PNP chief tells cops: Hunt rebels behind Absalon cousins' deaths
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Thursday told the police's regional office in Albay to "hunt down" members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) tagged in the death of the Absalon cousins in Masbate City, after one suspect was arrested this week.
ABS-CBN News
NTF-ELCAC allots socioeconomic development funds for ‘liberated’ barangays in Bicol
Hundreds of barangays in the Bicol region are set to receive funding from the Congress-approved Barangay Development Program (BDP) for their socioeconomic development until 2022 after gaining freedom from New People’s Army (NPA) influence and threats.
Business Mirror
BDP to prevent people from joining CPP-NPA: Escudero
Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero said Thursday barangay development projects will prevent the people from joining the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA),
Philippine News Agency
After 2nd massacre in Lianga, Lumad families flee their homes
In a statement, Karapatan said at least 22 families in sitios Panukmoan and Manluy-a of barangay Diatagon in Lianga left their village on June 23 because they “no longer feel safe staying in their communities due to the constant harassment and threats made by troops of the 3rd Special Forces Battalion.”
Bulatlat
[Opinion] Stop state-sanctioned violence: Justice for Lianga massacre victims
We, an association of consecrated women in Mindanao, express both lamentation and rage over yet another spilling of innocent “lumad” blood on ancestral lands.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Peace talks
Incidents/Operations
Community tip-off leads to recovery of abandoned CTG lair with war materiel in Aurora
An abandoned Communist Terrorist Group’s (CTG) lair and assorted war materiel were discovered by the troops of the 91st Infantry (Sinagtala) Battalion, Philippine Army following the information given by the community at the vicinity of Sitio Tordil, Barangay San Ildefonso, Casiguran, Aurora on June 23, 2021.
Kalinaw News
Army pays last respects to soldier killed in NegOcc clash
The Philippine Army has paid its last respects to Cpl. Rodney Luces, the soldier who died during an encounter with Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) terrorists in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental earlier this month.
Philippine News Agency | Sunstar Bacolod
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Locsin to attend global coalition meet vs. Daesh/ISIS
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. will participate in the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS in Rome, Italy on June 28, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
MARAWI
Mosque, health station open in Marawi
The re-opening of a mosque and inauguration of a Barangay Health Station (BHS) were the two recent completion as part of the recovery efforts in Marawi City, the Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) announced on Thursday
Philippine News Agency
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD
Fighting online extremism in ‘the Klan den of the twenty-first century
From its earliest days, the internet was seen as a bastion for free speech and global education. But few foresaw that social media would transform it into “the [Ku Klux] Klan den of the twenty-first century” as well, as Amy Spitalnick, executive director of the nonprofit Integrity First for America, declared Wednesday during a 360/Open Summit panel on fighting extremism moderated by the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab Director Graham Brookie.
Atlantic Council
Pentagon leaders reject accusations that U.S. military is ‘woke’
America’s top uniformed officer hit back at allegations that the U.S. military is being indoctrinated with so-called critical race theory and seminars about white anger after two Florida Republicans argued that anti-extremism and anti-racist teachings could be detrimental to the troops.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Behavioural insights can help counter terrorism
A high-level side event on Thursday, which forms part of the Second Counter-Terrorism Week, underlined the importance of adopting innovative methods and digital technologies in fighting terrorism.
Gulf Times
Mumford & Sons’ Winston Marshall Quits Band to ‘Speak Freely’ About Extremism
Banjo plucker Winston Marshall has formally exited the folk-rock band Mumford & Sons after supporting a controversial right-wing figure Andy Ngo
Vulture
B’nai Brith Stresses Hatred Must Be Addressed Seriously
Representatives of B’nai Brith Canada were invited to testify Wednesday on the topic of Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism (IMVE) before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU).
B'nai Brith Canada
Incels: The Growth of Extremist Misogyny
At 1:22pm on 23 April 2018, a rental van mounted a busy sidewalk in Toronto, Canada, and mowed down 26 pedestrians. Ten people were killed and 16 injured, making it the deadliest terror attack on Canadian soil since 1989. “The Incel Rebellion has already begun!”, enthused the perpetrator, Alek Minassian, in a Facebook post published shortly before the attack; “We will overthrow all the Chads and Stacys! All hail the Supreme Gentleman Elliot Rodger!”
Nouse UK
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BARMM
‘Council of Leaders’ backs BARMM transition extension
The “Council of Leaders” has reached a consensus to extend the transition period in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), officials confirmed Thursday.
Mindanews
Bangsamoro Parliament mourns death of former President Noynoy Aquino
The Bangsamoro Parliament adopted on Thursday a resolution expressing their "profound sympathy and sincere condolences" on the passing of former President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III.
NDBC News | Gma News
Unity caravan calls for PRRD to certify as ‘urgent’ bill extending BTA term
Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) extension supporters made their final appeal to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte thru a simultaneous unity caravan across the Bangsamoro region on Wednesday, June 23. The unity caravan, that signifies as the final call of the Bangsamoro people to the President to certify Senate Bill (SB) 2214—the measure seeking to extend the term of the BTA as urgent, was organized by the Movement for Moral Governance (MMG) and other Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).
Bangsamoro Government
BARMM not required to comply with devolution rules, DBM says
THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is not required to comply with the National Government’s devolution of functions to local governments to prevent disrupting the region’s transition phase, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said.
Business World
[Opinion] Delays In The Moro Conflict Peace Process In The Philippines
As reported by MindaNews, The Senate Committee on Local Government in the Philippines is requesting to postpone the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) from May 2022 to May 2025. This may prolong the peace resolution in the long-standing Moro conflict.
The Orgnization of Wolrd Peace
[Opinion] Never-ending quest for peace
SINCE the period of Spanish colonization to the present, Mindanao has never really known peace. This is very lamentable considering that Mindanao is very rich in mineral resources and the land is fertile. One reason Mindanao lags behind Luzon and the Visayas in terms of economic development is that it is a troubled region.
Manila Times
BYC, devt partners launch BYLP-LeadCom2
The Bangsamoro Youth Commission (BYC) and its various development partners launched online the second batch of Bangsamoro Young Leaders Program-Leadership Communities (BYLP-LeadCom 2) on Wednesday, June 23. BYC Chairperson Marjanie Macasalong said the BYPL-LeadCom is an avenue for continuous development and learning on leadership and project implementation for the 30 selected youth fellows across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Bangsamoro Government
Mindanao officials, civil society leaders honor former president Noynoy Aquino
Philippine flags in several government buildings and military camps in Mindanao were already flying at half-mast Thursday in honor of the late former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III even if his family has yet to make an official announcement of his death.
Mindanews
MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY
Military says BIFF bomb killed pregnant woman, wounded 2 kids in Maguindanao
The military has accused the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) of planting a “booby-trap designed” bomb that killed a pregnant woman and wounded her two toddlers in Barangay Tuayan, Datu Hoffer, Maguindanao on Tuesday.
Mindanews | NDBC News
Access to clean water in rural areas in Upi, Maguindanao made possible by ILO, Japan Govt, BARMM
International Labor Organization (ILO) and Japan Government, in collaboration with the Bangsamoro Government’s Ministry of Labor and Employment (MOLE), continues to install Level II Water System in rural areas across the region. On Monday, June 21, the parties handed over the Level II Water System to Looy Integrated Technical and Vocational High School (LITVHS) at Barangay Looy in South Upi, Maguindanao. A tree planting activity was also conducted in the area on the same day.
Bangsamoro Government
LANAO PROVINCES
'Violent incidents in Lanao Sur down'
Lt. Col. Tino Maslan, Marine Battalion Landing Team-5 (MBLT-5) commander, said there was a significant decrease in the number of violent incidents in Lanao del Sur province in first semester of this year. During the second-quarter meeting of the provinicial Peace and Order Council (POC) held on June 21, 2021, a report presented there said violent incidents in the coastal areas of the province dropped from 48 in the first semester of 2020 to 29 in the same period this year.
Manila Times
P6.8M 'shabu' seized in Marawi City
Anti-narcotics agents, backed by the Army’s 103rd Infantry Brigade personnel, seized one kilo of suspected shabu but failed to arrest the drug suspect in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur on Thursday morning.
Philippine News Agency
BASILAN
MILF peace caravan seeks support for BTA extension
Around 1,500 members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) conducted a peace caravan around the Basilan circumferential road on Wednesday to appeal to P r e s i d e n t Ro d r i g o Duterte, the Senate and the House of Representatives to extend the term of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) until 2025.
Manila Times
Basilan lawmaker saddened by Aquino’s death
BASILAN Congressman Mujiv Hataman expressed sadness over the passing Thursday, June 24, of former president Benigno Simeon Aquino III, whom he described as a good friend.
Sunstar Zamboanga
SULU
Daughter of suicide bombers rescued; ASG bandit killed in Sulu
In a joint law enforcement with the PNP, troops of the 11th Infantry “Alakdan” Division figured in a shootout with four Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members in Brgy Bangkal, Patikul, Sulu.
Kalinaw News | GMA News
TAWI-TAWI
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DRUGS
Presidential Awardee General launches book detailing operations against shabu labs
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) celebrates the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking or World Drug Day with the launching of the coffee-table book “BLACK LIES MATTER: PROGRESSIVE EVOLUTION OF CLANDESTINE SHABU LABORATORIES IN THE PHILIPPINES” by Presidential Awardee-Police General Federico Laciste.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
[Editorial] Children in the crosshairs
Another day, another child killed, in what police and the military routinely describe as legitimate operations. Last week, Johndy Maglinte, 16, and a companion, Antonio Dalit, were shot dead after police said they fought back when authorities were serving their arrest warrants in an anti-drug operation in Biñan City, Laguna.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Operations/ Incidents
10.8 billion shabu still under PNP’s custody
At least 1.6 tons of shabu with an estimated value of P10.8 billion, confiscated in law enforcement operations have yet to be destroyed and are still in the custody of the Philippine National Police.
Philippine Star
6 nabbed, P617,000 shabu seized in Zamboanga
SIX persons, including four suspected big-time drug pushers, were arrested while some P617,760 worth of illegal drugs were seized in a series of anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, a top police official announced Thursday, June 24, 2021.
Sunstar Zamboanga
Recovery and Rehabilitation
ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND AMMUNITION
CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING/ COUNTERFEIT GOODS
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
KIDNAPPING/ ABDUCTION
ILLEGAL GAMBLING
ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION
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60 IPs undergo Youth Awareness Program in Aurora town
Some 60 youths from an Indigenous People’s Community attended the IP Youth Awareness Program (IPYAP) facilitated by the Philippine Army’s 91st Infantry ‘Sinagtala’ Battalion (91IB), 7th Infantry ‘Kaugnay’ Division, Philippine Army in collaboration with the Local Government Unit of Dingalan at the Gymnasium, Barangay Poblacion, Dingalan, Aurora, on Wednesday, June 23, 2021.
Kalinaw News
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Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression
Unfair to link gov’t to cyberattacks on red-tagged sites
It is “unfair” to link government offices to cyberattacks on the websites of two alternative news organizations and a human rights group, Malacañang said Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
Martial Law
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COVID-19
Cases
Philippines' total COVID-19 deaths breach 24,000
Deaths due to COVID-19 in the Philippine surpassed the 24,000-mark on Thursday, as the health department also announced over 6,000 new infections. The country now has 24,036 total COVID-19 deaths, after recording 108 more fatalities.
ABS- CBN News
Department of Health
Critical areas get required medical equipment: DOH
Areas with surge in Covid-19 cases, particularly in Mindanao, are getting the necessary support from the government, assured Department of Health (DOH) Francisco Duque III said on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
PH Red Cross saliva test now included in all official lab results
The Department of Health (DOH) now has included the Philippine Red Cross’ (PRC) saliva reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT- PCR) test in all official laboratory results done in the Philippines.
Philippine News Agency
IATF/NTF COVID-19
'Plus 10' areas among COVID-19 vaccine priority
Malacañang on Thursday identified 10 areas that would be part of the priority in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. The distribution priority was previously limited to "NCR Plus 8," including Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, Metro Davao, Bulacan, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Pampanga, and Rizal.
ABS- CBN News
Dizon: PH to reach 10 million-mark of administered COVID-19 vaccines next week
The country is expected to have admistered 10 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines by next week, said National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon.
Manila Bulletin
Regions
Luzon including NCR
Manila jabs arrive in time for 450th foundation day
The 450th anniversary celebration of “Araw ng Maynila” (Manila Day) on Thursday was made more significant with the arrival of 400,000 doses of city-procured Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines.
Philippine News Agency
Visayas
Mindanao
Davao Region records 14 COVID variant cases
Fourteen cases of COVID-19 variants were detected in Davao Region, the regional office of the Department of Health (DOH)-Davao confirmed on Wednesday.
Mindanews
World
Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector
'Delta' dreaded to cripple healthcare
The more infectious coronavirus Delta variant, first detected in India, could cripple the country’s health care system because of its more infectious nature, the OCTA Research Group said on Thursday. OCTA fellow Ranjit Rye warned that the Delta variant, which he described as a game changer, could lead to a surge of COVID-19 cases in the country.
Manila Standard
Incidents and Violations
19 Chinese, 6 others held for ‘fake’ RT-PCR tests in Isabela
Authorities on Thursday arrested 19 Chinese nationals and six others who tried to enter the city using fake reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction or RT-PCR tests and travel documents. Police said the Chinese and their Filipino companions were on board three vans and came from Manila.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features
The pandemic has made men more involved in home work, but…
Women know it. Feel it. Think it. But now, an actual survey has confirmed what women know for certain in their hearts—Pinays are still doing more of unpaid home and care work. Despite COVID-19 mooring our men at home, Filipinas are still spending more time taking care of the house and its inhabitants—women’s 13 hours compared to men’s eight.
Manila Bulletin
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Duterte to meet Senate, House leaders over Bayanihan 2 & 3
President Rodrigo Duterte will meet with leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Thursday afternoon to discuss the fate of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) and Bayanihan to Arise as One (Bayanihan 3) bill.
Philippine News Agency
Duterte declares June 24 to July 3 as national days of mourning for Aquino
President Rodrigo Duterte has declared June 24, 2021, to July 3, 2021, as national days of mourning for former President Benigno S. Aquino III, Malacañang said Thursday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Duterte vows to provide equitable healthcare service as he signs hospital bills
The government is committed to providing the Filipino people “equitable and sustainable service” in healthcare, President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday as he signed into law several health-related bills.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
Another $250M WB loan in the works for Mindanao transport system
Another World Bank loan amounting to $250 million has been added to the near-term pipeline for the Philippines to improve transport networks in war-torn Mindanao.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Interest rates untouched as BSP sees signs of economic recovery
The Philippine central bank kept its key interest rates unchanged on Thursday (June 24), pointing to encouraging signs that the country’s ultra loose monetary policy regime is helping the economy recover from its deepest postwar slump.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
Infra projects to create 1.6M more new jobs this year–Villar
The big-ticket infrastructure projects currently rolled out by the government will create an additional 1.6 million jobs this year, President Duterte’s infrastructure managers said on Wednesday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Armed Forces of the Philippines
AFP receives Modern IT, Multimedia Equipment from the Australian Government
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) received about Php2.7 million worth of Information Technology (IT) and multimedia equipment from the Australian Government on Wednesday, June 23.
Kalinaw News
Philippine National Police
EDUCATION
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
ELECTION RELATED
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
LABOR
Domestic helper in Saudi wants to go home for surgery
A Filipina domestic helper stranded in Saudi Arabia is asking the government to have her repatriated so she can undergo hemorrhoid surgery.
Bulatlat
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Lawmaker pushes for financial literacy among PH youth
A party-list lawmaker on Thursday stressed the need to inculcate financial literacy among Filipino youth to aid the country’s poverty reduction efforts and foster economic recovery.
Philippine News Agency
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
FOREIGN RELATIONS
West Philippine Sea
Aquino’s most lasting act of service to Filipinos: Case vs China
Former President Benigno Aquino III will be remembered for being the one who took the initiative to assert Philippine sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
HOUSING and SETTLEMENT
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION
LTFRB to require use of contact tracing app in PUVs
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is set to require the use of the contact tracing mobile application StaySafe.ph in public utility vehicles (PUVs) to help combat the spread of Covid-19.
Philippine News Agency
TOURISM
WATER and ENERGY
Acen, Citicore start work on vital 72-MW solar farm in Pampanga
Power generation capacity in Luzon is expected to be further beefed up early next year as the Ayala and Citicore groups on Thursday broke ground for the construction of their 50-50 joint venture, the P2.7-billion, 72-megawatt Arayat-Mexico solar farm in Pampanga.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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