COVID-19

Department of Health

Over 400K health workers already received ‘One Covid-19 allowance’—DOH exec
More than 400,000 healthcare workers have already received their respective “One Covid-19 allowance (OCA),” an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said.
Manila Bulletin

REGIONS

Luzon including NCR 

Parallel probe into CamSur Army camp shooting incident underway
The shooting incident inside a Philippine Army camp in Camarines Sur that killed two officers and wounded an enlisted personnel last June 18 is an isolated incident, the Army spokesperson said Sunday.
PNA

Visayas

Lawmakers push NIR measure
Congressmen from Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental are expected to file a joint bill that will recreate the Negros Island Region (NIR) once the 19th Congress begins in July.
Manila Times

World

Recession Probability Soars as Inflation Worsens
Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal have dramatically raised the probability of recession, now putting it at 44% in the next 12 months, a level usually seen only on the brink of or during actual recessions.
Wall Street Journal

IMF delegation visits crisis-hit Sri Lanka with time running out
 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team arrives in Sri Lanka on Monday for talks on a bailout program, but time is short for a country just days from running out of fuel and likely months from getting any relief money.
Inquirer

G20 targets raising $1.5 billion for global pandemic fund, says host Indonesia
The Group of 20 (G20) major economies aims to raise $1.5 billion this year for a fund set up to better prepare for future pandemics, the health minister of current G20 president Indonesia said on Friday.
Inquirer

BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION 

BSP may go for up to 50-bp hike — poll
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is widely expected to raise interest rates on Thursday, with several analysts now forecasting a 50-basis-point (bp) increase after the aggressive tightening by the US Federal Reserve last week.   
Business World

BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT

PH inflation could hit 8% if Russia-Ukraine conflict drags on — Salceda
The Philippines’ inflation rate could shoot up to 8 percent especially if the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, economist and Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said Monday.
Inquirer

Experts weigh impact of US recession on PHL
While Americans have started to see mortgages rise, local economists said the impact of the US Federal Reserve decision to increase interest rates will have global repercussions and the Philippines could again be sucked into another whirlpool of recessions.
Business Mirror

EDUCATION

Teachers' group: Educators largely 'disappointed' with DepEd's Briones
Many of the country's teachers are "disappointed" with the performance of Education Secretary Leonor Briones over the past few years, a group representing teachers said Monday. 
PhilStar

DepEd urged: Prioritize education sector’s COVID-19 recovery, open up all schools
The Department of Education (DepEd) under the incoming administration should immediately prioritize the recovery of the basic education sector from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Monday.
Inquirer

Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features

Little is known about how Marcos Jr. will approach Bangsamoro peace process
Because he refused to participate in presidential debates, dodged reporters and rarely gave interviews on the campaign trail, there’s a lot we don’t know about the policies that President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will pursue once he moves into the Malacañang Palace.
Benar News

JUDICIARY

Supreme Court

Instead of dismissal, SC orders 1 year suspension of ex-PNP Chief Purisima
The Supreme Court (SC) has granted partially the appeal of then Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Alan La Madrid Purisima who was ordered dismissed by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) in 2015 for grave abuse of authority, grave misconduct and serious dishonesty.
Manila Bulletin

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

PNS on meat product labels eyed amid non-compliance
The Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards, an attached bureau of the Department of Agriculture (DA), has started conducting public consultations on its prospective Philippine National Standard (PNS) on labeling of meat products (pork, beef and chicken).
Business Mirror

TRANSPORTATION

Transport woes blamed on car-centric planning, lack of infra for commuters
The crisis in the transport sector cannot be solved by focusing on cars, transportation reform advocacy group The Passenger Forum said Monday as it called for more infrastructure that will help pedestrians and commuters move around.
PhilStar | Business Mirror

CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 

Envi groups denounce San Miguel Corp. over fossil fuel expansion
Mindanao-based environmental organizations, together with cause-oriented advocates across the nation, have criticized San Miguel Corporation (SMC) for its massive plans on new fossil fuel power plants.
DavaoToday

3 NCR mayors urge gov't to cancel quarrying agreements at Masungi Geopark in Rizal
Three mayors of Metro Manila cities located at the downstream of the Upper Marikina Watershed and Masungi Geopark Projec urged the national government to cancel three large-scale quarrying agreements, saying their operations may cause widespread flooding.
Manila Bulletin

DENR, PCG sign agreement to strengthen protection of coastal, maritime ecosystems
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have joined forces to address gaps in protection and conservation of the country’s coastal and marine ecosystems.
Manila Bulletin

WATER and ENERGY

Oil companies announce third straight week of price hike
Oil companies announce another round of hike in fuel prices for the third straight week. In separate advisories, Seaoil and Cleanfuel said their pump prices will increase per liter by ₱0.80 for gasoline and ₱3.10 for diesel effective June 21.
CNN

PH policymakers brace for economic oil shock
The incoming presidential administration is bracing for the impact of an oil price shock caused by a surge in demand as economies around the world reopen over two years after the start of the pandemic, aggravated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Inquirer

Maynilad wrestling with algal bloom harming water plants
The company said it has been dosing Laguna de Bay—its primary raw water source—with treatment chemicals to control algal build-up. The firm added it is using a “silt curtain” to minimize algae intrusion into Maynilad’s treatment facilities plus clean-up of the dissolved air flotation treatment process of the PWT plants.
Business Mirror