COVID-19
Cases
Active COVID-19 cases near 80,000-mark with 8,560 new cases
Active COVID-19 cases are now nearing the 80,000-mark as the Department of Health (DOH) reports 8,560 fresh cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Department of Health
DOH: Gov’t discussing how to regulate sale of oxygen tanks
The government is discussing how it can regulate the sale of oxygen tanks in preparation for the possible impact of the COVID-19 Delta variant in the country’s healthcare system, the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
IATF/NTF COVID-19
Regions
Luzon including NCR
Mandaluyong achieves early population protection vs COVID-19
Mandaluyong City has achieved population protection after administering 325,188 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Visayas
Cebu province places 11 LGUs under MECQ
The Cebu provincial government placed 11 of the 44 local government units (LGUs) under its jurisdiction back to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) with heightened restrictions starting Wednesday, August 11.
Rappler
Mindanao
2 more Delta variant cases recorded in Region 11
Two more cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 were detected in Region 11, bringing the total number of infections by this highly transmissible strain in the area to eight as of Tuesday, the Department of Health (DOH)-Davao said.
MindaNews
Bangsamoro medical program helps over 14,700
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has been busy with many programs over three years of its existence especially for medical purposes that are seriously needed in the time of COVID-19.
Manila Standard
World
Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector
Private sector eyes Pfizer deal with nat’l gov’t for employees’ children
The private sector has asked the national government for another deal to possibly procure Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to vaccinate its employees’ children, presidential adviser for entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said Tuesday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Incidents and Violations
Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features
Thousands now flocking to vaccine sites. What next?
The coronavirus vaccination fiasco in Manila and Las Piñas last week could have been driven by one of three factors or a combination of those—fear of arrest as President Rodrigo Duterte had warned, impact of fake news thriving on social media, and a growing acceptance among the people of vaccines as a way out of the pandemic.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Duterte mocks mayor who allegedly has ‘bikini’ photos online
Bikinis do not a president make, or so appeared in President Rodrigo Duterte’s book as he slammed a mayor in his weekly taped public address while referencing the local executive’s past through “bikini” images allegedly circulating on social media.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Robredo: PH can no longer stand another six years of governance similar to Duterte’s
Vice President Leni Robredo said the country can no longer last another six years of the same governance as that of President Rodrigo Duterte, and this is having an effect on her decision to unite the opposition to support a single candidate for the 2022 elections.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Gov’t exerted effort, but COVID-19 budget allocation was messed up – Robredo
The government attempted to control the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country, but a lackluster response was attributed to poor budget allocation and the lack of priorities.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
P3 billion in projects farmed out by DILG unliquidated for years – COA
Over P3 billion worth of projects farmed out by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) over many years have not been completely liquidated, state auditors found.
Rappler
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
DBM eyeing to submit 2022 budget request on Aug. 23
The Department of Budget and Management said Tuesday it is targeting to submit the proposed P5.024-trillion budget for 2022 to Congress on Aug. 23.
CNN Philippines
BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT
PH Q1 GDP contraction adjusted to 3.9% from 4.2%
The Philippines’ economic contraction in the first quarter was adjusted to a smaller 3.9 percent from the 4.2 percent reported in May by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), putting the country closer to achieving its full-year growth target.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Long-term investments in PH dip in May on fresh COVID worries
The amount of long term investments that flowed into the Philippines dipped in May — hurt by the new COVID-19 surge — but the total value remained firmly in positive territory for the first five months of the year, according to the central bank.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
PHL Justice dep’t info-gathering for extradition of former US diplomat accused of child abuse
THE Philippine Justice department is gathering more information on the case of a former American diplomat who was accused of child sex abuse before it coordinates with the United States government on his extradition.
Business World
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Defense chief ‘escaping institutional accountability’ with UP-DND accord junking – DefendUP
A network of members of the UP community and supporters said Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana was “escaping institutional accountability” when he said that the accord which prohibits the military and police forces from entering the university grounds will never be restored under the Duterte administration.
Bulatlat
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Philippine National Police
PNP traces source of fake news that pushed people to panic at vax sites
The anti-cybercrime group of the Philippine National Police (PNP-ACG) is now monitoring social media accounts that may be linked to the “fake news” that led to a huge influx of people in vaccination sites in some cities in Metro Manila.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
EDUCATION
PH private schools want lower tax rates amid COVID-19 pandemic
A group of private schools in the Philippines urged the Senate to pass a counterpart law that would make them qualify for a preferential 10% preferential income tax rate under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act.
ABS-CBN News
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
ELECTION RELATED
Nograles says Filipino voters expected to be fully vaccinated by May 2022 polls
The government expects all Filipino voters to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the national elections next year.
CNN Philippines
Robredo in 'exploratory' talks with Pacquiao camp on 2022 elections
Vice President Leni Robredo confirmed on Tuesday, August 10, that she is engaged in "exploratory" talks with Senator Manny Pacquiao in relation to the 2022 elections.
Rappler
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
P4P explains why international panel's dire climate science report is very troubling for PH
The Philippines’ continued preference for dirty energy sources like coal is no longer justifiable especially with the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest climate science findings, the Power for People Coalition (P4P) said on Tuesday, Aug. 10.
Manila Bulletin
LABOR
640K OFWs returned home since start of pandemic: DOLE
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Tuesday said 641,717 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have returned home and transported to their home provinces since the start of the pandemic last year.
Philippine News Agency
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
Senators: More needs to be done before economy can return to pre-pandemic level
Three senators on Tuesday pointed out that the economy still has a ways to go before it returns to its pre-pandemic level, amid the 11.8% growth recorded in the second quarter of 2021.
GMA News
House of Representatives
P9 billion fund anomaly in special risk allowances bared
An administration lawmaker has filed a resolution in the House of Representatives seeking an inquiry into the P9-billion fund for health workers that allegedly never reached them or have been disbursed in much smaller amounts.
The Philippine Star
House to confer ‘medal of distinction’ on Filipino boxers who bagged Olympic medals
The House of Representatives is eyeing to confer the Congressional Medal of Distinction on the three Filipino boxers who bagged medals for the Philippines in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
Japan remains biggest source of ODA loans
Japan remained the Philippines' largest bilateral source of official development assistance over a 20-year period covering the presidencies of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Benigno Aquino III and Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the Department of Finance said Tuesday.
Manila Standard
FOREIGN RELATIONS
West Philippine Sea
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
HOUSING and SETTLEMENT
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION
TOURISM
WATER and ENERGY
Meralco to appeal procurement denial
THE Department of Energy (DoE) denied Manila Electric Co.'s (Meralco) request for emergency supply procurement despite a looming supply shortage.
The Manila Times
Meralco chief, renewable energy group push for higher cap on contracted green energy
Some of the Philippines' biggest power industry stakeholders on Tuesday called for a higher government quota on contracted renewable energy to further boost investments into sustainable sources of electricity.
ABS-CBN News
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