on President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, saying it was an affront to the country’s sovereignty and designed to embarrass the Philippines before the international community.
GMA News

UN team should first seek Duterte’s permission before conducting probe in PH – Palace
Presidential Spokesperson and Chief Legal Adviser Salvador Panelo believes the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) team that would be sent to supposedly conduct an investigation on the drug war should first ask the permission of President Duterte before proceeding with their investigation.
Manila Bulletin, GMA News

Albayalde dares rights groups: Name all 27,000 people ‘killed’ in drug war
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde on Friday challenged human rights groups to name all of the 27,000 people who were supposedly killed during the government’s anti-drug operations.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA News

Human rights in the country is perfectly protected – Albayalde
The United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC) is no longer needed to assess the human rights situation in the Philippines amid the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, Police General Oscar Albayalde, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, said Friday.
Manila Bulletin

Lacson: Philippines can manage sans UNHRC intervention
The Philippines can manage without the intervention of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Senator Panfilo Lacson said Friday. On Thursday, the 47-member body adopted an Iceland-led resolution, calling for a comprehensive report on the human rights situation in the Philippines.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine News Agency

Hontiveros urges Palace to consider UN rights council reso on PHL drug war
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday said she welcomes the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution seeking an investigation on President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs and urged the administration to be "open" to it.
GMA News

Drilon asks Duterte administration not to ‘impute malice’ on UN probe on drug-war killings
Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon on Friday asked the Duterte administration to keep an open mind and display statesmanship following the adoption by the United Nations Human Rights Council of a resolution, seeking a comprehensive report on the human rights situation in the country.
Manila Bulletin

Diokno to gov’t: Cooperate with UN probe
Human-rights lawyer Chel Diokno on Friday asked the government to cooperate with the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in the investigation into the alleged extrajudicial killings under the administration’s war on drugs.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Groups slam gov’t for ‘actions to sabotage’ UN resolution on human rights probe
Human rights groups have condemned the Duterte administration for its alleged attempt to sabotage the adoption of a resolution that calls for a United Nations investigation into the human rights situation in the Philippines.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Respect UNHRC action to look into PH rights situation, gov’t told
Human rights advocates have called on the government to respect the move of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which adopted Iceland’s resolution prompting for scrutiny of the Philippines’ human rights situation, including drug war killings.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, ABS-CBN News

Rights group to families of drug war victims: Speak up to UN
A human-rights alliance appealed to families of drug war victims to open up and report their stories following the adoption of a resolution prompting the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to look into the human-rights situation in the Philippines.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA News

Sotto: Show number of abortion cases before probing PH for killings
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said the nations that favored a thorough review on the human-rights situation in the Philippines should first bare the number of abortion cases in their own countries, adding that “they have no moral high ground to lecture us.”
Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA News

Oh Iceland and Mexico how could you?
ICELAND authored a resolution to conduct a probe of (extra-judicial) killings related to the drug campaign waged by the Duterte Administration. This stemmed from the allegation that over 27,000 perished in the government’s war against drugs. I do not know where this figure came from but judging from what had been written and talks on the issue, I can only point at Rappler, an Omidyar-funded social media platform, Amnesty International, the politicized Human Rights Commission of the Philippines and the political opposition as the sources.
Philippine News Agency

In war of words over UNHRC probe, clarity is lost
Lines have long been drawn in the debate over whether the administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte should be held responsible for the rising death toll in his violent campaign against drugs and criminality but a close vote by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to pursue an investigation expanded the verbal war zone for Duterte defenders and accusers.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Dela Rosa: ‘Cut my head off if drug killings are state-sponsored’
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said Friday he will have his head cut off if proven that killings in the drug war are state-sponsored.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA News

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Aussie, 6 others nabbed in Pampanga drug buy-bust
Authorities in Mabalacat City arrested an Australian national and six other drug suspects during a buy-bust operation that also dismantled a drug den in the city on Thursday night.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Operations/ Incidents

Quezon ‘most wanted’ yields P1-M ‘shabu’
Police confiscated P1 million worth of “shabu” (crystal meth) from a wanted criminal they arrested in Lopez town in Quezon province on Thursday, a police report said Friday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

4 nabbed in Lucena drug sting
Police collared four alleged notorious drug pushers in a buy-bust operation here early Friday. Anti-illegal drugs operatives busted Teresita Escalona, 53; Princess May, 20, and Ruel, 40, both surnamed Meralles; and Wilson Barameda, 30, after they sold “shabu” (crystal meth) to an undercover police officer and an “informant” in Barangay Mayao Crossing at 2:20 a.m.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Suspect dies, cop hurt in MisOr drug sting
A drug suspect died while a policeman was wounded in an early dawn anti-drug operation Wednesday in this town. The operation, led by the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) and Manticao Municipal Police Station, sought to serve a search warrant on Ariel Macas in Barangay Cabalantian here.
Philippine News Agency

14 drugs suspects nabbed in Bulacan ops
Fourteen drug suspects were arrested in different anti-illegal drug raids conducted by the Bulacan police on Thursday and Friday.
Philippine News Agency

2nd most wanted drug personality nabbed in Digos City
Authorities said they arrested Davao del Sur's second most wanted drug personality through the serving of a search warrant in Malalag town on Friday morning.
Philippine News Agency

6 drugs suspects yield P10.2M shabu in Zambo City
Authorities arrested six alleged drug peddlers and seized some PHP10.2 million worth of shabu in separate anti-drug operations in this southern port city, an official said Friday.
Philippine News Agency

Recovery and Rehabilitation  

ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES AND AMMUNITION

CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING  

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

KIDNAP FOR RANSOM

ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION

Land Issues
Indigenous Peoples
Campaign to stop Kaliwa Dam eyes 10 million signatures
There is strength in numbers, and that is what the Stop Kaliwa Dam (SKD) Coalition wants to show the government through local and national signature campaigns.
Rappler
Human Rights

Press Freedom/ Freedom of Expression

Palace condemns killing of Kidapawan radio station manager 
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) condemned Friday the killing of a radio station manager in Kidapawan City in Cotabato province.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Task group formed to probe Kidapawan radioman slay
A special task group has been created to investigate the killing of radioman Eduardo “Ed” Dizon, a police official said Friday.
Philippine News Agency, Manila Bulletin, GMA News


Martial Law 

Governance

Duterte hits Iceland, critics for not knowing PHL’s drug problem
The proponent of the resolution asking the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate the Philippines for thousands of alleged extrajudicial killings linked to his war and drugs have no problem with crime, President Rodrigo Duterte indicated on Friday.
GMA News, Rappler

Duterte wants ‘Department of OFWs’ set up by December
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he wants a Department of Overseas Filipino Workers by December this year. “Apurahin ko ‘yang Department of OFW,” Duterte said in a speech at the Araw ng Pasasalamat for Filipinos working abroad at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rappler

Duterte says he sacked entire BOC admin section over corruption
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he removed the employees of the Bureau of Customs' administrative section over corruption.
GMA News, Manila Bulletin

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Fake: Palace denies memo on non-apprehension of TNVS drivers, operators 
Malacañang denied Friday that Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea signed a memorandum to exempt Transportation Network Vehicle Services (TNVS) drivers or operators from being apprehended.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine News Agency, GMA News

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De Lima says Duterte ‘normalizing’ killing as a ‘state policy’
For Senator Leila De Lima, President Rodrigo Duterte is normalizing killing as a “state policy.” “Killing is not normal but Duterte is normalizing it as state policy,” De Lima said in a statement released Friday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Dangerous
President Duterte warned the nation faces dangerous times ahead. He gave us no details. We will likely have to wait for the SONA to get a clearer sense of what the President warns about. We trust he has access to information ordinary citizens do not have.
Philippine Star

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Davao Oriental solon no longer surprised by Duterte’s record-high satisfaction rating
The new record-high gross satisfaction rating of 80 percent of President Rodrigo Duterte no longer came as a surprise to Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Joel Almario. According to the recently reelected Mindanao lawmaker, the main reason behind Duterte’s latest survey achievement was his consistent hardline stance against criminality and illegal drugs.
Manila Bulletin

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House to spend less for SONA; no ‘substantial security threat’ on July 22 – House officials
It will be P200,000 cheaper for the House of Representatives to host President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address compared to last year’s P4.9 million in total expenditures.
Manila Bulletin

JTF-NCR to help secure PRRD's 4th SONA
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)'s Joint Task Force-National Capital Region (JTF-NCR) will augment security preparations made by the police for President Rodrigo R. Duterte's fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22.
Philippine News Agency

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

Robredo regrets not standing up against fake news, trolls attacking her
Vice President Leni Robredo has admitted that her decision to ignore fake news perpetrated by a propaganda machine against her – believing that it will eventually dissipate – was a mistake.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Robredo says she believes Duterte knows she’s not part of ouster plots
Despite being constantly dragged into alleged destabilization plans, Vice President Leni Robredo said Friday she believes President Rodrigo Duterte knows that she is not a threat.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

ELECTION RELATED

DISASTER

MINDANAO

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Bayan Muna says amending Constitution would benefit China
Officials of the party-list Bayan Muna warned that pursuing Charter change (Cha-cha), or amending the 1987 Constitution, would heavily favor China.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

JUDICIARY

JBC issues shortlist for Duterte’s 10th appointee to SC
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has already come up with a list of names to replace Supreme Court Associate Justice Mariano Del Castillo, who will reach the mandatory retirement age on July 29.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA News

LEGISLATIVE

Senate of the Philippines

Recto: 2020 nat’l budget must specify MVUC-funded projects
All projects funded through fees collected from vehicle registration must be specified in the 2020 national budget in accordance with the Road Board abolition law, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said Friday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

House of Representatives

Villafuerte proposes amendments to 28-year old Foreign Investments Act
Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte wants to amend the 28-year old Foreign Investments Act to make the Philippines a “more accessible” investment niche and to generate employment for Filipinos.
Manila Bulletin

Bill seeks to declare PCA ruling anniversary a special working holiday
A lawmaker from the Magdalo party-list has refiled a bill that proposes to make July 12 a special working holiday in commemoration of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) decision that debunked China’s nine-dash line territorial claim.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Probinsyano rep faces crime raps, party ax for punching waiter
A party list lawmaker may be facing criminal and administrative charges for hitting a waiter in the face at a local restaurant here.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin

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Cayetano to create new posts; political analyst warns it could undermine Duterte pact
Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano, Malacanang’s choice for speaker of the House of Representatives, called for the restructuring of the deputy speakership system by creating new posts for key members who will be tasked to oversee legislative work and ensure efficiency in the passage of measures.
Manila Bulletin

Ex-lawmaker seeks removal of Rep. Quimbo from House ranks
A quo warranto petition seeking the removal of Marikina Representative Stella Quimbo was filed with the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET).
GMA News

BUDGET, FINANCE and TAXATION

BIR tasks two newly formed Metro Manila regional offices to raise P190 billion
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has tasked the two newly formed regional offices in Metro Manila to raise at least P190.1 billion for the whole of 2019.
Manila Bulletin

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)

DEFENSE AND SECURITY

ECONOMY AND INVESTMENTS

Capital Economics: PH to remain among fastest-growing economies in Asia
Even as its first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) expansion fell to a four-year low due to delayed budget implementation, the Philippines is still expected to be among the fastest-growing economies in Asia amid slowing regional growth, London-based Capital Economics said.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Peso continues rally vs dollar
THE peso continued to rally against the dollar on Friday amid lingering expectations of a rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The local currency appreciated by 6 centavos to close at P51.13, according to data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines. It opened stronger at 51.25, posting its best intraday value of P51.08 against the dollar. It weakened during the day to as much as P51.28.
Business World Online

BUILD, BUILD, BUILD

OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

AUDIT, GRAFT AND CORRUPTION

FOREIGN RELATIONS  

West Philippine Sea

Europe won’t coalesce to recognize SCS ruling — Locsin
European countries are unlikely to form a coalition to recognize the arbitral ruling invalidating China’s nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea as they are “desperate” for Chinese money.
Philippine Star

LOOK: Protesters storm gates of Chinese Consulate office
Members of the House of Representatives’ Makabayan bloc and other militant groups staged a protest action in front of the Chinese Consulate Office in Makati on Friday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

87% of Filipinos believe gov't should assert right to West PHL Sea islands
A great majority of Filipinos believe the government should assert its right to the islands in the West Philippine Sea as stipulated in the arbitral court's 2016 decision to the case filed by the Philippines against China, according to Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
GMA News, Rappler

Lorenzana doubts result of new survey on West Philippine Sea
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Friday raised doubts on the result of the latest survey on the West Philippine Sea showing that the majority of Filipinos want the government to regain control of the islands occupied by China.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Fishermen claim being duped into signing West PHL Sea petition
Two Subic, Zambales fishermen, among the two dozen or so petitioners who had accused the government of neglecting its duty of enforcing environmental laws in three features of the West Philippine Sea and were thus calling on the Supreme Court to issue a Writ of Kalikasn over these features, denied knowingly being involved in the petition.
GMA News

IBP to seek time to talk with fishermen in West PHL Sea kalikasan suit
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) on Friday said it will ask the Supreme Court for time to confer with the Palawan and Zambales fishermen who filed an environmental suit for the West Philippine Sea, days after the government claimed many of the fishermen had disowned the case.
GMA News

Diokno says Panelo accusation on ‘manipulation’ of fishermen ‘baseless’
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno on Thursday dismissed as “baseless” an accusation made by Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo’ that he “manipulated” local fishermen into signing a petition that will compel government to protect marine resources in the West Philippine Sea.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Carpio warns Duterte vs ‘finalizing’ verbal fishing deal with Xi in Sona
Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Friday warned President Rodrigo Duterte against “formalizing” his verbal fishing deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping at his fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on July 22.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA News

Philippine Navy urged to join freedom of navigation patrols of naval powers
The Philippine Navy should join the freedom of navigation operations (FONOPs) in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to enforce the arbitral ruling that invalidated China’s claims to most of the South China Sea.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rappler

SC magistrate calls for unity in arbitral ruling on WPS
A Supreme Court associate justice remains hopeful that the government as well as its critics will have the same sense of civic spirit and civic-mindedness as the people who fought for the country’s victory at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) against China.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA News

Opposition senators hit Duterte admin’s ‘selective sovereignty’
On the third anniversary of the Philippines’ victory over its claims in the West Philippine Sea, members of the opposition slammed what it described as continuing kowtowing of the Duterte administration to China.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

LABOR

BI joins inter-agency unifying rules for alien workers
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday that foreign workers may soon have the option to apply for their working visas abroad before arriving in the Philippines.
Manila Bulletin

TRANSPORTATION

TNVS drivers, operators push for law on TNVS policies
A group of transport network vehicle (TNVS) drivers and operators has sought the help of congressmen for the creation of a law that would institutionalize TNVS policies.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Drivers, operators urge LTFRB to decide on moratorium on TNVS apprehensions 
A group of transport network vehicle  (TNVS) drivers and operators is urging the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to decide on the implementation of a moratorium on the apprehension of TNVS drivers with incomplete registrations.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Acto to hold transport strike on Monday, July 15
The Alliance of Concerned Transport Organization (Acto) will hold a protest and transport holiday on Monday, its president Efren De Luna said Friday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Unified traffic code may not solve road woes: MMDA
A Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) official on Thursday said emergency powers may ease the traffic situation in Metro Manila through faster processes and enforcement while a unified traffic code (UTC) may not since different areas of Metro Manila have their own traffic needs.
Philippine News Agency

DOTr: On-time performance of airlines ‘significantly improves’ 
The on-time performance (OTP) of airlines, particularly the Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) and Cebu Pacific’s, has “significantly improved” two weeks after they have signed a pledge of commitment to improve the aviation sector, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Friday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

HEALTH 

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

EDUCATION

Briones says DepEd to focus on helping schools in far-flung areas
In the last three years of the Duterte administration, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that the schools that “need help” – particularly those located in far-flung areas – will be prioritized.
Manila Bulletin

ENERGY

DOE fails to meet electrification target — COA
The Commission on Audit (COA) said Friday that the Department of Energy (DOE) failed to meet its target on providing full electrification of 450,000 households.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

POVERTY

HOUSING

TOURISM

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 

Cimatu calls on Asia-Pacific experts to help solve problems on invasive species on biodiversity
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has called on experts and researchers in the Asia-Pacific region to work together in coming up with research-based solutions that would reduce the negative impact of invasive alien species (IAS) on biodiversity.
Manila Bulletin

Water crisis

Angat Dam water level continues to drop Friday, July 12
The water level in Angat Dam, Metro Manila’s primary source of water, was measured at 159.69 meters at 6:00 a.m. on Friday, still below the 160-meter critical level.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY

DEVELOPMENT SECTOR 

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