CPP-NPA rebels behind Masbate mine blast must pay: Duterte
President Rodrigo R. Duterte has vowed to hold accountable the members of the Communist Party of the Philippines’ (CPP) armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), who planted the anti-personnel mine (APM) in Masbate City that killed two civilians and wounded a minor.
Philippine News Agency
Activist groups challenge NPA to ensure justice for blast victims
They challenged the NPA conduct a thorough investigation and submit its report to the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) signed between the National Democratic Front of the Philippines and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines.
Kodao Productons
Pialago dares Elago: Tell Sison, NPA rebels to surrender
Instead of parroting the lines of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) chief Jose Maria Sison, Kabataan party-list Rep. Sarah Elago must exhort the New People’s Army (NPA) to lay down their arms and take the path of peace.
Philippine News Agency
Makabayan bloc's condemnation vs. NPA 'half-hearted': Lorenzana
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday night described as "half-hearted" the Makabayan bloc's condemnation of the New People's Army's (NPA) anti-personnel mine attack that killed a college football player and his cousin in Masbate on June 6.
Philippine News Agency
Absalon family rejected NPA apology, compensation offer: AFP
The Absalon family is not accepting any apology or indemnification from the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) over its unprovoked anti-personnel mine (APM) attack that killed two of their members and injured another in Masbate City on June 6, a military official said on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
Absalon's dad wants NPA terrorists to halt senseless killings
The father of the football player who died in an anti-personnel mine (APM) explosion last Sunday has called for a stop to the senseless killings by the New People’s Army (NPA) terrorist group, saying he does not want a similar tragedy to happen to others.
Philippine News Agency
Surrender Absalons’ killers, CHR tells CPP-NPA
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday demanded that the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People's Army (NPA), to identify and turn over all those responsible for the anti-personnel mine (APM) blast that killed two and wounded a minor in Masbate on June 6.
Philippine News Agency
NPA's continued use of mines, IED violates IHL: PH Mission to UN
The New People's Army (NPA) continued use of landmines and improvised explosive devices is a clear violation of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL), the Philippine Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva said Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
Badoy hits Makabayan solons over threat to block NTF-ELCAC fund
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) is created to stop more than 52 years of atrocities committed by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) and the recruitment of minors by its allied legal organizations.
Philippine News Agency
RTF 6-ELCAC slams party-list justification of Masbate killing
The justification provided by the Kabataan Party-list to the gruesome killing perpetrated by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) on the Absalon cousins in Masbate translates into a "bigger tragedy".
Philippine News Agency
Anti-Red groups renew call to extradite Joma
Anti-communist groups on Thursday slammed anew on the continuous coddling of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chair Jose Maria "Joma" Sison and his colleagues by the Netherlands government.
Philippine News Agency
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Kalinga keeps communist terrorist groups out
Officials of Tabuk City, Kalinga has declared the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) persona non grata.
Philippine News Agency
RTF-ELCAC 9 launches 220-unit Former Rebels Housing Project in Zamboanga Peninsula
The Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) 9 launched the 220-unit housing projects for former rebels in a ground-breaking ceremony in Zamboanga Peninsula, Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
Kalinaw News
Peace talks
Incidents/Operations
CPP slams AFP-PNP for massacre of civilians in Barangay Anas, Masbate City
The Communist Party of the Philippines today condemned combined forces of the 2nd IB of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the massacre of three civilian farmers last June 8 in Sitio Porang, Barangay Anas, Masbate City.
Communist Party of the Philippines
Quezon ambush another proof of NPA cowardice
The New People’s Army (NPA) committed another “cowardly act” when it ambushed a military unit on June 5, 2021 after a gift-giving activity in Quezon.
Philippine News Agency
Ex-NPA political guide surrenders in Aurora
A former political guide of the New People’s Army's (NPA) Domingo Erlano Command operating in the northern part of this province has voluntarily surrendered to government troops on Wednesday.
Philippine News Agency | Kalinaw News
Army pays tribute to soldier slain in NegOcc clash
The Philippine Army paid tribute to the heroism of Cpl. Rodney Luces, who was killed in a clash with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) terrorists in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday.
Philippine News Agency
3 CTG Members neutralized, 16 High-Powered Firearms Seized in a Justice-Driven and Relentless Ops of Army’s 9ID and PRO5 PNP in Masbate
Determined to serve justice to the families of the victims in the recent Masbate City bombing, the Army’s 9 Infantry Division and PNP Police Regional Office 5 (PRO-5) conducted extensive and relentless joint pursuit operations which resulted in another successful engagement, Tuesday, June 8.
Kalinaw News
1 NPA Neutralized in Laguna Clash with AFP-PNP
An NPA member died following an encounter between joint AFP-PNP forces and the communist terrorist group in Lusiana, Laguna on Wednesday, June 9.
Kalinaw News
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MARAWI
COA laments reversion of P242-M emergency response funds released to NMIS
Notwithstanding the emergency nature of the release of fundings, over P242 million granted by government to finance Marawi rehabilitation and Bayanihan 2 programs was returned to the national treasury due to failure of the National Meat Inspection Service to implement listed projects. Making matters worse is the Commission on Audit’s claim that irregularity had spoiled the proposed Meat Cutting Plant in San Jose, Batangas that received Bayanihan 2 funding
Manila Bulletin
After clinching the top spot at a local pitch competition, these Marawi high school students eye livelihood for fellow siege victims
Wanting to spark hope for their besieged home, three high school students from Marawi City are planning to provide livelihood to the people in their community.
Manila Bulletin
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD
Russian court declares Navalny groups 'extremist' ahead of elections
A Moscow court on Wednesday ruled that two organizations linked to jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny are "extremist" groups -- forcing them to shut down and rendering their members ineligible to run in upcoming elections.
CNN
Canadian government behind on anti-Islamophobia action
Sunday's tragedy out of London, Ontario has been a great occasion for political rhetoric, with all manner of politicians weighing in to express their sympathies and support for the Muslim community.
Rabble Canada
Calls grow to lay terrorism charge in London attack. Why it won’t be easy
In the wake of the attack in London, Ont., that left four people dead, police said they are investigating whether they could lay terrorism charges against the 20-year-old man accused of intentionally driving into a Muslim family of five.
Global News
Police tracing London attack suspect’s ‘online footprint,’ looking at terrorism charges, chief says
The investigation into the 20-year-old accused of killing four members of a Muslim family with his pickup truck in London, Ont., is trying to trace the suspect’s “thought patterns” and “online footprint,” London’s police chief said Wednesday.
Global News
The acceptance of terrorism
To take a village, insurgents apply a simple framework. By co-opting or killing the three nodes of leadership – security, political and religious – they begin controlling the minds of the population. After witnessing the BBC, ABC Q&A guests, The Project, and even Yarra City Council, excusing terrorism in the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas, this is no longer an abstract theory. Terrorism has become accepted.
Spectator Australia
Why filing terrorism charges can prove difficult
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned the killings of four Muslim family members in London, Ontario as terrorism. Police say it was hate crime. So when does a hate crime become terrorism? Mercedes Stephenson explains the legal logistics of laying terrorism charges, and challenges of getting a conviction.
Global News
Terrorism arrests in Britain decrease during Covid-19 crisis
The number of children arrested for offences linked to terrorism increased last year in Britain amid growing concerns about online grooming during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The National News
Lack of Vaccines Fuels Terrorism in Africa
Earlier this month, leaders from across Africa convened in Paris to discuss the most pressing challenge facing the continent today: economic recovery in the wake of the most destructive global health crisis in living memory. Over the course of that summit, a common theme emerged. There is a direct line threading a lack of vaccines to lockdowns to economic depression to the resurgence of Islamist terrorism.
Foreign Policy
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BARMM
Most senators favor BTA extension: BARMM spox
Majority of the country’s senators favor Senate Bill 2214 that extends the term of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) to 2025, the spokesperson of the Bangsamoro Region said.
Philippine News Agency
BARMM expenditures transparent, budget intact: exec
Fiscal transactions of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government are transparent, above-board, legal, and no irregularities, an official said.
Philippine News Agency
BARMM rights body to probe alleged HR violation in police op
The Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission (BHRC) began Thursday its initial inquiry into the recent police operation that led to the death of a member of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF), the armed wing of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), in Datu Montawal, Maguindanao.
Philippine News Agency
BARMM maintains high Covid-19 recovery rate
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has registered a high 84 percent recovery rate for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of Wednesday night, the region’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
18 new BARMM education officials take oath for moral upliftment
Eighteen more officials of the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) have taken their oath to help deliver moral upliftment in the field, a regional education official announced Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
COVID-19 pandemic stifles passage of BARMM laws
Three new regional laws are out, two of which are now being used as reference in the setting up of the infant Bangsamoro government’s pioneering personnel structure.
NDBC News
MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY
Human rights 'violations' in Maguindanao town probed
The Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission (BHRC) conducted last Tuesday an initial investigation of a Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) operation in Datu Montawal, Maguindanao, which resulted in the death of a Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces membe
Manila Times
Cotabato City village chair slain in gun attack
Agad na binawian ng buhay si Brgy. Chairman Danny Darping ng Barangay Kalanganan 1, Cotabato City matapos pagbabarilin ng mga di nakilalang suspek kaninang umaga sa Barangay RH-8.
NDBC News
LANAO PROVINCES
BASILAN
SULU
Go Negosyo turns over houses to Sulu families
The municipal government of Maimbung in Sulu has formally turned over 10 housing units to select poor families who are beneficiaries of the Go Negosyo Housing Project and the provincial government.
Manila Times
TAWI-TAWI
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DRUGS
Operations/ Incidents
Duterte admin gets another jolt as CA nixes ‘narcolist’ inclusion of Rep. Veloso
The Court of Appeals (CA) has again struck the Duterte administration with a harsh blow as it ordered law enforcement agents to rectify a lawmaker’s inclusion in the government’s narco-list.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Nigerian, cohort yield P2.7-M shabu in Makati drug sting
Police and anti-narcotics agents seized 400 grams of shabu worth PHP2.7 million from a Nigerian national and his female cohort in a buy-bust operation in Makati City early Thursday.
Philippine News Agency | Philippine Daily Inquirer
SC dismisses employee found positive for marijuana use
The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the dismissal of a worker who tested positive for illegal drug use in January.
Philippine News Agency
Recovery and Rehabilitation
ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND AMMUNITION
2 Dawlah Islamiya Terrorists Neutralized in South Cotabato
Two (2) Dawlah Islamiya Maguid Group terrorists were neutralized by the composite teams of the 5th Special Forces Battalion and Polomolok Municipal Police Station during a joint law enforcement operation at Purok 5, Barangay Rubber, Polomolok, South Cotabato on the early morning of June 6, 2021.
Kalinaw News
Philippine Army detonates 57 confiscated improvised bombs
The Philippine military on Thursday detonated a total of 57 surrendered, confiscated, and recovered improvised explosive devices (IED) in Makilala, Cotabato, to safely dispose of those.
ABS-CBN News
Vintage bomb explodes in Antique town
The Antique Provincial Explosive and Canine Unit (PECU) on Thursday directed residents of Barangay 1 in Sibalom municipality this province to report any recovered unexploded World War II bomb in the area.
Philippine News Agency
CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING/ COUNTERFEIT GOODS
BOC intercepts smuggled luxury cars anew in Manila
Bureau of Customs (BOC) officers have intercepted three smuggled luxury vehicles worth PHP16 million at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) on Wednesday.
Philippine News Agency
Zambo cops, BOC seize P6.3-M smuggled cigarettes
A joint team of police and Bureau of Customs (BOC) officers have intercepted a shipment of smuggled cigarettes worth PHP6.3 million and arrested four persons off this city.
Philippine News Agency
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
232 rescued Badjaos back in Zamboanga
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assisted 232 of the 303 members of the Badjao tribe rescued from still unidentified human trafficking groups in Manila on June 4.
Philippine News Agency
Zambo mayor seeks probe into Badjao exodus to Manila
The city government has sought the intervention of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) to investigate the mass departure of Badjaos to Manila.
Philippine News Agency
KIDNAPPING/ ABDUCTION
Abu Sayyaf-linked kidnapper nabbed in Zambo City
An intelligence report-driven law enforcement operation led to the arrest of a suspected kidnapper linked with the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) here, a police official announced Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
ILLEGAL GAMBLING
ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION
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PNP shrugs off calls for probe on activists' arrest
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday maintained that it continues to ensure police operations are compliant with its operational procedures and court orders.
Philippine News Agency
AFP, UN bodies in PH ink child protection pact
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United Nations (UN) and its other bodies and representatives signed a strategic plan to protect children in armed conflict.
Philippine News Agency
Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression
Murder rap filed vs. ‘gunman’ in GenSan media exec slay
Authorities have filed a murder complaint against the alleged gunman in the killing here last June 4 of a female executive of media network Brigada Group of Companies, an official said on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
Martial Law
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COVID-19
Cases
PH logs 7,485 add'l COVID-19 cases, highest in June
The Philippines recorded 7,485 more COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest so far this month, pushing the country's cumulative total to over 1.293 million.
ABS- CBN News
PH recovery tally rises to 1,214,454 with 4.5K new survivors
An additional 4,504 patients have beaten the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), pushing the country's overall recovery count to 1,214,454 on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
Department of Health
IATF/NTF COVID-19
Regions
Luzon including NCR
QC suspends online COVID-19 vaccine bookings due to heavy site traffic
Quezon City has temporarily suspended its online bookings for COVID-19 vaccines as the website encountered heavy traffic.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Binay lauds private partner as Makati opens new vaccination site
The Makati City government, in partnership with the private sector, will open more vaccination hubs to inoculate individuals belonging to the A4 priority group as the government expanded the national Covid-19 vaccination program.
Philippine News Agency
Visayas
Active Covid-19 cases in W. Visayas now over 10K
Active cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Western Visayas reached 10,050 with 828 new confirmed cases on Thursday as per result of tests done by 16 out of 18 laboratories in the region.
Philippine News Agency
Mindanao
Officials assure no 'vax slot for sale' in CDO
The city government on Thursday assured the public that it does not "sell" coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination slots.
Philippine News Agency
DavNor reverts to GCQ as virus cases surge
The entire province of Davao del Norte has reverted to general community quarantine (GCQ) from modified GCQ effective June 10 until June 30 amid the surge in new COVID-19 cases.
MindaNews
North Cotabato "No Movement Sunday" lifted
North Cotabato Gov. Nancy Catamco today announced the provincial inter-agency task force has lifted the No Movement Sunday implemented across the province during the last two Sundays.
NDBC News
DOH-12 records a whooping 413 new infections, 79 in Koronadal
Overall, there are a total of 15,146 COVID-19 confirmed cases reported to DOH CHD SOCCSKSARGEN region. 3,149 (20.79%) are active cases, 11,548 (76.24%) recoveries and 447 (2.95%) COVID-19 related deaths.
NDBC News
World
Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector
SWS: Compliance with COVID-19 protocols down in Visayas, Mindanao
While 75% of Filipinos continue to adhere to health protocols like using face masks, frequent hand washing, and observing physical distancing, compliance fell in Visayas and Mindanao, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
CNN Philippines
Incidents and Violations
Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features
Philippines forced to close Covid-19 vaccination sites after delivery delays
A delay in Covid-19 vaccine deliveries to the Philippines has forced some cities in the capital region to close vaccination sites, complicating Manila's efforts to ramp up its immunisation drive.
The Straits Times
PH’s COVID-19 ‘ground zero’ now hailed as gov’t model for safety
While there are several theories on how the COVID-19 pandemic started in the country, health authorities have agreed that the first localized transmission happened at a prayer room inside the Greenhills Shopping Center in San Juan.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Palace weighs possible shift to ‘ordinary’ GCQ in NCR Plus
Malacañang on Thursday raised the possibility that National Capital Region (NCR) Plus will be placed under “ordinary” general community quarantine (GCQ) in July.
Philippine News Agency
No ‘inequality’ in Covid-19 vax distribution: Palace
There is no inequality in the distribution of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines in the country, Malacañang said on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
Pasig River’s ‘badge of dishonor’ as top polluter saddens Palace
Malacañang is saddened that Pasig River has been named as the world’s most polluting river when it comes to plastic waste.
Philippine News Agency
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
VP Leni Robredo congratulates Filipino math wiz
Vice President Leni Robredo proudly congratulated Farrell Wu, a Filipino student who earned a perfect GPA of 5.0 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States.
Yahoo News
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
Binay matriarch cleared of graft over OsMak deals
The Sandiganbayan on Thursday acquitted former Makati City Mayor Elenita Binay of graft and malversation charges arising from alleged irregularities in a PHP45-million transaction for Ospital ng Makati (OsMak) in 2000 and 2001.
Philippine News Agency
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
Gov’t eyes $400-M loan from ADB for universal health-care program
The Philippines is seeking a $400-million loan from the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the country’s universal health-care program, which aims to not only improve the quality of but also to ensure equitable access to health services.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
WB: LGUs could underspend P155B in 2022 amid bigger budgets
Local government units (LGUs), which may not be well-equipped to implement big-ticket projects, are at risk of underspending as much as P155 billion or nearly two-thirds of their additional internal revenue allotment (IRA) next year when the implementation of the Mandanas ruling goes on full swing, the World Bank warned on Thursday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
SEC backs moves to ease bank secrecy law
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for the easing of the country’s stringent bank secrecy law to fortify efforts against money laundering, terrorist financing, tax evasion and other financial crimes.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT
Long term capital, pushed by pandemic borrowing binge, grows by 139.5 percent
Long term investments in the Philippines from overseas rose sharply in the third month of 2021 due mainly to the spike in foreign loans made during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Philippine Daily Inquirer
PH external trade doubled in April
Total merchandise trade between the Philippines and the rest of the world more than doubled in April to $14.16 billion from a year ago, with both exports and imports posting substantial growth.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
April infra spending slowed due to stricter quarantine
Public infrastructure spending in April climbed 45 percent year-on-year to P58.2 billion.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
DPWH to open half of 30-km Tarlac-Nueva Ecija expressway by July
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is targeting to open half of the 30-kilometer Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEx) by July this year.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Magnitude 5.1 quake hits DavOcc
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Davao Occidental on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tectonic quake struck 68 kilometers southeast of the municipality Jose Abad Santos at 10:42 a.m. It had a depth of 61 kms.
Philippine News Agency
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Philippine National Police
EDUCATION
CSC resumes tests for public service eligibility
THE Civil Service Commission (CSC) will hold the Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) on July 18, 2021 in selected regions in the country.
Manila Times
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
3 vital components secure PhilID data
Now that the Philippines has positioned itself on the global map with the establishment of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), Filipinos should be aware of its three significant components to maximize data security and effectiveness.
Philippine News Agency
ELECTION RELATED
Roque supports ‘Run, Sara, Run’ movement
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday admitted that he rallies behind the “Run, Sara, Run” initiative that pushes for Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte’s presidential bid in 2022.
Philippine News Agency
Isko says he’s not vs. Duterte, Robredo
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso is not against President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo.
Philippine News Agency
LP exec tells opposition: Unite, support one bet or Duterte may reign again
Liberal Party president Senator Francis Pangilinan on Thursday backed Vice President Leni Robredo with her view that the opposition should only have one presidential candidate for the 2022 elections.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1444576/lp-exec-tells-opposition-unite-support-one-bet-or-duterte-may-reign-again
Vico slams dilawans’ use of his old quote on dynasties for anti-Duterte agenda
Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto has taken offense to several “dilawan” (yellows) groups’ use of his old statements about political dynasties to match their current narrative.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Team Leni Robredo volunteers to launch on Independence Day
A group of Filipino sectoral representatives and artists are coming together to support the possible 2022 presidential bid of the country’s opposition leader, Vice President Leni Robredo.
Rappler
[Opinion] Carpio, 1Sambayan and political dynasties
"They want voters to think that the administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte must be replaced with their political party’s “upright” way of running things."
Manila Standard
[Opinion] Gibo reemerges for Duterte
One anecdote I remember about Gibo Teodoro was how puzzled he was when, chairing a performance review meeting as secretary of national defense around 2008, some Department of National Defense (DND) offices were reporting failure to achieve their targets. He was reported to have said, “I cannot understand how offices report failure to achieve their targets, but the evaluation of every officer and employee in these offices are all uniformly ‘very satisfactory.’”
Philippine Daily Inquirer
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
LABOR
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Solon weighs in on impact of ‘Mandanas’ devolution
House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Albay Rep. Joey Salceda on Thursday said the Mandanas ruling, which has been for implementation in 2022, may reduce economic growth in the short to medium term, but may improve the delivery of basic social services at the local level.
Business Mirror
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
FOREIGN RELATIONS
West Philippine Sea
Duterte wants review of proposed baselines law
President Rodrigo Duterte has directed his office to review the proposal of retired Supreme Court associate justice Francis Jardeleza to craft a new baselines law to enforce the arbitral award the Philippines won in its West Philippine Sea (WPS) disputes with China.
Philippine News Agency
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
HOUSING and SETTLEMENT
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION
No changes in flight servicing at MCIA: airport chief
There are no changes in the services at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) following an order from Malacañang to divert international flights to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) until June 12, an airport official on Thursday said.
Philippine News Agency
TOURISM
Tourism business loans payment extended, terms more relaxed — DOT
The government has extended the grace period for the payment of loans to distressed tourism micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as other terms for soft loans were further relaxed, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced on Thursday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
WATER and ENERGY
DOE chief: Revert power grid ops to gov’t control
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi proposed Thursday that the government should take control again of the system operations of the country’s power grid from privately-owned National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).
Philippine Daily Inquirer
NGCP warns of sharp increase in electricity prices
National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) on Thursday warned of an “astronomical spike” in electricity prices if it was forced to comply with a Department of Energy (DOE) policy that the grid operator should engage with suppliers entirely through “firm” contracts.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Razon wants Manila Water to become a global firm like ICTSI
Prime Infrastructure Holdings Corp. wants Manila Water Co. Inc. to become a global water services company in the league of the Enrique Razon Jr.-led group’s flagship port operations business.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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