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COVID-19
Cases
COVID-19 cases in PH pass 3.2 million mark with 37,154 new cases — DOH
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country is now at 3,205,396 as 37,154 new cases were reported on Sunday, which is the third highest infection since the pandemic began, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
Inquirer
Department of Health
IATF/NTF COVID-19
Regions
Luzon including NCR
In Metro Manila, unvaccinated barred from public transport starting January 17
On Monday, traffic enforcers and the police will start checking buses and jeepneys to see if drivers are compliant with the order.
Rappler
Visayas
Mindanao
Zamboanga won’t lock down even as it raises alert level
Authorities say Zamboanga's 'Sunday vaccine bubble' will continue to be in effect as an incentive to those who are fully vaccinated. This means the vaccinated won't be subjected to too many restrictions on Sundays.
Rappler
Mahigit 150 pamilya mula sa 2 bayan sa Davao de Oro, inilikas dahil sa pagbaha
Ayon sa PAGASA, nagdala ng mga pag-ulan ang shear line na nakaapekto sa silangang bahagi ng Mindanao.
Inquirer
World
FBI storms Texas synagogue to release hostages, gunman dead
An FBI Hostage Rescue Team stormed a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas on Saturday night, January 15, to free three remaining hostages of a gunman who had disrupted a religious service and began a standoff with police more than 10 hours earlier.
Rappler | ABC News
Canada asks citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Ukraine due to ‘Russian aggression’
The Canadian government has urged its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Ukraine due to “ongoing Russian aggression and military buildup in and around the country.”
Inquirer
Singapore PM urges Cambodia as Asean chair to engage with all parties on Myanmar
Since seizing power on Feb 1 last year, the Myanmar military has had to contend with increasing opposition, which has morphed into armed resistance in various parts of the country.
Inquirer
Incidents and Violations
Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
DOF expects slower inflation this year
The Department of Finance (DOF) expects inflation to gradually trend downward in the coming months as the government implements programs aimed at mitigating food supply concerns.
Manila Bulletin
BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT
Inflation won’t likely exceed 2-4% in 2022, 2023 — BSP
Inflation rate is expected to stay within the two-four percent target band for this year and in 2023 as long as global crude prices do not go past $95 per barrel, said Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno on Saturday, Jan. 15.
Manila Bulletin
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Philippine National Police
EDUCATION
ELECTION RELATED
Comelec checkpoints in NCR net 33 violators, 20 firearms
A total of 33 persons were arrested and 20 firearms and 56 other deadly weapons were seized in checkpoints in Metro Manila during Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban implementation, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Sunday.
Philippine News Agency
Incidents
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
De Lima seeks Senate probe into lifting of ban on open-pit mining
De Lima in filing the resolution urged the Senate to review the said decision and explore other avenues for generating wealth without compromising people’s safety and damaging the environment.
Manila Bulletin
JUDICIARY
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Sandiganbayan
Municipal/Regional Trial Courts
LABOR
ADB says PH faces longer period of high unemployment
The country’s unemployment rate peaked at 17.6 percent in April 2020 from a record low of 4.59 percent in December 2019. The unemployment rate has so eased significantly at 6.5 percent in November 2021, the lowest since January 2021.
Manila Bulletin
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
Senate to focus on priority bills, RCEP
THE SENATE is focusing on the approval of several priority measures and international agreements including the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) within the next three weeks before Congress goes on a break on Feb. 4 for the upcoming elections.
Business World
House of Representatives
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
FOREIGN RELATIONS
West Philippine Sea
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
GENDER
Ban on child marriage helps address poverty
IN signing the act prohibiting child marriage, President Rodrigo Duterte addresses two social problems — gender inequality and poverty.
The Manila Times
Tradition vs girls’ human rights (1)
The approval of this law was considered a “huge win” for Bangsamoro children. Noraida Abo, executive director of UnYPhil-Women, was among those who lauded its passage. In an interview, Abo said it is about time that early, child, and forced marriages among girls should be ended.
Inquirer
HOUSING and SETTLEMENT
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION
‘No vax, no fly’ for domestic flights
The “No vaccination, No Fly” directive, contained in Department of Transportation (DOTr) Order-2022-001, is valid as long as Metro Manila remains under Alert Level 3 or higher. The directive applies to Philippine Airlines (PAL), Cebu Pacific and AirAsia.
Philstar
TOURISM
WATER and ENERGY
Residents blame laterite mining for discolored Davao Oriental river as DENR probes incident
“There is no other reason for this except the present laterite mining activity in Puntalinao/Pintatagan mountainous area. I lived here since birth and I can attest that we never experienced such discoloration of rivers before. Obviously because of the ongoing laterite extraction ongoing in the area,” he said in a text message.
Business World
DoE sees possible yellow alerts on Visayas grid
It cited the need to put the Luzon grid’s reserves on standby in the event reserves in the Visayas fall below advisable levels. Should more power be needed, the Visayas can draw power from Luzon via high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission links, though Luzon reserves may also be thin at times.
Business World
Rama pushes for dam project to solve water supply needs
Water supply has long been tight in Cebu City and has gone worse after the onslaught of Odette on December 16, 2021.
Politiko
Brewing summer of our discontent
Buried under the rubble of the raging pandemic is a potential energy disaster the Philippines is in danger of getting itself into.
Philstar
Aris appeals to Duterte for gov’t subsidy amid looming power rate hike in Bohol
A subsidy from the national government is urgently appealed to in order to save the Boholanos from paying higher power bills amidst this emergency situation where electricity from the geothermal power plant in Leyte was cut after the devastating typhoon Odette hit the province last Dec. 16.
Bohol Chronicle
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