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Communist Rebellion

Peace talks

Ex-NPA rebels in NegOr receive business kits from gov't
The former rebels, who were endorsed by the 62nd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army to receive the business kits under the DTI’s Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay Program, are from Guihulngan City (19) and Canlaon City (8), Virtucio said.
PNA

Incidents/Operations

Soldiers foil NPA rebels’ attempt to recover area in north Negros

Soldiers of the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion (IB) thwarted the attempt of remnants of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) to recover their lost ground in the remote area of northern Negros Occidental on Wednesday.
PNA

Another NPA courier yields in Agusan Norte
 A communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebel in charge of transporting food and other logistics for insurgent units in Agusan del Norte surrendered to the police in Kitcharao town Wednesday.
PNA | GMA News | Kalinaw News

3 NPA rebels surrender in Quezon province
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced the surrender of three New People's Army (NPA) communist terrorists to troops of the 85th Infantry Battalion in Lopez, Quezon on Tuesday.
PNA

Bangsamoro
MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY

8 dead, 6 hurt in gunfight between police, gunmen in Maguindanao
Eight persons died while six others were injured after a firefight erupted Wednesday, June 22, between an armed group and police in Barangay Mileb, Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao.
Manila Bulletin | MindaNews | NDBC | SunStar

1 dead, 3 injured in collision of 2 motorcycles in Tupi
One person was killed and three others were injured in a vehicular crash at Crossing Rubber, Tupi, South Cotabato around 8:30 this morning.
NDBC

For his bravery, injured Army lieutenant gets recognition
A young Army lieutenant injured in an encounter with communist rebels in Sultan Kudarat has received recognition Tuesday from the 6th Infantry Division commanding general.
NDBC

KCC-Cotabato security guard, shot dead
The security guard of the KCC mall in Cotabato city was rushed to the hospital after he was shot by unidentified assailants at Parang road, Quezon Avenue, Poblacion 5 at 5:20 p.m.
NDBC

BASILAN

Cash reward up for Lamitan bombing suspects

THE local government of Lamitan City is offering monetary reward to anybody who can give information that will lead to the identification and eventual arrest of the of people behind the bombing late Monday, June 20, at the gate of the city hall compound.
SunStar

SULU

BARMM builds ex-rebels' halfway house in Patikul

The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is giving former Moro rebels a second chance in life by providing them a space for reform or half-way house.
NDBC
Shadow economies
DRUGS

Operations/Incidents

4 drug pushers nabbed in Cavite

Anti-narcotics agents arrested four drug suspects in a buy-bust operation Thursday in Bacoor City in Cavite province.
Inquirer

Zambo cops, BOC seize P9.6-M smuggled cigarettes
A team of police and Bureau of Customs (BOC) operatives arrested 10 people and seized some PHP9.6 million worth of smuggled cigarettes near an island barangay east of this city, an official said Wednesday.
PNA
Indigenous People's
OPAPRU leads formulation of Healing and Reconciliation Framework and Process for Indigenous Peoples
Over the years, the IPs are among the most marginalized groups in Mindanao, having remained in the fringes of development and victims of constant harassment, armed violence and recruitment perpetrated by the Communist Terrorist Groups (CTGs), and the conflict between the government and the CTGs.
OPAPRU
Governance

COVID-19

Cases

Metro Manila’s Covid-19 positivity rate exceeds WHO benchmark — OCTA
The Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila has increased to 5.5 percent, which is above the 5 percent benchmark recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), a fellow of the OCTA Research Group said on Wednesday, June 22.
Manila Bulletin | Inquirer | Philstar

Octa: No need to raise alert level in Metro Manila despite rising COVID-19 cases
Rising COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila do not call for an increase in alert levels, a fellow at independent analytics group Octa Research said on Wednesday.
Inquirer

Department of Health

DOH reports over 39,000 dengue cases from January to June
The country has so far tallied 39,705 dengue cases from January 1 to June 4 this year, the Department of Health reported on Wednesday.
CNN

DOH sees significant increase in COVID-19 cases
The Department of Health (DOH) is seeings a significant increase in COVID-19 cases and a possible peak that may reach as high as 2,000 daily cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) toward the end of July.
Inquirer

Mindanao

1 hurt in gun attack; 1 suspect nabbed

ONE person was injured while another escaped unscathed in a gun attack Wednesday, June 22, in Zamboanga City, the police reported.
SunStar

World

Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1,000

The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday, June 22, hit 1,000, disaster management officials said, with more than 600 injured and the toll expected to grow as information trickles in from remote mountain villages.
Rappler | Inquirer

Ukraine’s Zelensky looks to EU offer as Russia pounds cities
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday hailed the European Union’s expected offer of candidate status for his battle-weary nation as Russian forces pounded Ukraine’s second-biggest city Kharkiv and the eastern Donbas region.
Inquirer

AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION

POGOs still owe Pagcor P2.33 billion – COA

The state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has yet to collect P2.328 billion as its share in the income of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) more than a year since the amount fell due, according to the Commission on Audit (COA).
Inquirer

Ex-Pampanga congresswoman suffers from dementia, PDAF scam trial suspended
The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan has archived the charges of graft and malversation against former Pampanga Representative Zenaida Ducut after lawyers weighed testimonies and evidence that she is suffering from dementia. 
Rappler

BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT

Peso weakens further

Yesterday’s close was the weakest for the peso in 16 years and eight months, or since settling at P54.47:$1 on Nov. 21, 2005.
Inquirer | Business Mirror

PSEi plunges to one-year low as investor uncertainties grow
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) weakened to a new one-year low on Wednesday as investors continued to sell off their positions amid uncertainties brought about by a slew of factors from inflation to rate hike plans.
Inquirer

MARCOS-DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION

Año: No security threats at Marcos inauguration
There are no perceived security threats to the inauguration of president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., according to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año.
PhilStar

INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Groups condemn govt order to block news sites
Press freedom and human rights watchdogs on Wednesday lambasted the National Security Council's order to block access to news sites allegedly linked to communist rebels, branding the move as a new effort to silence organizations that are critical of the government.
CNN | Inquirer | PhilStar

Telcos ordered to block 27 websites with alleged communist ties
Invoking the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020, the government has blocked access to over two dozen websites of groups allegedly allied with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), including several legal above-ground progressive groups and two online news organizations, officials said on Wednesday.
Inquirer

NTC order to block red-tagged sites can be challenged – Carpio
The Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) has no authority to ban the websites of independent media and progressive groups being linked to the communist rebels, retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said on Wednesday.
Inquirer

Municipal/Regional Trial Courts

Agusan court reverses ruling, orders rearrest of Doc Naty

The Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Bayugan City has ordered anew the arrest of Dr. Maria Natividad Castro, community health advocate and human rights activist, after it reversed its ruling for the dismissal of her kidnapping and serious illegal detention case.
MindaNews | PhilStar

LABOR

126,000 health workers’ benefits remain snagged
More than 126,000 medical frontliners from the private sector have yet to receive their sickness and death benefits as provided for in the two Bayanihan laws that President Duterte signed during the two-year pandemic.
PhilStar

Department of Migrant Workers to go after illegal recruiters on social media platforms—Ople
The days of illegal recruitment of Filipinos via Facebook and other social media platforms may soon be over, as incoming secretary of Department of Migrant Workers Susan “Toots” Ople vowed to go after them.
Business Mirror

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Low output, blocked imports spark sugar shortage fears
The sugar supply situation in the Philippines has taken a turn for the worse as the industry’s government regulator warned of a shortage in raw sugar, with manufacturers now forced to source the product locally, competing for already limited supplies in the market.
Inquirer

Dar supports bringing back Marcos’ Masagana 99: Correct mistakes if any, strengthen program
Outgoing Agriculture Secretary William Dar is in favor of bringing back Masagana 99, an agriculture program during the administration of former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., to boost rice production and farmer productivity.
CNN

Salceda pushes tax perks for agriculture sector
Albay Rep. Joey Salceda is urging the incoming Marcos administration to hasten tax perks for agricultural subsectors under the Strategic Investment Promotion Plan (SIPP) which will be the “country’s top instrument of industrial planning.”
Inquirer

TRANSPORTATION

LTFRB: Supplemental budget needed to sustain ‘Libreng Sakay’ program
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s (LTFRB) “Libreng Sakay” program, will need a supplemental budget from the incoming administration for its sustained  operations, an official said Thursday.
Inquirer | PhilStar

WATER and ENERGY

PH withdraws from global transparency initiative on mining, fuel

The Philippines has exited from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) over what it calls a “subjective, biased and unfair” quality assurance assessment process of the country’s compliance with requirements.
CNN

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