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COVID-19
Cases
PH logs 899 new COVID-19 cases; caseload now at 2,831,177 — DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported 899 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the caseload to 2,831,177.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Department of Health
PH's average COVID-19 cases dip below 1,000 a day — OCTA
The average number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases per day in the Philippines is now below 1,000, the independent research group OCTA said on Sunday, Nov. 28.
Manila Bulletin
IATF/NTF COVID-19
BI says passengers from South Africa, six others banned entry due to Omicron COVID-19
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it will implement the recent directive from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to ban travelers coming from South Africa, Botswana, and and six other countries in a bid to stop the entry of the coronavirus (Covid-19) Omicron variant.
Manila Bulletin
Tighter border controls urged vs COVID-19 Omicron variant
Barangay Health Workers Rep. Angelica Natasha Co urged the government on Saturday to tighten the country’s borders and expand travel restrictions to prevent the entry of a new coronavirus variant now spreading in southern Africa.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
NTF says flights from Hong Kong still allowed pending IATF ruling
The National Task Force Against COVID-19 clarified Sunday that inbound flights from Hong Kong is still allowed, pending a ruling of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF-EID) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases
GMA News
Regions
Luzon including NCR
QC target: Immunize 150,000 in 3-day nat’l COVID-19 vaccination drive
Quezon City is eyeing to inoculate about 150,000 individuals against COVID-19 during the national government’s three-day national vaccination drive from November 29 to December 1.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Visayas
Mindanao
World
China study warns of ‘colossal’ COVID outbreak if it opens up like US, France
China could face more than 630,000 COVID-19 infections a day if it dropped its zero-tolerance policies by lifting travel curbs, according to a study by Peking University mathematicians.
Arab News
UK, Germany and Italy detect Omicron coronavirus variant cases, Israel closes borders
Britain, Germany and Italy detected cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new steps to contain the virus, while more nations imposed restrictions on travel from southern Africa.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector
Incidents and Violations
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Duterte renews call for peaceful resolution of sea dispute
President Duterte has renewed his call for a peaceful resolution in the South China Sea dispute and a stop to acts of intimidation by powerful nations, saying “there can be no real peace if the strong trample on the weak.”
Philippine Star
Duterte OKs release of P1.5 billion COVID-19 fund for HCWs
President Duterte has approved the release of an additional budget of P1.5 billion for health care worker (HCW) allowances and compensation to those who contracted COVID-19 while on duty, Sen. Bong Go said yesterday.
Philippine Star
[OPINION] Charisma and Rodrigo Duterte
President Duterte may go down in our nation’s history as one whose presidency was marked by the grandest promises and the most glaring failures. Yet, opinion surveys suggest that he may end his term with the highest approval and trust ratings among all our presidents since political surveys began to be conducted.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Groups dismayed with Robredo's remark backing NTF-ELCAC mandate
Several groups expressed dismay at Vice President Leni Robredo's recent remarks that she supported the anti-insurgency mandate of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).
Rappler
Robredo’s ‘turnaround’ on NTF-Elcac’s abolition is ‘worrisome’ — Colmenares
Senatorial aspirant and former Bayan Muna lawmaker Neri Colmenares on Saturday decried as “worrisome” the supposed change in the position of Vice President Leni Robredo on the abolition of the National Taskforce to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac).
Philippine Daily Inquirer
VP Robredo hails AFP’s independence, pandemic response
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday said that she is appreciative of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), noting that the agency may not be perfect but its independence as an institution is maintained.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Armed Forces of the Philippines
Philippine National Police
EDUCATION
Cops to secure 28 NCR schools for F2F classes
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will secure 28 schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) that are being eyed by the Department of Education (DepEd) as the pioneering batch in the region for the resumption of face-to-face classes next month.
Philippine Star
ELECTION RELATED
2022 aspirants run ads worth P3.7 billion on traditional media before filing candidacies
Aspirants in the 2022 Philippine elections ran tens of thousands of television, radio, print, and billboard advertisements worth P3.67 billion ($72 million) from January to September 2021 – before filing their certificates of candidacies (COCs) – demonstrating how expensive it is to run for public office in the Philippines.
Rappler
Lakas-CMD tells Duterte ally: Stop the intrigue
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) on Saturday told off former presidential adviser on religious affairs Grepor Belgica for sowing “intrigue” about the party “conspiring” against President Rodrigo Duterte.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Belmonte gov't slams Defensor: No blocking of Marcos-Duterte event
The Quezon City local government slammed as "fake news" the claim of Anakalusugan Representative and mayoral aspirant Mike Defensor that it "blocked" an event for the tandem of Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte.
Rappler
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LABOR
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OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
FOREIGN RELATIONS
West Philippine Sea
[OPINION] Duterte's diplomacy works; Ayungin in perspective
SEVERAL parties are trumping up the nationalism card on the South China Sea (SCS)-West Philippine Sea (WPS) again and inaccurately inflating the importance of the US military presence in the area.
Manila Times
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
GENDER
Groups call for end to violence vs women
Groups demanded an end to violence against women amid reports of increasing rates of gender-based abuse.
Manila Bulletin
HOUSING and SETTLEMENT
POVERTY
45% of Filipino families feel poor — Sept. 2021 SWS survey
Forty-five percent or 11.4 million Filipino families felt poor in September, lower by three percent in June, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION
TOURISM
Philippines tourism reopening in doubt after omicron
The Philippines has imposed new restrictions and is considering expanding its travel ban to include new countries, officials said on Saturday, amid concerns over the emergence of the new omicron COVID-19 strain.
Arab News
More than 75% of tourism workers fully vaxxed
At least 75.39 percent of all active tourism workers in the country have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Philippine Star
WATER and ENERGY
Philippine energy sector needs long-term action plan to fuel economic growth
The Philippine power sector needs to implement long-term measures to include building resilience while achieving sustainable goals to fuel the economy under the ‘new normal’, according to the top official of Meralco Powergen Corp. (MGen).
Philippine Star
Filipina is first woman CEO of Shell Philippines
In the technically complex world of energy where men CEOs are regarded as ‘king’, women executives eyeing C-suite positions often work double time to catch up with counterparts.
Manila Bulletin
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