Esperon: Over P16B fund for barangay development won’t be used for 2022 polls
National Security Adviser and NTF-ELCAC vice chairman Hermogenes Esperon Jr. on Friday denied that the P16.44 billion fund set aside for the barangay development program would be utilized to advance political interests in the 2022 elections.
GMA News
‘Insurgency an ‘immediate’ political security threat’, says Esperon; ‘pork barrel’ tag debunked
The communist insurgency in the country is an “immediate” political security threat that must be resolved in the last two years of President Duterte’s term.
Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star
After PCOO budget hearing suspension, Lorraine Badoy sets ‘conditions’ for resignation
Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy on Friday responded to the Makabayan bloc’s calls for her resignation by issuing four conditions for her to quit her post.
Interaksyon
Makabayan dares Badoy again: Make your accusations under oath
The Makabayan Bloc has reiterated its dare for Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy to spell out her accusations against the militant congressmen while under oath.
Manila Bulletin
P20-M each for NPA-free barangays? ‘Talo pa ang PCSO,’ says Makabayan bloc
Members of the House of Representatives' Makabayan bloc on Friday said the proposed 2021 budget for the government's anti-communist task force could be categorized as discretionary funds, or "pork barrel."
ABS-CBN News
Angara vows Senate scrutiny of P16-B barangay dev't fund under NTF-ELCAC
Senate Committee on Finance chairperson Sonny Angara on Friday said the senators will carefully study the barangay development projects that would be funded by the proposed P16.4-billion budget under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).
GMA News
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'Another long wait,' kin of at-risk detainees say after Supreme Court refers case to trial courts
Relatives of the 22 detainees who had asked for humanitarian release amid the COVID-19 pandemic are expecting "another long wait" after the Supreme Court referred their petition to the trial courts, they said Friday.
GMA News
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No acceptable justification for Pemberton pardon
Roque tried to justify Duterte’s granting of presidential pardon to US marine Pemberton by claiming it means “all Filipinos will have vaccines being developed by America.”
Communist Party of the Philippines
Getting away with murder: Before Jennifer Laude, US visiting troops face 10 cases
Rodrigo Duterte’s absolute pardon to US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton for killing Jennifer Laude in 2014 is only the latest in the string of injustices suffered by Filipinos in the past 22 years in the hands of US visiting troops under the Visiting Forces Agreement.
Communist Party of the Philippines
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High ranking personality of ICRC of CPP-NPA surrenders to AFP-PNP in Bontoc, Mountain Province
The 1st Deputy Secretary of the Ilocos-Cordillera Regional Committee (ICRC) CPP-NPA, Jacinto Faroden alias “DIGBAY” voluntarily submitted himself to the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) today, September 10, 2020 in Bontoc, Mountain Province
Kalinaw News
Peace talks
Incidents/Operations
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Anti-torture advocates ask Supreme Court to nullify anti-terror law
Anti-torture advocates and families of victims of enforced disappearances have joined calls for the Supreme Court to strike down several provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020, saying that the law is "reminiscent of the dictatorship of Marcos."
GMA News, Rappler, Philippine Daily Inquirer
MARAWI
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD
Two decades after 9/11, terror has morphed
As another anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks approaches, we are reminded of how far we've come in the fight against global terrorism. Al Qaeda's devastating blows 19 years ago targeting America's political, economic, and military summits turned us into a more vigilant nation, determined to prevent any future attacks against the homeland.
CNN
ISIS Hails 'Blessed 9/11' as 'Great Event' and 'Pivotal Point' on 19th Anniversary of Attacks
The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) released a statement through its Naba newspaper celebrating September 11th as the United States commemorated the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
Newsweek
Biden Warns Of Possible New Terrorism As Trump Seeks A Faster Troop Withdrawal In Middle East
As President Trump touts a fast withdrawal of troops from the Middle East as part of a first term campaign pledge, Joe Biden is calling for a slower move, and for the U.S. to maintain a military presence in the Middle East.
Forbes
Ex-CIA station chief says America is ‘a lot safer’ from terrorism than it was four years ago
On the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Americans should "be thankful" for the work of the military, the intelligence community and diplomats in combating terrorism around the world, former CIA station chief and Fox News contributor Daniel Hoffman told the “Fox News Rundown" Friday.
Fox News
Hotel Rwanda hero, accused of terrorism, was abducted by government, say supporters
Paul Rusesabagina, the man who inspired the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, is being held on terrorism and other charges in his homeland, after what human rights observers have deemed a forced disappearance.
ABC News
HRW: Terrorism charges against Morales 'politically motivated'
Terrorism charges against former Bolivian President Evo Morales over violence that erupted in the country after he fled the country last year, appear to be "politically motivated", a rights group has said in a report.
Aljazeera
Australian gov't urged to list right-wing extremists as terrorists
Australia's opposition Labor Party has called on the government to list right-wing extremists as terrorists. Kristina Keneally, Labor's Home Affairs spokesperson, on Thursday evening called for a national discussion about how widespread far-right extremism has become.
Xinhua
Mozambique Can’t Contain Its Insurgency Alone
On Aug. 11, militants with links to the Islamic State captured the port of Mocímboa da Praia in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province. The extremists have so far managed to hold the port city, signaling that the national government may have lost control over the conflict in its resource-rich north that began with a few attacks in 2017.
Foreign Policy
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BARMM
35 BARMM essential, frontline employees infected
Thirty five employees of the Bangsamoro regional government here have contracted COVID-19, the region’s top official announced Friday. Chief Minister Hadji Ahod Ebrahim of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said the infected BARMM personnel are either frontliners or employees of offices with essential functions complementing the enforcement of the regional government’s coronavirus containment campaign.
NDBC News, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine Star
MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY
No movement Saturday (Sept. 12) starts at 3 p.m. and no movement Sunday on Sept. 13
The Cotabato City govenrment reimposes no movement Saturday (Spet. 12) and Sunday (Sept. 13). In a bulleting, the city govenrment said no movement Saturday will commence at 3 p.m. onwards.
NDBC News
NDBC COVID WATCH: 9 patients recover but 27 new cases up in Soccsksargen
Nine novel coronavirus patients have recovered in the Soccsksargen region but 27 new cases were also recorded on the same day.
NDBC News
NORTH COTABATO
Ex-Cotabato congressman convicted of graft, malversation in P9.6-M pork barrel scam case
The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan has convicted former Cotabato 2nd District representative Gregorio Ipong and two other former government officials of graft and malversation of public funds over a miltimillion-peso livelihood project funded by the then-lawmaker’s pork barrel funds in 2007.
Rappler
LANAO PROVINCES
UNDP donates biohazard protection supplies to Lanao del Sur
The government’s anti-COVID-19 campaign in Lanao del Sur, now with high prevalence of infection cases, got a boost with a supply of biohazard protection equipment from the United Nations Development Programme.
NDBC News, Philippine News Agency
BASILAN
SULU
Snowballing of surrenderees Continue as another ASG returned to the mainstream
Brigadier General Ignatius N. Patrimonio Philippine Army, Commander 1102nd Brigade programs continue to bear fruits . Abu Sayyaf Group ranks reduction continue to face a snowball of surrenders as another of their member yield to the government last 10 September 2020 at Brgy Buhanginan, Patikul Sulu.
Kalinaw News
TAWI-TAWI
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DRUGS
Unreal numbers: Around 2,000 drug war deaths missing in Duterte gov't tally
The Duterte government's "real numbers" are far from reality. Rappler learned that around 2,000 deaths in police operations are missing in #RealNumbersPH, the Duterte government's official tally. This comes as human rights groups, which count at least 30,000 killed, accuse the government of underreporting drug war deaths.
Rappler
Operations/ Incidents
2 women yield P6.8-M shabu in Mandaue sting
Packs of suspected shabu worth P6.8 million were recovered from two women during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City, Thursday night.
Tempo
P1.6M worth of ecstasy tablets seized in Pampanga
The Bureau of Customs-Port of Clark has intercepted 988 pieces of ecstasy tablets and unidentified broken pieces with an estimated value of P1.6 million last week.
GMA News
Ex-soldier, 3 others nabbed in Bicol police anti-criminality efforts
Police operatives nabbed on Thursday a former soldier and three alleged illegal drug suspects in separate police stings in three Bicol provinces, a police report said.
Manila Bulletin
Teacher nabbed for `selling’ shabu
MEMBERS of the Toril Police Station arrested a 34-year old public school teacher in an operation along R. Castillo St., Brgy. Duterte, Agdao yesterday. Major Jason Baria, police station commander, identified the suspect as Joseph Zohr Freak Jayme dela Fuente, a resident of the place.
The Mindanao Times
Recovery and Rehabilitation
ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND AMMUNITION
CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING/ COUNTERFEIT GOODS
Coast Guard, Customs enhance relation for border control, anti-smuggling efforts
The Philippine Coast Guard and the Bureau of Customs has strengthened their cooperation to intensify border control and prevent smuggling activities within the country's waters.
GMA News
‘Ukay-ukay’ worth P4.6 million seized at Cebu port
A total of 694 bales of smuggled used clothing -- or ukay-ukay -- with an estimated market value of P4.585 million were seized last week in the port of Cebu. The Bureau of Customs said in a statement that the shipment declared as hotel supplies arrived at the port from China on August 20.
ABS-CBN News
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
CHR backs bill on tougher measures vs. human trafficking
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday expressed strong support to the Senate bill seeking tougher response against human trafficking issues in the country.
Philippine News Agency
KIDNAPPING
ILLEGAL GAMBLING
ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION
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COA flags Kaliwa Dam project over lack of environmental compliance, consent from affected communities
The Commission on Audit (COA) has questioned the Metro Manila Sewerage System (MWSS)’ issuance of notice to proceed with the P12-billion Kaliwa Dam project pending the Chinese contractor’s compliance with guidelines under conditional Environmental Compliance Certificate (EEC), failure to secure the affected indigenous peoples’s consent, among others.
GMA News
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CHR denies coddling rape suspects
The Commission on Human Rights has denied a Twitter post alleging that they are coddling rape suspects. “The CHR does not protect nor defend individuals accused or convicted of any crime. As the national human rights institution, we are mandated to look into cases of human rights violations, especially those involving members of the vulnerable sectors,” the CHR said in a social media post.
Manila Bulletin
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There’s context to ‘homicide lang’ comment, says Panelo, on Pemberton case
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said Friday his statements on the pardon of US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton should be contextualized after Panelo was criticized for describing the case as "homicide lang."
ABS-CBN News
DOJ chief won't speculate on Duterte motive for Pemberton pardon: 'Let's move on'
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Friday said he cannot speculate on President Rodrigo Duterte's motives for granting absolute pardon to convicted US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton.
GMA News, Rappler
Did US pressure Manila to release Pemberton? PH envoy says not at all
The Philippine Ambassador to the United States denied there was pressure by US officials for American soldier Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton’s release.
ABS-CBN News
Pemberton receives release papers
US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton on Friday received his release papers as the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) formally transferred his custody to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for deportation.
GMA News
Pemberton transfer to BI custody completed before noon —spox
The transfer of custody of US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton from Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to Bureau of Immigration (BI) was completed before noon Friday.
GMA News
Pemberton deportation inches forward; BI takes over custody
Custody of convicted and pardoned US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton was transferred to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) from the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Friday, although he remained at his detention facility inside Camp Aguinaldo.
GMA News
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'Do not let revisionists win': #ArawNgMagnanakaw trends on Marcos’ birthday
With a mix of wit and facts, netizens were quick to ride the Twitter trend #ArawNgMagnanakaw on Friday, September 11, the birthday of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
Rappler
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September 14 is ‘Global Day of Action’ against killings
More than a dozen national and international organizations are inviting everyone to participate in the September 14 Global Day of Action which raises the call “stop the killings in the Philippines!”
Manila Bulletin
Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression
Palace respects recall of TV, radio frequencies assigned to ABS-CBN
Malacañang on Friday said it respects the decision of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to recall the television and radio frequencies assigned to ABS-CBN Corp.
GMA News
Opposition lawmakers hit recall of ABS-CBN frequencies
Members of the Makabayan bloc at the House of Representatives on Friday condemned the National Telecommunications Commission's (NTC) recall of the frequencies assigned to ABS-CBN.
GMA News
Martial Law
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COVID-19
Cases
Philippines’ COVID-19 cases top 252,000 with 4,040 new infections
The Philippines on Friday announced 4,040 more coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, bringing the nationwide tally of cases to 252,964, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
GMA News, ABS-CBN News, CNN Philippines
DFA reports 6 new Covid-19 cases among overseas Pinoys
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday reported six new infections among overseas Filipinos in the Asia Pacific and Europe, bringing the total coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases to 10,168.
Philippine News Agency
Department of Health
Duque: PH’s initial COVID-19 response ‘slow, if not laggard’, but an ‘eye-opener’
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday acknowledged that the country's COVID-19 response was far from ideal when the pandemic started.
ABS-CBN News
DOH targets to release guidelines for various COVID-19 tests next week
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said the release of its omnibus guidelines for various COVID-19 testing procedures could happen next week.
GMA News
WHO solidarity trial for COVID-19 vaccines may start last week of October —DOH
The World Health Organization's (WHO) solidarity trial for COVID-19 vaccines may start in the Philippines by the end of October, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Friday.
GMA News
COVID vaccine in exchange for Pemberton? DOH says no such condition set by US manufacturers
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said none of the US-based manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccine asked for the pardon of US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton so that the Philippines may be given access to the potential shots that could spell the end of the pandemic.
GMA News
WHO eyes start of PH vaccine trials by end-October
Large scale clinical trials under the World Health Organization’s solidarity trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine may start by the end of October, the Department of Health said on Friday, September 11.
Rappler
DOH: PH clinical trials for Avigan still hasn’t started but requirements nearing completion
More than a month after the Philippines received anti-flu drug Avigan from the Japanese government, the country has yet to start its clinical trials.
ABS-CBN News
Ex DOH chief Dayrit: Ban on home quarantine could lead to more COVID-19 cases
Former health secretary Manuel Dayrit on Friday said a ban on home quarantine could backfire in the government's efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
ABS-CBN News
IATF/NTF COVID-19
IATF to consult LGUs on plan to ban home quarantine of COVID-19 cases -Palace
The Inter-Agency Task for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has yet to approve the proposal to ban the home quarantine of people infected with COVID-19, Malacañang said Friday.
GMA News
IATF approves proposal to reduce physical distancing in public transport vehicles
The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved the proposal to increase ridership in mass transport vehicles by reducing the physical distance among commuters.
GMA News
IATF backs immunization activities vs measles, polio
The measles and polio vaccination campaigns of the government will continue despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Inter-Agency Task for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) said.
GMA News
Regions
Luzon including NCR
Isabela student tests positive for COVID-19 after attending face-to-face classes
A private school student in Cauayan City, Isabela has tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a face-to-face class, according to Mayor Bernard Faustino Dy on Friday.
GMA News
Cardinal Tagle tests positive for COVID-19
Former Manila Archbishop Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, who is currently the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, has tested positive for COVID-19.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Dagupan City records 1 COVID-19 death, 4 new cases
A 55-year-old Filipino-Chinese businesswoman was the latest fatality here due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) even as four new cases were also confirmed on Thursday, September 10.
Manila Bulletin
Hard lockdown mulled in 9 Bataan villages due to spike in COVID-19 cases
Nine villages in the so-called “lower Mariveles” here may be placed on a hard lockdown following a surge in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the area, officials said.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Visayas
261 new Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths in W. Visayas
The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD6) said the public should be not be complacent and urged that minimum health standards be followed as coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the region continue to increase.
Philippine News Agency
COVID-19 recoveries in Bacolod City now at 1,054 —mayor
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia on Friday said more than 1,000 cases have already recovered from COVID-19. At a Laging Handa press briefing, Leonardia said as of September 10, a total of 1,054 recovered from the disease, but still there 1,124 active cases.
GMA News
Mindanao
Caraga logs 30 new Covid-19 cases, 413 recoveries
The Caraga region has registered 30 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections as of Thursday evening, raising its active cases to 274.
Philippine News Agency
Koronadal back to stricter GCQ due to spike of virus cases
Due to the sudden surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases here, the local government placed the city in a more restrictive general community quarantine (GCQ) for 15 days starting 8:30 p.m. Friday, September 11, until September 25.
Mindanews
Davao to lift liquor ban on Sept. 21
Mayor Sara Duterte will issue an executive order next week lifting the 24/7 ban on alcoholic beverages effective Sept. 21, more than five months after it was enforced to control the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the city.
Mindanews
Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector
Incidents and Violations
Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features
Fear, stigma and survival: Inside Facebook’s coronavirus recovery groups
Vanessa Cruz, 43, from Chicago, contracted the coronavirus in March. Already living with rheumatoid arthritis, her symptoms were severe and myriad. Along with the usual fever and cough, she had a swollen face, nausea, and crippling fatigue.
Rappler
Kumusta? Be socially connected amid the COVID-19 pandemic
An expert said it is important to stay connected especially during this time of the pandemic to lessen the feeling of hopelessness and worthlessness that may negatively affect one’s mental health.
CNN Philippines
World
Focus Friday: Top COVID-19 (coronavirus) news this week
Muhammad Ali Pate, Global Director for Health, Nutrition and Population at the World Bank said “the COVID-19 pandemic has put years of global progress to end preventable child deaths in serious jeopardy,” referencing a new joint UN-World Bank report on child mortality. Meanwhile, this week highlights the World Bank’s support in Angola and Mongolia’s health systems.
Worldbank
Taiwan’s COVID-19 Success Story Continues as Neighbors Fend Off New Outbreaks
Taiwan has been cast along with other East Asian and Oceanian states as one of the world’s COVID-19 success stories. But as countries such as New Zealand and Vietnam have seen domestic outbreaks during the summer, Taiwan’s last five months and counting continue to be defined by one number: Zero, the number of local transmissions recorded since April 12.
The Diplomat
Hospital cleaners more exposed to COVID-19 than ICU doctors
Intensive care medics were significantly less likely to have been infected with COVID-19 than cleaners and other healthcare workers in departments deemed lower risk, according to a study of several British hospitals.
Aljazeera
The Covid-19 vaccine gamble: where bets have been placed and why
The UK has ordered a total of 340m doses of potential coronavirus vaccines from six manufacturers.
The Guardian
Racism Is Fueling Myanmar’s Deadly Second Wave of COVID-19
As COVID-19 cases surge in Myanmar, the country’s famously serene State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi appears to be getting flustered. In a severe speech delivered September 2, she castigated “reckless and unsympathetic” nightclub owners, admonished Yangon residents for flouting COVID-19 restrictions, and threatened legal punishment against uncooperative citizens.
The Diplomat
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Duterte signs Bayanihan 2 into law
President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law on Friday the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) -- the government's second coronavirus pandemic relief measure meant to act as the country's defense against health and economic problems stemming from COVID-19.
ABS-CBN News
Duterte declares July 17 of every year as National Physiatry Day
President Rodrigo Duterte has declared July 17 of every year as National Physiatry Day to raise awareness on the practice of rehabilitation medicine.
GMA News, ABS-CBN News
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Roque tests negative for COVID-19
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday said he tested negative for COVID-19. “Negative,” he said in a message when asked for the result of the confirmatory swab test.
GMA News
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OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
OVP encourages employers to post job vacancies on ‘Bayanihanapbuhay’
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) urged more employers to post and upload their job vacancies to the online platform which was launched to help Filipinos who were displaced amid the ongoing COVID-19 situation in the country.
Manila Bulletin
ELECTION RELATED
DISASTER
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
JUDICIARY
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
PCOO budget can't be hostaged for Badoy's refusal to resign—Lacson
The proposed budget for the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) in the next fiscal year cannot be hostaged by Congress just because Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy refused to resign, Senator Panfilo Lacson said Friday.
GMA News
'Haggling' delayed submission of proposed DPWH budget for 2021, Lacson suspects
Senator Panfilo Lacson suspected on Friday that the "erroneous" entries under the proposed budget for infrastructure in 2021 was caused by the "haggling" between the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and some lawmakers.
GMA News
Lacson vows to scrutinize proposed intel funds for Office of the President
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday said he would ask the Office of the President on how its intelligence fund is being used, as he described the funding "still a bit too much" for the item under the proposed national budget for 2021.
GMA News
Imee files bill extending 2020 budget's validity to end of 2021
Imee Marcos has filed a bill seeking to extend the validity of the 2020 budget until the end of next year, citing the country's continuing need to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
ABS-CBN News
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Sotto seeks better benefits for media workers
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Friday said media workers in the Philippines should be entitled to security of tenure and better employment benefits given the kind of work that they are doing.
GMA News
Lacson on Mancao’s appointment as cybercrime center chief: President may appoint even Lucifer
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday said it is President Rodrigo Duterte's prerogative to appoint former police officer Cezar Mancao II as executive director of the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC).
GMA News
House of Representatives
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
More prisoners pardoned under Duterte's term: DOJ
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday defended President Rodrigo Duterte from criticisms after issuing an absolute pardon to a US serviceman convicted of killing transgender Filipina Jennifer Laude.
ABS-CBN News
Transferring jurisdiction over provincial jails to BJMP necessary — official
Placing provincial jails under the control and supervision of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) is necessary to ensure standard implementation of policies, an official said Friday.
GMA News
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Lorenzana urged to rescind deal allowing DITO to install cell towers at military bases
Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Friday urged the Department of National Defense to rescind an agreement allowing China-backed DITO Telecommunity Corp. to put up cell sites inside military facilities, saying it could "compromise" the country's security.
ABS-CBN News
Armed Forces of the Philippines
AFP discussing which military camps will host Dito telco towers —Arevalo
The Armed Forces of the Philippines is assessing how many and which military camps will be installed with telecommunication facilities from China-backed Dito Telecommunity Corporation, its spokesman said on Friday.
GMA News
Philippine National Police
PNP launches BaCoD, Food Bank for communities amid pandemic
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday launched Barangay COVID Defense (BaCoD) program, which aims to widen the cooperation of residents in communities in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
GMA News
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENTS
Foreign investment pledges fall 69% in Q2
The government’s lockdown measures kept foreign investors on the sidelines in the second quarter – the strictest period for the quarantine – as the country grappled with the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Philippine Star
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
FOREIGN RELATIONS
West Philippine Sea
Philippines, China defense chiefs agree to keep peace, stability in South China Sea
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and his Chinese counterpart General Wei Fenghe agreed that peace and stability in the South China Sea should be maintained.
GMA News
Lorenzana raises arbitral ruling in meeting with Chinese counterpart
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Friday restated the Philippines’ adherence to the arbitral ruling on its claim in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
ABS-CBN News
Political scientist suggests constant dialogue in keeping Philippine-China relations
A political scientist on Thursday suggests that the Philippine government maintain a line of communication with China by continuously holding a dialogue as well as implement security preparations in light of the security challenges connected to the construction of an international airport project in Sangley Point.
GMA News
LABOR
Gov't urged: Appoint Balik-Trabaho czar to address unemployment
Sen. Risa Hontiveros is urging the executive branch to appoint a "Balik-Trabaho Czar" (Back to Work czar) to help solve unemployment woes in the country after several businesses were forced shut by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
ABS-CBN News
TRANSPORTATION
DOTr wants to ease physical distancing in public transport
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) wants to ease physical distancing in all forms of public transportation by Monday, September 14, but this will depend on further discussions with health officials and the government's coronavirus task force and economic development cluster.
Rappler
HEALTH
PhilHealth board OKs Gierran’s appointment as gov’t insurance firm’s chief
The Board of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) on Friday "unanimously confirmed" the appointment of Dante A. Gierran as President and Chief Executive Officer of the agency. "The said recommendation has been transmitted to the Office of the President (Friday)," PhilHealth said in a statement.
ABS-CBN News
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
29th MinBizCon pushes for more resilient agriculture in Mindanao
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) health crisis has led the majority of Filipinos to see the value of agriculture to ensure food security amid the movement restrictions to contain infections, an official of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said.
Philippine News Agency
EDUCATION
Group urges gov't to hire displaced private school teachers
A teachers group urged the government to hire private school teachers who have been displaced due to the temporary closure of schools caused by the pandemic.
Rappler
WATER and ENERGY
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING and SETTLEMENT
Urban poor commission asks IATF for suspension of demolition projects amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) on Friday said it submitted a resolution to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) seeking a moratorium on administrative demolition amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
GMA News
TOURISM
'Staycations' to be allowed in GCQ areas like Metro Manila – tourism chief
In a bid to revive local tourism, the Philippine government will allow "staycations" in general community quarantine (GCQ) areas like Metro Manila, its surrounding provinces, and Cebu City.
Rappler
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
[ANALYSIS] The bad economics of dumping fake white sand along Manila Bay
It’s a policy as dumb as a dolomite rock. Manila residents and visitors were greeted in early September by mountains of synthetic white sand that suddenly materialized along the Manila Baywalk.
Rappler
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
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