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Communist Rebellion

Former Rebels Receive ECLIP grants from NTF ELCAC
Twenty-two (22) Former Rebels (FRs) received Immediate and Livelihood Assistance as well as Firearms Remuneration through the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) on May 23, 2022 at Provincial Capitol Grounds, Digos City, Davao del Sur.
Kalinaw News

Extremism

MARAWI

Maranao leaders hopeful after passage of Marawi Compensation Law
A glimmer of hope for displaced victims five years since the war in Marawi. Maranao leaders hail the passage of a law that will help them recover the properties they lost. But as Gerg Cahiles reports, residents are no longer expecting too much.
CNN Philippines

Marawi’s displaced residents call on incoming president to help them come home
“Now that the Marawi compensation law is passed, we are hoping for its swift and judicious implementation and those who will compose the Marawi Compensation Board will have a deep understanding of Maranao culture and context,” said Jalilah Sapiin, a Lanao del Sur province teacher and member of the Marawi Reconstruction Conflict Watch, a local non-government organization.
Benar News

Bangsamoro
BARMM 

MILG-BARMM continues projects to capacitate LGUs
Minister Naguib Sinarimbo of the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MILG-BARMM) today said his office has continued to deliver programs with a combination of capacity development, performance, incentives and infrastructure support to local government units across the region.
NDBC News

MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY

Isang lalake biktima ng pamamaril sa bayan ng Sultan Kudarat 
Isang lalake biktima ng pamamaril sa bayan ng Sultan Kudarat Maguindanao, dakong 7:15pm ng Gabi , agad naman na naisugod  sa pinaka malapit na pagamutan Ang biktima. Kasalukuyang Inaalam pa ng mga awtoridad ang nangyaring papamaril.
DXMM 1037.3 Magnet FM

LANAO PROVINCES

Power cut off in Lanao del Sur town during special polls
Saboteurs tried to disrupt the transmission of results of the special elections in Tubaran town, Lanao del Sur, on Tuesday evening, according to Brig. Gen. Jose Maria Cuerpo II,  commander of the Army’s 103rd Infantry Brigade.
Inquirer

Armed men, flying voters contained during peaceful special polls in Lanao del Sur barangays
Armed men and flying voters who were supposedly sent to influence the special elections in Tubaran town in Lanao del Sur on Tuesday, May 24, were denied the opportunity to do so due to security planning and strategic deployment of soldiers and policemen, a top official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.
Manila Bulletin

Comelec says Lanao del Sur special elections ‘very peaceful’
The special elections in Tubaran town in Lanao del Sur on Tuesday was “very peaceful” and that no glitches occurred in the duration of the polls, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia said on Wednesday.
Inquirer

PNP: Lanao Sur special polls “peaceful, orderly, quiet”
The minimum daily wage for workers in the private sector in Soccsksargen (Region 12) will increase by P32, bringing the salary rate from P347 to P368 a day, an official said Tuesday.
NDBC News

Special election in Tubaran, Lanao del Sur 'peaceful'
The special election in Tubaran, Lanao del Sur went orderly and peaceful from the opening of the voting centers at exactly 6 a.m. Tuesday until the closing of voting centers at exactly 7 p.m., the Commission on Elections said Wednesday.
ABS-CBN News

Lanao Sur special polls ‘successful’ amid tight security: PNP
Amid heavy security, police said Tuesday's special elections in 12 villages in the Lanao del Sur town of Tubaran went smoothly without any incident.
PNA
Shadow economies
DRUGS

Operations/Incidents

P3.4-M halaga ng hinihilalang shabu nasabat ng PDEA sa Pasay
Nasa P3.4 milyong halaga ng umano'y shabu ang nasabat sa isang buy-bust operation sa Pasay City. Ayon sa PDEA, kinasa ang operasyon sa kahabaan ng Pacific Drive sa Barangay 76 kung saan nakipag-kasundo ang 28-anyos na suspek na makipagkita sa pulis na nagpanggap na buyer ng ilegal na droga.
ABS-CBN News

Higit P150,000 halaga ng marijuana nasabat sa QC; 3 timbog
Higit P150,000 halaga ng umano'y marijuana ang nasabat ng mga awtoridad mula sa tatlong suspek sa Quezon City nitong Miyerkoles. Alas-4 ng madaling araw nang ikasa ng Galas Police Station ang buy-bust operation sa kanto ng Bayani at Batanes Street sa Brgy. San Isidro.
ABS-CBN News
 

Monkeypox

Should you be more concerned about Covid-19 than Monkeypox? Experts weigh in
Monkeypox on the other hand, she said, requires close contact. It’s also not the same as Covid-19 wherein you can already infect someone even without manifesting any symptoms.
Manila Bulletin

Is there a treatment for Monkeypox?
There is no antiviral drug for Monkeypox. This is according to Dr. Marissa Alejandria, of the Technical Advisory Group for Infectious Diseases and Director of the Institute of Clinical Epidemiology, University of the Philippines – National Institutes of Health (UP-NIH).
Manila Bulletin

Supply of smallpox vaccine, which can prevent monkeypox, ‘very minimal in PH’ – health expert
“Wala na masyadong production ng vaccine,” she said in a Department of Health (DOH) media briefing. “Ang binibigyan na lang ng smallpox vaccine ‘yung mga laboratory workers, those who are really handling these viruses.”
CNN Philippines

Regions

Luzon including NCR 

3 patay sa magkakahiwalay na insidente ng pamamaril sa Isabela
Masusing iniimbestigahan ng awtoridad ang pamamaril sa isang babae sa bayan ng San Mariano, Isabela nitong Lunes ng gabi. Ang biktima ay 33-anyos na nagtatrabaho sa isang KTV bar sa Barangay Zone 3 sa nasabing bayan. Ayon sa San Mariano Police, naglalakad ang biktima papunta sana sa kanyang trabaho nang pagbabarilin ito ng hindi pa nakikilalang salarin. Nagtamo ang biktima ng tama ng bala sa ulo at katawan.
ABS-CBN News

Barangay chairman sa Cagayan patay sa pamamaril
Patay ang isang punong barangay sa bayan ng Tuao, Cagayan matapos pagbabarilin ng riding-in-tandem bandang alas-9 ng umaga Martes.
ABS-CBN News

Social welfare officer pinagbabaril sa Catanduanes
Wala nang buhay nang maabutan ng pulisya ang isang babaeng social worker sa bayan ng Virac, Catanduanes, Martes ng hapon.
ABS-CBN News

PCG: Mercraft owner to compensate victims
Balilo said the family of the victims, many of them from Real, are entitled to assistance based on the regulation of the Maritime Industry Authority. The families of those who died have been informed about the incident, he added.
The Manila Times

Visayas

Family feud leads to shooting incident in Tuburan, Cebu
Three men were arrested and will face charges of frustrated murder after being involved in a shooting incident in Sitio Laylayan, Barangay Maghan-ay, Tuburan town, northern Cebu.
Cebu Daily News

NegOr residents warned vs. dengue ‘epidemic’ year
Health authorities in Negros Oriental are calling on the public to support and participate in efforts to prevent the rise in cases of dengue amid the onset of the rainy season and “outbreak” year.
PNA

Mindanao

Hostage taker, patay sa police operation
Patay ang isang lalaki matapos niyang mang-hostage sa bayan ng Ipil sa Zamboanga Sibugay. Ayon sa mga saksi, tila tuliro raw ang suspek at nagsabi rin na may nagbabanta umano sa kaniyang buhay. 
ABS-CBN News

World

Teenage gunman’s victims in Texas school shooting rise to 19
A teenage gunman opened fire in a south Texas elementary school on Tuesday, killing at least 19 children and one adult, before he was also killed, officials said, the latest mass murder as the United States is gripped by an epidemic gun violence.
Inquirer 

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Remaining Duterte appointees' fate hangs before Commission on Appointments
The Commission on Appointments can only hear the nomination of President Rodrigo Duterte’s remaining appointees until June 3, leaving the fate of his remaining nominees hanging.
ABS-CBN News

Duterte to preside over Cabinet meet next week
Acting presidential spokesman Martin Andanar mentioned the Cabinet meeting during a press briefing yesterday after he was asked if Duterte would appoint commissioners of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), a body that has been critical of the government’s war on drugs.
Philstar

BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION 

Marcos says little 'breathing room' for spending under start of term, looking at 2023 budget
“There are slight differences because although it has been disbursed, not all of it has been spent, so meron pa tayong [we still have] breathing room pero konti na lang [though little], and so that’s why we will have to look to the new budget, the budget for 2023 which is presently being written,” he said.
CNN Philippines

BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT

Government lowers Philippines GDP growth target
The Cabinet-level Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) has revised the target for economic growth for the year, from seven percent to eight percent, ahead of the change in administration scheduled in July.
Philstar

New billionaire every 30 hours during pandemic – Oxfam
With the cost of essential goods increasing faster than it has in decades, billionaires in the food and energy sectors raised their fortunes by $1 billion every two days.
Philstar

Philippines’ situation is ‘very different’ from Sri Lanka — economists
“Our country is on the way to further growth and development,” he said. The Philippine economy grew by 8.3% in the first quarter, on track to meet the government’s revised 7-8% target this year. Department of Finance (DoF) Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran called the prospect of a Sri Lanka-like crisis in the Philippines “outlandish,” noting the country has far healthier gross international reserves (GIR) than Sri Lanka.
Business World

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Red-tagged activists: No justice with Remulla as justice secretary
“Given Remulla’s atrocious track record of shameless apologia for red-tagging, human rights violations, and attacks on press freedom, we express grave concern over his impending appointment as DOJ secretary, especially when his appointment also means that he will get to sit as a member the Anti-Terrorism Council.”
Bulatlat

EDUCATION

No problems reported in limited face-to-face classes: DepEd
An official of the Department of Education (DepEd) here on Tuesday said there were no significant problems reported during the first week of implementation of the limited face-to-face classes in this capital city.
PNA

ELECTION RELATED

Comelec: No proof of vote shaving, padding
There is no proof of any vote shaving or vote padding in the recently-concluded May polls, Commission on Elections (Comelec) acting spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco assured the public Wednesday. Laudiangco was asked about the possibility of a “massive vote shaving” as claimed by Bayan Muna Representative Ferdinand Gaite.
Inquirer

30 election protests this year lower than previous elections — Comelec’s Garcia
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said the number of  election-related protests this year have decreased compared to those filed in the 2019 midterm elections.
GMA News

National elections

NBOC questions Comelec over 'misplaced' COCs from Surigao del Sur, 2 other provinces
"It seems that the COC from the province of Surigao del Sur is not in the ballot boxes 024A and 024B," said Negros Occidental 4th district Rep. Juliet Ferrer, who is part of the House contingent, during the canvassing of votes for the presidential and vice-presidential elections.
CNN Philippines

‘Missing’ COCs misplaced, left behind in Surigao del Sur
The “missing” certificates of canvass (COCs) of Surigao del Sur for president and vice president were apparently left behind in the province and were mistakenly placed with other COCs for other elective posts.
Inquirer

Comelec: ‘Procedural error’ led to missing COCs
A “procedural error” was behind the missing certificates of canvass (COCs), Commission on Elections (Comelec) acting spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said Wednesday.
Inquirer

CA resets hearing on COA, Comelec, CSC appointees due to canvassing of votes for president, VP
The bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) has deferred deliberations on the appointments of five constitutional commission officials due to the ongoing tallying of votes for president and vice president by Congress sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC).
GMA News

Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features

In 2022 poll, party-lists still ‘backdoor’ for political dynasties
Instead of providing genuine representation for marginalized sectors, the party-list system has become a tool for political clans to remain in power. The provision of the Party-list System Act allowing national and regional parties and organizations to run has made it difficult for groups representing the disempowered to gain seats in Congress.
Bulatlat

INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Marcos taps lawyer-turned-blogger Trixie Cruz-Angeles to head PCOO
"The primary task of Cruz-Angeles is to oversee the operations of the PCOO, which includes the conduct of regular press briefings to media practitioners covering Malacanang activities," according to a statement issued by Marcos' spokesman Vic Rodriguez. 
ABS-CBN News | GMA News

LABOR

Incoming DOLE chief Benny Laguesma to hold 'win-win' dialogues on ENDO, wage hike petitions
Former Labor Secretary Bienvenido 'Benny' Laguesma vows he will hit the ground running as soon as he steps in as the head of the Labor Department under the administration of presumptive president Bongbong Marcos.
CNN Philippines

Ople to address OFW hiring issues, push for data-driven policies
Incoming Migrant Workers Secretary Susan 'Toots' Ople said it was hard to say no to the offer of presumptive president Bongbong Marcos for her to lead the newly created Department of Migrant Workers.
CNN Philippines

Soccsksargen minimum wage earners to get P32 pay hike
The minimum daily wage for workers in the private sector in Soccsksargen (Region 12) will increase by P32, bringing the salary rate from P347 to P368 a day, an official said Tuesday.
Mindanews

KILALANIN: Mga uupong kalihim sa labor, migrant workers departments
Unti-unti nang nabubuo ang gabinete ni presumptive president Bongbong Marcos. Sinabi ng uupong Labor secretary na babalikan niya ang isyu ng 'endo.' Samantala, ang magiging kalihim ng Department of Migrant Workers, handang repasuhin ang mga nakatalagang sistema para sa OFWs.
ABS-CBN News

LEGISLATIVE

Senate of the Philippines

‘They have only one job’: Zubiri chews up Comelec, PES over missing COCs
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri lost his cool during the canvassing of votes Tuesday night over the repeated cases of missing certificates of canvass (COCs), which caused delays in the proceedings.
Manila Bulletin

Drilon dismisses impact of 'super majority' in Senate
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon dismissed on Tuesday the impact of having a so-called "super majority bloc" in the Senate, as against the presence of possibly one or two opposition members in the chamber.
ABS-CBN News

Go expects PRRD to sign remaining important bills
Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go on Tuesday said he expects President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to sign into law the remaining bills seen to improve the lives of Filipinos before the latter ends his term on June 30.
PNA

House of Representatives

How did re-electionist party-lists vote on important bills?
While a 2013 Supreme Court decision ruled that the party-list system is no longer exclusive to marginalized and underrepresented sectors, many party-lists still run under a platform of representing various marginalized sectors. Representatives’ votes on bills filed in Congress should represent that.
Bulatlat

FOREIGN RELATIONS 

Marcos eyes deal with India on generic meds manufacture
Presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is looking into a possible agreement with India to boost local manufacture of generic medicine.
Philstar

POVERTY

More Pinoys become poor amid pandemic
More Filipinos are poor now compared to seven years ago due to the pandemic, the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) reported yesterday.
Philstar

CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 

‘Philippine courts must be ready for climate litigation’ – green groups
“It should be ready. It’s about time that both local and international courts execute their role,” La Union-based, long-time environmental campaigner Tina Antonio told Bulatlat in an interview.
Bulatlat

After 26 years, Marinduque court indicts Marcopper for worst mining disaster
An environmental group hailed the decision of a Marinduque local court in favor of the 30 plaintiffs against the Marcopper Mining Corporation, 26 years since the country’s worst mine disaster wreaked havoc.
Bulatlat

Groups praise court decision holding Marcopper liable for 1993 disaster
Environmental groups on Tuesday hailed a landmark court decision to award damages to complainants in a mining disaster in Marinduque nearly three decades ago and after 21 years of a legal battle with Marcopper Mining Corp.
Inquirer

DENR di binantayan ang pagkasira ng mga bundok ng Coron: grupo
Ayon kay Julito Sarge Sarmiento, legal counsel ng Sagip Coron, lumapit ang kanilang grupo kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kaugnay sa walang pakundangan na pagsira sa Coron, at sinabi umano ni Duterte na ilegal at criminal offense ang isinagawang pagtatambak.
ABS-CBN News

NVizcaya mine reports 16M hours' of safe work
A London-based mining company here said the safety of its employees remains its top priority with over 16 million hours worked without any reported untoward incident in their operation at FCF Minerals Corp. in Runruno village.
The Manila Times

WATER and ENERGY

Duterte wants sanctions versus countries not reducing carbon emissions
President Duterte on Monday night said countries that do not honor climate agreements must be sanctioned even as he expressed interest in attending the next climate change meeting.
Philstar

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