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Communist Rebellion

Victim of NPA Summary Execution in Surigao del Sur Finally Identified
The 36 Infantry (Valor) Battalion finally identified the victim of NPA summary execution in the hinterlands of Sitio Avelino, Barangay Cabangahan, Cantilan, Surigao del Sur. The exhumed skeletal remains were identified as Manuel Maayo, 30 years old, single, farmer and a resident at Sitio Katarugan, Barangay Lobo, Cantilan, Surigao del Sur, 06 August 2021.
Kalinaw News

Army on alert for extortion activities
The Philippine Army's 1002nd Infantry Brigade (1002IB) is prepared to provide military escort for politicians and candidates during the campaign period if there is a threat of terrorist and extortion activities by the New People's Army (NPA).
Manila Times

Esperon slams critics of anti-insurgency panel
National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. slammed critics who suggested the anti-insurgency fund be used to address the pandemic, saying the country has problems other than Covid-19.
Manila Times

Task Force Balik Loob Awards NHA Housing Assistance to 17 Former Rebels in Agusan del Norte
The Task Force Balik Loob (TFBL) awarded today NHA Housing Assistance Packages to 17 Former Rebels in Agusan del Norte.
Kalinaw News

Peace talks

Incidents/Operations
Extremism

9 alleged Abu Sayyaf members surrender in Sulu
Nine alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf Group surrendered to authorities in Indanan, Sulu, the Philippine military said Wednesday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MARAWI 

SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD

Terrorists planning attacks on Accra National Peace Council
The National Peace Council (NPC) has revealed terrorists have an “avowed aim” to reach Ghana’s capital, Accra, and other coastal cities within West Africa.
Modern Ghana

Iraqi Refugees Alarmed at Increasing Violence at Syria's Al-Hol Camp
Iraqi refugees at the al-Hol camp in northeast Syria are voicing concerns about the growing violence inside the camp, which hosts thousands of people, including families of Islamic State (IS) foreign fighters.
VOA News

Bangsamoro
BARMM 

Photo contest showcases BARMM’s ‘hidden treasures’
The Ministry of Trade, Investments, and Tourism – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MTIT-BARMM) has launched a regionwide photo contest aimed at showcasing the region’s “hidden treasures.”
Philippine News Agency

MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY 

Maguindanao town mayor turns over 9 loose firearms to CIDG
In support of the government’s campaign against loose firearms, local officials of Ampatuan, Maguindanao voluntarily surrendered nine assorted high-powered guns to police authorities in the province.
Philippine News Agency

LANAO PROVINCES

27 Marawi, LDS teachers complete peace education training
Peace mechanisms in schools and communities will now be strengthened after 27 teachers in this City and Lanao del Sur completed peace education training. 
Philippine Information Agency

BASILAN

Army unit completes retraining program
THE troops of the Army's 64th Infantry Battalion (IB), one of the units tasked to pursue the Abu Sayyaf remnants in Basilan, had been reminded to set an example to the community and be law-abiding citizens.
Sun Star

SULU 

TAWI-TAWI 
Shadow economies
DRUGS

Operations/ Incidents

3 suspects arrested in Bulacan yield P340,000 in meth
Police have seized more than P340,000 worth of shabu, or crystal meth, from three suspects who were arrested in separate anti-drug operations on Monday (Aug. 9).
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Traders accused of shipping ‘marijuana-laced’ toothbrushes, hygiene kits for DepEd cleared by PDEA
Two businessmen, who had been linked to an alleged shipment of drugs in Pampanga in 2020, had already been cleared by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in two reports on findings from tests made on the product shipments.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Recovery and Rehabilitation

ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND AMMUNITION

CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING/ COUNTERFEIT GOODS  

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

4 ‘sex traffickers’ arrested in Olongapo City; 10 women, six are minors, rescued by NBI
Four persons have been arrested while 10 women, six of them minors, have been rescued by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) from a suspected sex den in Olongapo City.
Manila Bulletin | UNTV

KIDNAPPING/ ABDUCTION

ILLEGAL GAMBLING

ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION
Land issues

[OPINION] Rightful owner
TO CLEAR the issue once and for all, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Provincial Office in Negros Occidental said Victorias Milling Company (VMC) had won in a land row in Barangay Purisima, Manapla town, Negros Occidental.
Panay News

Indigenous People's
Human Rights

CHR flags General Santos City for highest EJK numbers in Soccsksargen
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has flagged General Santos City for topping the numbers of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) in Soccsksargen, or Region 12.
Rappler

Rights advocates turn to social media for campaign vs killings in PH
“They tried to bury hundreds and thousands of us; they did not know that we were seeds.”
Bulatlat

Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression

Martial Law 

Governance

COVID-19

Cases

Philippines' 12,021 new COVID-19 cases push active tally past 81k
The Philippines on Wednesday reported 12,021 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, the highest daily infections recorded since April 10, bringing the nationwide tally to 1,688,040
GMA News

Department of Health

DOH names regions without Delta cases
Three regions in Mindanao and one in Luzon are the only ones that have no confirmed cases of the highly contagious Delta variant, the Department of Health said Wednesday.
CNN Philippines

PH suspends 7-day quarantine for fully vaccinated close contacts of COVID cases
The Philippines’ COVID-19 task force has suspended the shortened quarantine period for arriving fully vaccinated individuals who are close contacts of probable and confirmed COVID-19 cases, Malacañang said Wednesday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

IATF/NTF COVID-19

Over 800K Pfizer shots to be allocated in NCR, areas with surging COVID-19 cases — Galvez
More than 800,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were delivered to the country on Wednesday night, Aug. 11, which comprise the third tranche of jabs that were procured by the national government from the United States.
Manila Bulletin

Regions

Luzon including NCR

Baby boy dies of COVID-19 in Bataan

An 11-month-old boy has died of COVID-19 in Bataan.
Philippine Star

COVID-19 again places pressure on NCR hospitals
Metro Manila's medical facilities are currently experiencing the same COVID-19 situation seen in March and April, with the fresh surge in cases overstretching the healthcare system, a hospital group said Wednesday.
CNN Philippines

Visayas

Cebu City eyes mass burial sites as COVID-19 deaths increase

Should the number of COVID-19 cases continue to surge, the Cebu City government is considering mass burials to trim the long queues of dead bodies for cremation in funeral parlors.
Rappler

Antique restricts movement of residents due to Delta variant
A stricter border control is now being observed in Antique until Aug. 30 to limit the movement of people as the province reported the highest number of cases of Delta variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Western Visayas.
Philippine News Agency

Mindanao

South Cotabato records first case of Beta variant
Health authorities in South Cotabato reported on Wednesday the province’s first-ever local case of the Beta variant of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) involving a recovered patient.
MindaNews

Bukidnon capitol ordered closed for 2 days for disinfection
The provincial capitol in Malaybalay City will be closed for two days starting Thursday for disinfection.
MindaNews

World 

WHO announces three new drugs for latest COVID-19 ‘Solidarity’ clinical trials

Three new candidate drugs are being tested in the latest phase of global Solidarity clinical trials to find effective treatments against COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday. 
UN News

Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector 

Go Negosyo, SM, Robinsons team up for vaccine rollout
Go Negosyo has partnered with SM Supermalls and Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) to launch nearly 50 shared vaccination sites to provide efficient access to COVID-19 vaccines to over 300 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and around 170,000 employees nationwide.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Incidents and Violations

Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Experts blast SC's ICC ruling: New win for powerful Duterte
When the Supreme Court junked on mootness the petitions questioning President Rodrigo Duterte's unilateral withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), law experts said it was a win for the President.
Rappler

In rant vs ‘call boy’ mayor, Duterte steps into pot-calling-kettle black situation
In 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte had all praises for Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, saying the then newly-elected chief executive of the country’s capital had “better resolve” than him.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

Robredo, QC launch 'Vaccine Express'
THE Office of the Vice President (OVP) together with the Quezon City government will roll out a vaccination program today, August 12.
Manila Times

Palace calls out Robredo’s ‘politicking,’ ‘nitpicking’ of gov’t COVID-19 response
Malacañang on Wednesday called out Vice President Leni Robredo’s supposed “politicking” for making it a habit to “nitpick” the government’s COVID-19 efforts as the national election nears.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION

COA finds deficiencies on how DOH manages P67.32-B COVID funds 
The Commission on Audit (COA) found deficiencies on how the Department of Health (DOH) managed its P67.32-billion fund to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that it contributed to challenges that the country faced during the crisis.
Philippine Daily Inquirer | Rappler | Philippine Star

BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION

Over half of 2022 budget to fund ongoing projects

The Department of Finance (DOF) yesterday said more than half or P2.74 trillion of the P5.024-trillion proposed budget for next year would be directed to bankroll ongoing programs and projects of the government.
Philippine Star

DOF: 2022 jobless rate to remain ‘elevated’
THE country’s unemployment rate may remain “elevated” next year at between 6.7 and 7.6 percent, the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Wednesday.
Business Mirror

BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT

Philippines exits recession with 11.8 percent GDP
The recession is said to be over because the Philippine economy has recovered in the second quarter of the year where the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) hit 11.8 percent, based on data released by the government on Tuesday.
Philippines Lifestyle

COVID variants likely to dent PHL recovery
THE PHILIPPINES is facing a stuttering economic recovery due to the sluggish pace of its vaccination campaign and the emergence of more infectious coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) variants, Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research said.
Business World

BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS

ANALYSIS: Why Build, Build, Build won’t fix Manila’s traffic
On June 8, President Rodrigo Duterte boasted that his administration had successfully alleviated Manila’s infamous traffic issues by investing in new infrastructure through the “Build, Build, Build” initiative.
Rappler

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

DEFENSE AND SECURITY

Armed Forces of the Philippines

124 aspiring soldiers start military training at 3ID
A total of 124 candidate soldiers were received by the Army’s 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division through an Opening Ceremony and reception rites on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. 
Kalinaw News

Philippine National Police

Eleazar meets police commanders, discusses Lacson's concern on PNP 'census'

Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), met with ranking police commanders on Thursday, August 10, to discuss and address the concerns raised by Sen. Panfilo Lacson on the alleged data-gathering being done by policemen that could be allegedly used for the 2022 elections.
Manila Bulletin

EDUCATION

Teachers’ group slams DepEd’s P1,000 incentive, calls it ‘pure PR stunt’

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) said that the Department of Education (DepEd)’s P1,000 World Teachers’ Day incentive benefit was just a public relations (PR) stunt.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY  
 
ELECTION RELATED

Aksyon Demokratiko open to have Isko as standard bearer; shuns talks with Duterte admin bets
The Aksyon Demokratiko Party-list will support its new member Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, should he pursue his presidential bid.
CNN Philippines

Transport groups in Mindanao pushing for Sara’s 2022 presidential bid
Several public transport groups in Mindanao have expressed their support for Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio as they urge her to join the presidential race in the 2022 local and national elections.
Davao Today

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

IRR on EO lifting ban on new mining projects signed
The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order (EO) 130 – which lifted the moratorium on new mining projects and the nationwide ban on open-pit mining method – has already been signed by Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu.
Manila Bulletin

44M kilos of fertilizer from South Korea shipped to Philippine landfill
Forty-four million kilos of “fertilizer” from South Korea were shipped to a sanitary landfill being built in Barangay Bon-ot of mining town Carrascal in Surigao del Sur, prompting a new foreign waste dumping investigation in the Philippines and calls to return it to South Korea.
Kodao

LABOR

LEGISLATIVE


Senate of the Philippines

‘Senate should’ve stood its ground’ on ICC withdrawal — Carpio  
RETIRED Supreme Court Justice Antonio C. Carpio said the Senate should have insisted that President Rodrigo R. Duterte cannot unilaterally withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) under the Roman Statute.    
Business World

Senators dismayed over DOH ‘incompetence’ in use of COVID-19 funds
Some senators expressed dismay on Wednesday over the deficiencies found by state auditors in the use of COVID-19 funds by the Department of Health (DOH), with one calling on the agency to unclog its procurement and supply chain “chokepoints.”
Philippine Daily Inquirer

House of Representatives

House probe eyed on health workers' risk allowance amid ₱9B fund 'discrepancies'
A lawmaker wants the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry into the release of special risk allowance or SRA for health workers following alleged discrepancies in their distribution.
CNN Philippines

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)

OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

FOREIGN RELATIONS  

West Philippine Sea

Allies key to PHL’s claim in South China Sea
THE PHILIPPINES under the next administration should enhance its alliances with nations that value international rules to strengthen its claim in the South China Sea, analysts said, noting that Beijing’s continued expansive activities in the disputed waterway indicate that President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s appeasement policy does not work.
Business World

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

HOUSING and SETTLEMENT

POVERTY

SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT

TRANSPORTATION

TOURISM

WATER and ENERGY

Aboitiz keen on supplying power to Meralco via CSP
ABOITIZ Power Corp. will participate in the competitive selection process (CSP) for the Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) baseload capacity requirement of 1,000 megawatts (MW) for 2026 to 2046 and 1,200MW for 2030 to 2049.
Business Mirror

AboitizPower eyes 1,000-MW gas-fired plant
ABOITIZ Power Corp. is considering putting up a 1,000-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant within the next decade to provide baseload capacity for the electricity grid, its top executive said on Wednesday.
Business World

Power supply enough despite Malampaya shutdown
Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella said there is sufficient supply of power despite the Malampaya gas field going offline this October as long as there will be no forced outages from power plants.
Philippine News Agency

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