Security forces arrest suspect in Negros Oriental cop executions
Security forces on Saturday arrested a suspect allegedly involved in the July 18 execution of four Negros Oriental police officers by communist New People's Army gunmen in Ayungon town.
GMA News, ABS-CBN News

Negros Oriental gov: No recommendation yet from ground to declare martial law
There is still no compelling reason to declare martial law in Negros Oriental despite the spate of killings in the province in the last few weeks, according to Governor Roel Degamo.
GMA News

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NPA endo kills!
Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong, president of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc., talked about endo, among other business concerns, at a recent edition of the Kamuning Bakery Pandesal Forum, and even as I stayed just listening, his discourse coursed me through a recollection of what I would say is an amazing revelation: endo has become a malignant New People’s Army (NPA) disease, too, and it kills.
The Manila Times

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Army exec: Civilians key to surrender of 6 NPA rebels in Pagadian
A local Army commander has credited intensifying civilian-led information drives to shun away from the communist movement for the recent surrender of New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas here.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

2 innocent minors recruited by NPA voluntarily surrender
Two members of the New People’s Army (NPA) voluntarily surrendered to the Community Support Team (CST) of 88th Infantry “Maringal” Battalion at Brgy Lipa, Quezon, Bukidnon last July 06.
Kalinaw News

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'Police bungled this': Detained NDF members ordered released
Quezon City prosecutors have ordered the release of National Democratic Front (NDF) members Alexander and Winona Birondo after they initially found lack of evidence to support police allegations against the couple.
Rappler

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2 Barangays declare CPP-NPA as persona non-grata in Surigao del Norte
Two (2) villages in Mainit town of Surigao del Norte Province declared the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) and its political wing, the National Democratic Front (NDF) as unwanted personalities and organizations or Persona Non-Grata on July 31 and August 1, 2019.
Kalinaw News

Peace Talks

Incidents/ Operations    

Another noncombatant leftist killed in Bukidnon
The attack on noncombatant figures of the left continued on Friday (Aug. 1) with the killing by masked gunmen of one member of a militant farmers’ group and the wounding of another at a village in San Fernando town, Bukidnon province.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine News Agency

Bombs discovered in NPA lair after firefight in Bukidnon
Soldiers belonging to the Army's 8th Infantry Battalion discovered a hideout of the New People's Army (NPA) after an encounter on Thursday (August 1) in Impasug-ong town, Bukidnon.
Philippine News Agency

Reds bomb proposed CAFGU patrol base in NoCot
Suspected New People's Army (NPAs) rebels bombed on Friday a proposed patrol base of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) in Magpet, North Cotabato. “The base is up for construction in remote Purok 3, Barangay Bantac of Magpet,” said Lt. Col. Rey Alvarado, the commander of the Army’s 72nd Infantry Battalion (IB), over a local radio station Saturday.
Philippine News Agency 

65th IB recover large IED in abandoned NPA lair
Soldiers found this week a 10-kilo improvised explosive device in an abandoned enclave of the New People’s Army in Cagayan de Oro City. Lt. Col. Benjamin Pajarito Jr. of the Army’s 65th Infantry Battalion said Saturday the home-made bomb was planted like a booby trap along a route leading to an NPA lair in Barangay Pigsag-an in Cagayan de Oro City.
NDBC News

MARAWI

Military assists in livelihood distribution to internal displaced persons
The military assisted in the livelihood distribution for the Internally Displaced Persons at the Marawi City Hall. Hijab Troopers and Task Group Tabang led by 1 st Lieutenant Cathrene O Enderez helped in facilitating the conduct of the “11 th Kawiyagan: Siyap Sa Marawi. Gagaw ko Dagtao.
Kalinaw News

SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD     

ISIS, Eyeing Europe, Could Launch Attacks This Year, U.N. Warns
Less than five months after the military defeat of the Islamic State in Syria, a United Nations report is warning that the group’s leaders could launch international terrorist attacks before the end of the year, including those intended to “exacerbate existing dissent and unrest” in European nations.
The New York Times

Bombs and bullets alone cannot win the war on terror
Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza, 30, is widely reported to have been killed in a US airstrike.  But nearly two decades after the 9/11 attacks on America, while the global terrorism environment has been reshaped by the loss of Al-Qaeda offshoot Daesh’s former territories in the Middle East, the threat from terrorism is still clear and present — which poses a major concern to policy makers.
Arab News

Turkey: Terrorist YPG/PKK can't seek legitimacy at UN
Turkey said on Friday welcomed a recent UN report documenting crimes and human rights violations by the terrorist PKK/YPG, but said it would never accept any move seeking recognition or legitimacy for the terror group.
Anadolu Agency

BARMM

BME eyes to boost Islamic studies in BARMM
Some 700 Mudaras (principals) of Madrasah (Islamic schools) gathered Friday in this city to discuss ways on how to strengthen the traditional Madaris education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Madaris (plural is Madrasah) refers to a Muslim private school with a core emphasis on Islamic studies and Arabic literacy.
Philippine News Agency, NDBC News

DOF extends fund management expertise to Bangsamoro government
Officials of the Department of Finance were tasked to guide executives from the Bangsamoro government on how to properly manage their funds to ensure the long-term fiscal stability of this new region, the DOF said.
Philippine Star

920 MILFs to be decommissioned, 225 start training as peace keepers
President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to witness the decommissioning of 920 fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in a formal ceremony that will be held on September 7, according to officials involved in the normalization track of the 2014 MILF-government peace accord.
Manila Bulletin

MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY

NORTH COTABATO

NoCot guv pushes potable water for IP communities
North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco met Friday with officials of the Metro Kidapawan Water District (MKWD) to discuss matters concerning potable water connections for indigenous peoples' (IP) communities in Kidapawan City and the rest of the province.
Philippine News Agency

LANAO PROVINCES

21 NPA members surrender in Lanao del Sur after weeklong military operation
After a weeklong combat operation against New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Lumba Bayabao town in Lanao del Sur, 21 suspected NPA rebels and 4 alleged members of a local terrorist group (LTG) surrendered to the 103rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army under the command of Brigadier General Romeo Brawner.
Rappler

‘Dirty City’ putrid label of Marawi
IT IS true that ‘Basura’ is a peril in many localities that is giving headache to every local executive. The Islamic City of Marawi is not exempted and the situation of ‘Basura’ in the city is even derisive.  As Muslims, most residents of the Islamic city of Marawi cleanse themselves through ablution five times a day for ‘Salah’ (the Ritual Prayers). But ironically, Marawi is said to be the filthiest place in the country and ‘Basura’ or Garbage mostly human wastes contribute a lot to this putrid label. 
Ranao Star

Marawi mayor warns on improper ‘basura’ disposal; says to jail anyone caught
Mayor Majul Gandamra has been outraged in seeing how ‘Basura’ or garbage is being improperly disposed in some parts of the city and said he will jail anyone caught doing it. In a message to Ranao Star Philippines (RSP), Gandamra said he is angry to those who carelessly throw their garbage while the city garbage collectors are collecting the ‘Basura’ every day. 
Ranao Star

BASILAN

BARMM allows high-ticket Basilan banana farm project
The first ever 1,000-hectare Cavendish banana plantation project in Basilan to employ 3,000 workers can now takeoff following Friday’s grant of certificate of registration for the venture. Chief Minister Hadji Ahod Ebrahim of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao turned over the certificate to the group pushing the project forward in a simple rite at the BARMM capitol here Friday.
NDBC News

Military, Basilan execs seek reason for slays of 3 ‘assets’
The military has joined Basilan local leaders in demanding an explanation from the Philippine National Police’s 84th Seaborne Special Action Force (SAF) for the killing, in a raid on Friday, of three of its military assets.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

AFP says it had no hand in ‘uncoordinated’ raid in Basilan
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)’s Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) clarified Saturday that it did not have a hand in a supposed “uncoordinated” raid, which led to the death of two former members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) turned military assets, and a member of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in Basilan.
Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star

SULU 

TAWI-TAWI 

DRUGS

With record meth busts and thriving transnational crime, has South-East Asia's 'war on drugs' failed?
Just last month, two Australian men were arrested in Bali for possession of cocaine and could be jailed for up to 12 years. If they're found guilty of trafficking, they face up to 20 years in prison or death.
ABC News

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Supreme Court rejects protection plea of slain drug-linked Mayor Parojinog's bro
The Supreme Court has rejected due to "procedural grounds" the protection plea of Ricardo "Ardot" Parojinog, brother of slain drug-linked Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog, over alleged threats to his life, liberty and security.
ABS-CBN News

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CBCP to offer masses, nationwide prayer for clergymen accused of sedition
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President and Davao City Archbishop Romulo Valles has scheduled holy masses and a nationwide call to prayer in support of the clergymen being accused of sedition and cyber libel.
Manila Bulletin

Operations/ Incidents

24 'drug peddlers' arrested in two-day buy-bust ops in Bulacan
Twenty-four alleged drug pushers were arrested in the two-day anti-illegal drug operations conducted in this province Thursday and Friday. Colonel Chito Bersaluna, Bulacan police director, said the series of buy-bust operations were conducted in the cities of Malolos and San Jose del Monte and in the towns of Balagtas, Bulakan, Plaridel, Pandi, Bocaue, San Miguel, San Rafael, Obando, and Norzagaray.
Philippine News Agency

PDEA-7, police collar 8 from Mandaue City drug den
An aircon technician, who earns additional cash from peddling illegal drugs, was arrested with seven others in his home in Sitio Sapang Daan, Barangay Alang-Alang, Mandaue City at around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, August 2.
Cebu Daily News

Recovery and Rehabilitation  

ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES AND AMMUNITION

CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING  

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

KIDNAP FOR RANSOM

5 arrested for kidnapping fellow Chinese
The Philippine National Police on Saturday, August 3, announced the arrest of 5 men for allegedly kidnapping a fellow Chinese. The PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group presented the suspects in a news briefing in Camp Crame, along with the victim, Xing Zhao, whose face was concealed.
Rappler

ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION

Guevarra asks public to help in fight vs online child exploitation
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has urged the public to report any incidence of online sexual exploitation (OSEC) which has become a “Goliath-like” problem in the country.
Manila Bulletin

Press Freedom/ Freedom of Expression

Freedom of speech ‘very strong’ under Duterte admin — SWS
Filipinos found that freedom of speech is “very strong” under the Duterte administration, recent results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed on Saturday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philippine News Agency, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, CNN Philippines

‘Praise Freedom’ is the new Press Freedom
Press freedom was a fundamental pillar of modern civilisation. Nearly all countries, save the communist bloc and the dictatorial regimes, ensured special protection for the media in their constitutions.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Majority of Filipinos think it's dangerous to publish anything critical of Duterte admin
A majority of Filipinos think it is risky to publicize criticism of the Duterte administration even if it is truthful, Social Weather Stations (SWS) President Mahar Mangahas said on August 3, Saturday. Mangahas revealed the finding in an Inquirer column on Saturday, where he said the SWS found in June 2019 that 51% of Filipinos agreed with the statement: "It is dangerous to print or broadcast anything critical of the administration, even if it is the truth."
Rappler

Medialdea says he’s ‘no crybaby like Tulfo’
Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea assured Special Envoy for Public Diplomacy to China Ramon Tulfo that he will not recommend the latter’s removal from his current post to President Duterte despite their feud.
Manila Bulletin

Martial Law 

Duterte to visit China, meet with Chinese leader this August
President Rodrigo Duterte is set to visit China this month, according to Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go. The senator says Duterte is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and watch the Philippine national basketball team play in the FIBA world cup.
ABS-CBN News

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Craft laws allowing farmers easy access to financing, Duterte urges Congress
President Duterte assured farmers that his administration is working with legislators to craft a law that will provide farmers easy access to financing.
Manila Bulletin

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In the Fight to Save the Planet, Its Defenders Are Being Killed
In an endangered world of dwindling resources, a line by Pogo, Walt Kelly’s popular newspaper-comic hero of the last century, is worth recalling: “When you starve with a tiger, the tiger starves last.” It’s worth keeping this maxim top of mind as one reads the latest annual report from Global Witness, an independent organization that tracks the murders of people around the world who try to resist mining, farming, logging and other powerful industries that savage ecosystems and drive people off their land.
The New York Times

Palace slams NY Times for 'PHL as deadliest place for environmental defenders' editorial
Malacañang on Saturday hit the New York Times (NYT) for publishing an opinion piece citing a survey that the Philippines has become the deadliest place for environmental and rights activists under President Rodrigo Duterte's regime.
GMA News, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, Philippine Star

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[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] Covering up a national sellout
The smokescreen trick is plain enough: The Duterte regime is beclouding the air with all manner of concocted issues to give itself cover as it tries to escape with its own crimes. The latest of these concoctions are the sedition charges it has brought against Vice President Leni Robredo and other oppositionists, as well as against some members of the clergy.
Rappler

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Sotto sees nothing wrong with Duterte appointing ex-military generals to Cabinet
Military officers can and are qualified to sit as members of the President’s Cabinet after they have retired, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Saturday.
Manila Bulletin

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PACC targets to finish lifestyle check on PCSO execs in 2-3 months
The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission is eyeing to conclude its ongoing lifestyle check on at least "13 to 20" officials of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office in two to three months amid the alleged massive corruption in the agency.
GMA News

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Kris Aquino thanks Duterte for remarks on Ninoy’s killing
Kris Aquino thanked President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday for noting that her father, former Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., was killed “in the hands of Mr. Marcos,” referring to then-President Ferdinand Marcos.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

VP hosts thanksgiving dinner for anti-poverty program partners
Almost three years into the implementation of her flagship anti-poverty program, Vice President Leni Robredo met with the 80 private partners and thanked them for supporting Angat Buhay in a dinner she hosted recently at the Quezon City Reception House, where she holds office.
Manila Bulletin

ELECTION RELATED

Comelec to deactivate over 110k Zambo voters
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to deactivate the registration of 110,103 voters who failed to vote for two consecutive elections. Lawyer Stephen Roy Cañete, first district election officer, told the Philippine News Agency that of the total, 68,213 are from his district while the remaining 41,890 are from the second district.
Philippine News Agency

DISASTER

Communication technology impacts national disaster approach
Entering the rainy season, the Local Government Units (LGUs) of various regions have kickstarted awareness drives and preparedness programs anchored on Disaster risk reduction and mitigation (DRRM) for this year’s Disaster Resilience Month.
The Manila Times

MINDANAO

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

JUDICIARY

LEGISLATIVE

Senate of the Philippines

Senate inquiry on allegations vs DOH to continue amid Duque’s absence
The Senate blue ribbon committee’s first hearing into the alleged conflict of interest of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III will push through despite the latter’s absence, Senator Richard Gordon said on Saturday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin

Recto bill seeks inclusion of consumer reps in boards of agencies regulating public utilities
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto is seeking the passage of a law that would mandate the representation of consumers in government agencies that regulate power, water, telecommunication, transportation, and other public utilities.
Manila Bulletin

Dela Rosa proposes regularization scheme for contractual government workers
Thousands of contractual workers may have the chance of becoming regular government employees under a bill being proposed by neophyte Senator Ronald Dela Rosa.
Manila Bulletin

De Lima wants Senate to look into ‘poor financial performance’ of PADC
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has sought a Senate investigation into the poor financial performance of Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation’s (PADC).
Manila Bulletin, GMA News

Gatchalian wants Senate to look into PH’s greenhouse gas emission reduction
Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian is calling on the 24-member Senate to scrutinize the level of the Philippines’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that, along with other countries, contribute to global warming.
Manila Bulletin, Rappler

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Lacson backs move to let De Lima participate in Senate deliberations
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday said he supports the move to allow detained Senator Leila de Lima to participate in Senate deliberations via teleconferencing.
GMA News

‘My position is temporary just like our lives’ – Dick Gordon
Senator Richard J. Gordon said on Saturday his chairmanship of the Senate Blue Ribbon and justice committees is not permanent since it could be withdrawn anytime.
Manila Bulletin

House of Representatives

Velasco files House counterpart for no parking, no car bill
A senior administration congressman has provided the House of Representatives counterpart for the Senate bill prohibiting Filipinos from purchasing motor vehicles without providing for a parking space.
Manila Bulletin

Bacolod solon wants elderly, PWDs to be travel tax-exempt
Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya is urging the House leadership to prioritize the passage of a bill seeking to exempt the elderly and persons with disabilities (PWDs) from the imposition of travel tax.
Manila Bulletin

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Emerging National Unity Party could be a force to reckon with in House
The ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) and other political parties in the House of Representatives have been advised to go on “red alert” as alleged party raids threatened to deplete their membership in favor of the National Unity Party.
Manila Bulletin

BUDGET, FINANCE and TAXATION

PS-DBM’s lapses cause government to lose P280 million in compensation
Over P280 million damage compensation for the government went down the drain due to serious lapses committed by the Procurement Service in implementing supply contracts on behalf of other government agencies.
Manila Bulletin

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)

NCRPO to ask MM mayors’ help in relocating police outposts constructed on roads, sidewalks
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has started coordinating with local chief executives of Metro Manila for the relocation of more than 30 police outposts that were constructed along the sidewalks and center islands.
Manila Bulletin

Angara asks MM mayors to also look after welfare of those to be displaced by clearing operations
Senator Juan Edgardo M. Angara on Saturday called on Metro Manila mayors to look after the welfare of their constituents who are now being affected by the ongoing clearing of roads in their respective areas of jurisdiction.
Manila Bulletin

DEFENSE AND SECURITY

PNP: Armed firefighters will boost government’s anti-crime drive 
Armed firefighters will give the government’s drive against criminality a boost, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said following the suggestion of President Rodrigo Duterte to provide personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) with guns.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin

Lacson sees nothing wrong for firemen to bear arms, says further study needed though
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday said the government should further study plans to arm members of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and involve them in maintaining peace and order in the country.
Manila Bulletin

ECONOMY AND INVESTMENTS

Modest gain in Q2 GDP growth seen
Economic forecasters have penciled a modest improvement in gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter, with estimates ranging from 5.8 percent to six percent, still higher than the 5.6 percent pace in the first three months.
Philippine Star

BUILD, BUILD, BUILD

OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

AUDIT, GRAFT AND CORRUPTION

FOREIGN RELATIONS  

Program that allows Filipino veterans to bring their family to US terminated
Filipino World War II veterans will no longer be able to bring their families to the US while waiting for their green card, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said on Friday.
Manila Bulletin

DOJ weighing pros and cons of visa-upon-arrival scheme for Chinese tourists
While many are concerned about the huge influx of Chinese nationals, the Department of Tourism (DOT) still believes that there is still not enough of them coming into the country.
Manila Bulletin

Amid calls to amend visa policy, Chinese arrivals up
How many Chinese citizens have entered the Philippines since the visa-upon-arrival (VUA) privilege was granted to them in 2017, amid calls to scrap it? Data of the Department of Tourism (DOT), taken from the arrival and departure cards of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) from January to May this year, showed that 733,769 Chinese travelers entered the Philippines and acquired tourist visas through the VUA.
Philippine Star

West Philippine Sea

LABOR

OWWA exec: OFW trust fund to be protected when Congress forms migrant workers dept
The migrant workers’ trust fund would be protected once Congress organizes a department for overseas Filipino workers (OFW), which President Duterte suggested in July.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

15 undocumented Chinese nationals turn up among smuggled goods
Fifteen undocumented Chinese nationals were nabbed during a recent raid in a business establishment that sells smuggled high-valued electronic products in Binondo, Manila, the Bureau of Customs said.
Manila Bulletin

TRANSPORTATION

LTFRB to seek OSG help in appealing QC court’s TRO on provincial bus ban on EDSA
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said it will seek help from the state legal counsel to appeal the decision of a Quezon City court, which stopped transport regulators from implementing the provincial bus ban.
Manila Bulletin

HEALTH 

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

FDA adds HK, N. Korea, Laos, Germany to list of places with ASF-infected meat products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added four more countries or territories to the list of places covered by the temporary ban on the importation, distribution, and sale of processed pork meat products that are suspected to be affected by African swine fever (ASF) virus.
Manila Bulletin

Same old banana
Japan has reported yet another breach of its quarantine regulation by a banana shipper from the Philippines in July, raising apprehension anew that Tokyo may impose stricter measures against Philippine banana shipments and scale down its preference over the homegrown fruit.
Business Mirror

Farmers decry low farmgate prices of rice
Rice farmers are reeling from declining farmgate prices as cheap imported rice continues to flood the market five months after the implementation of Republic Act (RA) 11203 or the Rice Liberalization Law.
Philippine Star

EDUCATION

DepEd eyeing to construct 2,000 school clinics nationwide
The Department of Education (DepEd) is eyeing the construction of about 2,000 school clinics in nationwide starting this year which will be manned by Senior High School (SHS) students enrolled in health-related tracks serving as clinical aides.
Manila Bulletin

Briones pays homage to role of soldiers in nation-building
Education Secretary Leonor Briones underscored the important role of uniformed personnel in nation-building noting that “teaching is not the business of teachers alone.”
Manila Bulletin

Albay school head urges firms: Give senior high school graduates a chance
A school head in this province has called on employers to give senior high school (SHS) students a chance by looking into their skills and competence instead of outrightly rejecting their job applications.
Rappler

ENERGY

Dark ages: 13 million Pinoys still living without electricity
More than two million families consisting of 13 million Filipinos remain literally in the dark as they are still without electricity, the head of the Party-list Coalition in the House of Representatives said yesterday.
Philippine Star

DOE sees light at end of tunnel in Palawan power woes
The light at the end of the tunnel is now in sight for the long-suffering residents of Palawan following efforts of the Department of Energy (DOE) to ramp up support for a multi-sectoral program to end recurrent brownouts in the province.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Seaoil first to implement fuel marking program
Leading independent fuel provider Seaoil Philippines became the first oil firm  to comply with a new government initiative to curb oil smuggling.
Philippine Star

POVERTY

HOUSING

TOURISM

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 

Water crisis

INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Stronger cyber defense tackled in PH, New Zealand-hosted Manila meeting
The Philippines and New Zealand hosted a table-top exercise (TTX) in Manila to discuss ways in dealing with cyberspace threats and forge a stronger cyber defense among member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Department of National Defense (DND) said Saturday.
Manila Bulletin

Phl wi-fi: Slow, but deep penetrating
With its reported average internet connection speed of 5.5 Mbps, the Philippines has one of the slowest network transmission or data transfer rates in Asia, but it ranks 13th worldwide in the number of its internet users.
Philippine Star

DEVELOPMENT SECTOR