Haran, displaced Manobos slam NTF-ELCAC for trumped-up charges
The displaced Manobo Lumad from Talaingod and Kapalong and the UCCP Haran are once again charged with trafficking persons and child abuse, charges they say is orchestrated by the lies of the government’s anti-insurgency task force.
Davao Today
Bohol’s insurgency problem persists
Central Visayas Police chief BGen. Albert Ignatius Ferro, on a recent command visit to the Bohol Provincial Police Office, told his men that he sees a resurgence of activities of the communist movement in Bohol in recent years (The Bohol Chronicle, Sept. 16, 2020).
The Manila Times
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Stop the killings, fool! Reckoning is coming soon
Malacanang and presidential factotum Harry Roque should just shut up and order their fascist brutes and death squads to stop the killing of activists, the harassment of Philippine media and opposition leaders.
NDFP
Amid the darkness of US-Duterte’s new martial law, resolutely advance the people’s war to a higher level!
Today we commemorate the 48th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law in the country by the fascist US-Marcos dictatorship, as well as, the great struggle of the people in all fields that culminated in the Edsa Uprising that toppled that dictatorship.
Communist Party of the Philippines
Remembering the Marcos puppet fascist dictatorship: Revolutionary youth, unite and struggle to fight against Duterte’s new martial law!
On this September 21, 2020, the Filipino people are united in commemorating the day on which the puppet fascist dictator Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation No. 1081, putting the entire Philippines under martial law, marking the beginning of his 14-year one-man dystopian rule over the nation.
Communist Party of the Philippines
AFP and PNP are fascist dogs and liars
The AFP and PNP are fascist dogs and liars. Each day, more lies are being spewed from the AFP/PNP factory. In their desperation to chase the New People’s Army, the AFP once again hopelessly retaliated on civilians. While conducting clearing operations in the boundaries of Canlaon, Moises Padilla, and Guihulngan last September 17, elements of the 62nd Infantry Batallion went on a strafing-spree.
Communist Party of the Philippines
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Farmers groups in NegOcc town tag CPP-NPA persona non grata
Members of three farmers' associations in Hinigaran, Negros Occidental have declared the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) persona non grata and condemned their atrocities in rites.
Philippine News Agency
Three hundred eighty (380) former member of Under Ground Mass Organization (UGMO) denounced NPA terrorist and pledged allegiance to the government
Enlightened and awakened, 380 members of the underground mass organization (UGMO) to include 101 Sangay ng Partido sa Lokalidad (SPL) and 174 Militia ng Bayan (MB) from Barangay Lumiad and Barangay Malabog both of Paquibato District have eventually cut their ties and denounced the CPP/NPA/NDF.
Kalinaw News
Peace talks
Incidents/Operations
Firearm, explosives seized in Sorsogon armed clash
An M14 rifle and two anti-personnel mines were captured in the recent armed encounter that ensued between government troops and members of Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) around 3:18 in the afternoon in Bulan, Sorsogon, Saturday, September 19.
Kalinaw News, Manila Bulletin
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MARAWI
Del Rosario vows full rehab of Marawi within Duterte’s term
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has committed that it will complete the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Marawi City within the term of the President.
Business Mirror
Housing czar to clarify issues on Marawi City rehab
Housing czar Eduardo del Rosario on Sunday vowed to answer more queries from members of the Commission on Appointments to settle issues and address disinformation about the Marawi City’s ongoing rehabilitation.
Manila Standard
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD
Global banks defy U.S. crackdowns by serving oligarchs, criminals and terrorists
Secret U.S. government documents reveal that JPMorgan Chase, HSBC and other big banks have defied money laundering crackdowns by moving staggering sums of illicit cash for shadowy characters and criminal networks that have spread chaos and undermined democracy around the world.
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Deutsche Bank: Suspected of facilitating funds to ISIS in Iraq
The Islamic State’s infamous rule over vast areas of Iraq during 2014 and 2016 not only led to a humanitarian crisis, but also left the country’s economy depleted. Its expansion in Iraq, marked by its control over vast areas of the country, most notably capturing the city of Mosul in June 2014, also allowed the organisation to seize over 121 bank branches according to the Central Bank, in what was described as one of the largest bank robberies the world has ever seen.
Middle East Monitor
Sudan to discuss removal from U.S. terrorism list in UAE
Sudanese officials will discuss the removal of their country from a U.S. list of state sponsors of terror with U.S. officials during a visit to the United Arab Emirates this week, the ruling council said on Sunday.
Reuters
Russia: Anti-Extremism Law Amendment Amid Protests in the Far East
A recent amendment to Russia’s anti-extremism legislation categorizes alienating territories from the country as extremism. The change arguably serves as a deterrent to the current mass protests in the Far East city of Khabarovsk, a persistent threat to the regime’s stability, as well as a new legal provision for anti-extremism legislation that has already been used.
Global Risk Insights
Give peace a chance to end the cycle of violence
It is easy for most Arabs to criticize the peace accord signed by the UAE and Israel, especially considering that Israel and the Palestinians have long records of hostility against each other.
Arab News
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BARMM
MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY
NDBC COVID WATCH: 19 Cotabtato City patients recover; Region 12 records 46 new cases
Forty-six new COVID-19 cases were reported Saturday night in the Soccsksargen region, raising total confirmed cases to 1,085, the Department of Health said.
NDBC News
NORTH COTABATO
LANAO PROVINCES
BASILAN
SULU
Explosives found in last month’s Jolo, Sulu blast site
The Philippine Coast Guard discovered abandoned explosive materials in Barangay Walled City in Jolo, Sulu Saturday evening, nearly a month after the twin blasts in the same village on August 24 that killed 15 people and wounded more than 70 others.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, NDBC News, Philippine Star
TAUSUG IN DOHA: My Fondest Memories of Sulu’s September 18 parades
Nostalgia engulfs my heart whenever I remember all of the fondest memories I have spent with my family and loved ones in my beloved homeland, Sulu. As a Tausug born and raised up in Sulu, they will always be part of who I am today.
Mindanews
TAWI-TAWI
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DRUGS
PCOO releases 'Gramo Dos', the sequel to its 'war on drugs' documentary
The government's lead communication arm on Sunday launched another documentary defending the administration's war on drugs as the controversial campaign faces fresh criticism from abroad.
Philippine Star
The War Against Illegal Drugs Amid A Pandemic
The Duterte administration’s “war against illegal drugs” thus far is one among many controversial issues that has received a great deal of media attention both, locally and internationally and has earned extra attention in foreign policy circles and among local and international human rights organisations.
The ASEAN Post
Operations/ Incidents
Shabu worth P61 million seized in 2 drug busts
POLICE seized P61.37 million worth of illegal drugs in separate anti-narcotics operations that resulted in the death of one suspect and the arrest of three others on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020.
Sunstar Cebu
Recovery and Rehabilitation
ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND AMMUNITION
CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING/ COUNTERFEIT GOODS
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
KIDNAPPING
ILLEGAL GAMBLING
ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION/ SCAM
Father who bartered chickens for kids’ e-learning gadget loses money in scam
A cash-strapped dad from Naga City who has recently gone viral after he resorted to bartering chickens online to buy his kids’ school gadget lost all his money to an online scam.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Amidst pandemic, government distributes medical kits to indigenous people in Surigao del Norte
Despite the increasing cases of COVID-19 infections in the country, the government remains hopeful that this health challenge will come to an end. Consistent with this positive outlook, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) represented by Mrs Marcy Dulpina, the Community Development Officer, and the Community Support Team (CST) of the 29IB distributed hygiene kits recently in P-3 Brgy. Ima, Sison, Surigao del Norte.
Kalinaw News
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200K Filipinos may lose jobs with EU dare to revoke PH’s tariff perks — Robredo
For Vice President Leni Robredo, daring the European Union (EU) to revoke the Philippines’ tariff perks for local products over alleged human rights abuses can end up with some 200,000 Filipino workers losing their jobs.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Closer scrutiny of human rights in the Phl
The United Nations wouldn’t just let matters stay as they have been for so long. And, within and outside the UN, there are converging demands for an “on-the-ground” international investigation into the continuing human rights violations (HRVs) under the Duterte administration.
Bulatlat
Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression
Gov’t respects free speech, press freedom, Andanar reiterates
The government continues to respect free speech and press freedom and does not engage in silencing critics, according Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar.
Manila Bulletin
For all young dreamers, in the service of the Filipino
I am an ABS-CBN employee, and I supported Rodrigo Duterte in 2016. It was 1996, I was seven years old, and we didn’t have our own TV. Every night, my parents would take me with them to our neighbor’s house so we could watch the latest episode of “Maria Mercedes” on ABS-CBN from outside of their window. When we finally got our own TV, I felt limitless. And I started to dream. Fourteen years later, I was hired by ABS-CBN.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Martial Law
Don’t waver in seeking justice for martial law victims, Filipinos told
Opposition senators urged Filipinos today not to waver in seeking justice for victims of atrocities during martial law and fighting against any effort at historical revisionism.
Manila Bulletin
EDITORIAL - Abuse of power
Forty-eight years is a long time to remember. In a country where lessons are not easily learned and mistakes of the past keep being repeated, however, people need continuing reminders about the consequences of greed and the abuse of power. Especially because those who benefited from the abuse are actively trying to rewrite history.
Philippine Star
No to assault on press freedom, no to de facto martial law
IT IS CAUSE for anger that six months into a pandemic and the longest lockdown in the world, Filipinos have neither pressing nor complete information in their hands.
Business World Online
On 48th Martial Law anniversary, Filipinos urged to resist tyranny
Nearly half a century after the Philippines was placed under military rule, opposition figures challenged Filipinos to keep resisting authoritarian leaders, from the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos to the incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte.
Rappler
Pinoys haven’t learned lessons of martial law – bishop
Filipinos have not learned their lessons from martial law, Archdiocese of Manila (RCAM) apostolic administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo said yesterday.
Philippine Star
[OPINION] 'Probinsyano' remembers Martial Law
Filipinos under 48 today were not yet born when Martial Law was imposed on the Philippines by the late and unlamented dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos in 1972. But even to senior citizens like me, the memories are still crystal clear.
Rappler
Martial Law films lead this year's Daang Dokyu lineup
The Daang Dokyu festival opened on September 19 with a solid line-up of films about the the Martial Law era and its aftermath.
Rappler
Martial law museum to rise on UP Diliman campus
With every passing day, activist playwright Bonifacio “Boni” Ilagan worries that the Marcoses are gaining ground in the vicious battle against historical revisionism.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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COVID-19
Cases
New 3,311 infections bring PH COVID-19 count to 286,743 cases
The number of coronavirus disease cases in the country is now at 286,743 as the Department of Health reported additional 3,311 cases of infection on Sunday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin
4 cases of COVID-19 among Filipinos abroad reported
Philippine Embassies and Consulates in Asia and the Pacific have monitored only four new confirmed COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) cases involving Filipinos in that region, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday.
Manila Bulletin
Department of Health
IATF/NTF COVID-19
No COVID-19 second wave, it’s only in media — Lorenzana
Despite some countries experiencing a rise in the number of coronavirus disease infections for the second time, National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chairperson Delfin Lorenzana apparently does not believe in the highly contagious disease’s so-called “second wave.”
Manila Bulletin
COVID-19 easily defeated — Lorenzana
The government has identified how to “easily defeat” the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chairperson Delfin Lorenzana couldn’t help but wonder why Filipinos are still “so afraid” of the unseen enemy.
Manila Bulletin
Regions
Luzon including NCR
21 employees in Occidental Mindoro town test positive for COVID-19
Twenty-one employees of the municipal government of San Jose in Occidental Mindoro tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to the local government in a report on Saturday evening.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Nueva Vizcaya logs 2 new COVID-19 fatalities
Two coronavirus-infected patients have died over the weekend, raising to 14 the province’s total number of fatalities related to COVID-19.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Cavite police ordered to boost presence in prov’l borders, Tagaytay
The Joint Task Force COVID Shield ordered police forces in Cavite Sunday to intensify their presence at the provincial borders and in Tagaytay City to effectively manage and control the arrival of visitors following the decision of the local officials to open their borders to tourists.
Manila Bulletin
32-bed quarantine facility opens in Caloocan
A new quarantine facility for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in Caloocan City has opened behind the Caloocan City North Medical Center in Camarin Sunday morning.
Manila Bulletin
Visayas
Mindanao
Rising COVID-19 cases dampen preparations for Iligan City feast day rites
The rising number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases has dampened kickoff rites on Sunday for the Sept. 29 feast day of Saint Michael the Archangel, the city’s patron.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector
Incidents and Violations
400,000 quarantine protocol violators nabbed
The number of people accosted for quarantine protocol violations has reached more than 400,000 amid the continuous law enforcement actions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Manila Bulletin
Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features
SPECIAL REPORT: Barangay Health Workers: village frontliners in the fight against COVID-19
Inside the two-storey barangay hall of Gusa, village chief Marlon Tabac and his crew of volunteers were busy packing food aid for fire victims in July when he received a call from the City Health Office (CHO) informing him that a 28-year-old factory worker, a resident of Santo Niño village, had tested positive for SARS-CoV 2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Mindanews
The bogusness and normalness of Covid-19 data
The pandemic is terrible obviously because of the more than 4,000 deaths and over 275,000 infections, and the socioeconomic hurt it brings upon more than 100 million Filipinos (numbers as of September 17, 2020). However, the pandemic is as terrible as much as its statistics are important to scientists.
Business Mirror
Why gov’t pushed to ease distancing in public transport
Malacañang said that the government pushed to ease the distancing measures in the different modes of transport as it can no longer allow more public transportation on the road.
Manila Bulletin
How Covid-19 Is Killing Good Manners and What to Do About It
One casualty of the current pandemic is likely to be good manners. True, manners and civility have been dying for ages, but Covid-19 is sure to finish them off. Which is too bad.
Bloomberg
World
Confirmed COVID-19 cases keeps surging in Asia-Pacific as India records over 5.4 mln infections
Asia-Pacific countries kept on high alert on Sunday as India recorded 92,605 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 5,400,619. The number of confirmed cases in India on Sunday morning rose to 5,400,619, India's federal health ministry said.
Xinhua
England imposes up to $13,000 fine for breaking COVID-19 rules
People in England who refuse to self-isolate to stop the spread of coronavirus could face fines of up to 10,000 British pounds ($13,000) under tough new regulations announced to tackle a surge in cases.
Aljazeera
Sweden spared surge of virus cases but many questions remain
A train pulls into the Odenplan subway station in central Stockholm, where morning commuters without masks get off or board before settling in to read their smartphones.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
France's daily COVID-19 infections hit new record of 13,498
Coronavirus infections have surged in France in recent weeks, particularly among young people, prompting the government to order the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors and in workplaces.
Xinhua
Tunisia reports 625 new COVID-19 cases, 9,736 in total
Tunisia recorded Sunday its highest daily new coronavirus cases since the outbreak in the country on March 2, by reporting 625 new COVID-19 infections, said Tunisian Ministry of Health.
Xinhua
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Duterte to address the nation from Davao on Monday
President Duterte is expected meet with key government officials on the coronavirus pandemic response and deliver a public address from Davao City on Monday, Malacañang said Sunday.
Manila Bulletin
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OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Leni urges physical distancing as people troop to Manila Bay beachfront
Vice President Leni Robredo urged people to observe physical distancing as she lamented that this health protocol against COVID-19 was not observed by people who flocked to the opening of the white sand beach at Manila Bay last week.
Manila Bulletin
Robredo: Periodic assessment better than a state of calamity until 2021
Vice President Leni Robredo believes it would be better for the government to make periodic assessments of the country’s fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic than extend the declaration of a state of calamity in the entire country until 2021.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Robredo hits flip-flopping COVID-19 policy: ‘Mag-usap muna sila’
Vice President Leni Robredo once again pressed government officials for coherence and coordination with regards to announcing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) policies to avoid public confusion.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
ELECTION RELATED
DISASTER
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
JUDICIARY
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
Hontiveros says P4B worth of PPEs procured by gov’t are ‘unaccounted’
Senator Risa Hontiveros suspects there is around P4 million worth of allegedly unaccounted personal protective equipment (PPE) sets that the government had procured for its response efforts to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
‘Romeo and Juliet’ provision in bill increasing age for sexual consent bared
Young teenage couples who have entered into a sexual relationship but have secured their parents’ consent may be exempted from any criminal charges under the proposed law increasing the age for statutory rape, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said Sunday.
Manila Bulletin
House of Representatives
Solon bats for Alan Peter as Speaker all the way
Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. said the 299-man House will benefit if the term-sharing agreement between House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco will not push through.
Manila Bulletin
Paolo Duterte confirms threat to declare House leadership posts vacant
Presidential son and Deputy Speaker Paolo Duterte on Sunday confirmed sending a text message to his colleagues where he warned to move to declare as vacant the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speakers amid ongoing speakership row fueled by the “disparity” in infrastructure budget allocations in their respective districts.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
26 solons seek creation of PH Music Development Council
Twenty-six lawmakers have sought the creation of the Music Development Council of the Philippines to promote the country’s artistic and cultural heritage and protect the rights of the artists in the local musical industry.
Manila Bulletin
Camarines Sur solon seeks tax incentives for doctors rendering pro bono healthcare services
House Deputy Speaker Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund “LRay” Villafuerte Jr. has filed a bill granting tax incentives to doctors who provide “invaluable” pro bono healthcare services to indigent patients.
Manila Bulletin
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
DILG warns vs con men posing as agency officials
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned local government units (LGUs) about scammers posing as senior DILG officials to solicit favors or extort money from them.
Manila Bulletin
Sorsogon village chief hurt, companion killed in shooting incident
A village chief was hurt while his companion was killed in an attack by motorcycle-riding gunmen on Sunday morning in a village in Donsol town in Sorsogon province, police said.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Philippine National Police
QC police acquires P65-M robot
A vehicle robot worth P65 million acquired by the Quezon City government will boost the city’s campaign against crime and terrorism.
The Manila Times
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
BIR adds guideline for new audit strategy
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has come out with additional guideline for its new audit strategy facilitating the speedy collection of deficiency taxes involving millions and even hundreds of millions of pesos.
Manila Bulletin
BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENTS
Philippines wooing French businessmen for more areas of cooperation
The Philippines is now wooing French businessmen to improve trading relations between the two countries moving forward, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced Sunday.
GMA News
DBCC: Protracted war vs COVID-19 is top risk to economic resurgence
Economic managers are wary of a prolonged pandemic that may slow economic recovery and put more pressure on the already meager resources the country is using to fight its health and socioeconomic woes.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
Gov’t to spend P7 B more for ROW in 2021
The Duterte administration plans to spend nearly P7 billion more in Right-of-Way (ROW) acquisitions in 2021 compared to this year in what could be described as the final push in the government’s flagship “Build, Build, Build” (BBB) program.
Manila Bulletin
DPWH must become a spending machine, says Vargas
Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas explained on Sunday just how important it is for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to spend its proposed P667.3-billion budget for 2021 up “to the last centavo.”
Manila Bulletin
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
FOREIGN RELATIONS
West Philippine Sea
LABOR
Labor chief cites Pinoy seafarers
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III extolled Filipino seafarers as “one of the bravest in the world” Sunday.
Manila Bulletin
185,650 Filipino workers repatriated since February — DFA
The total number of Filipinos abroad who have been repatriated back to the Philippines since the outbreak of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic last February has now reached 185,650, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Sunday.
Manila Bulletin
‘Time running out’ for Germany-bound Filipino nurses — recruitment expert
“Time is running out” for Filipino nurses who have been accepted to work in German hospitals but are held back in the Philippines because of the government’s deployment ban on healthcare workers (HCWs).
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Employers prefer Pinoy workers in Kyushu, Japan, says DoLE
Filipino workers are preferred by employers in Kyushu, Japan due to their industriousness and fast learning ability, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said Sunday, citing the post outreach mission report of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Osaka, Japan.
Manila Bulletin
TRANSPORTATION
Strict mask, face shield rules make Philippine commuters sweat
In the sweltering heat and humidity, 31-year-old Caitlyn Tojanes grumbles about having to wear a face shield over her mask as she waits in line for her bus in the Philippine capital Manila.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
HEALTH
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
DA allots P400 M for urban agriculture program
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is allotting P400 million under the Bayanihan to Recover As One (Bayanihan 2) Act to further expand the government’s urban agriculture program and attain family household food security.
Manila Bulletin
EDUCATION
Binay doubts public school teachers ready for online classes
Sen. Nancy Binay doubts that public school teachers are ready to teach their students via online when classes starts on Oct. 5 due to the lack of faster Internet connectivity in the Philippines.
Manila Bulletin
WATER and ENERGY
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING and SETTLEMENT
Solon counting on NHA to jumpstart Vitas building dev’t
Manila Rep. Manuel Luis “Manny” T. Lopez is counting on the National Housing Authority (NHA) to jumpstart its planned first phase of high-rise building onsite development that would benefit the residents of Vitas-Katuparan Housing Project in Tondo, Manila.
Manila Bulletin
TOURISM
PH adopts Safe Travels stamp to boost tourism
In a span of three months, 100 destinations across the globe have now adopted the “Safe Travels” stamp, with the Philippines as the latest country to be awarded by the specialized global safety stamp.
Manila Bulletin
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
LOOK: Manila Bay ‘white sand beach’ draws crowd on Sunday
The Manila Bay drew a crowd along Roxas Boulevard in Manila on Sunday as people hoped to experience walking on the synthetic “white sand” beach.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Ermita police chief axed for failure to enforce physical distancing in Manila Bay ‘white sand beach’
Ermita police station commander Lt. Col. Ariel Caramoan was relieved from his post over his alleged failure to enforce physical distancing rules on visitors to the “white sand beach” in Manila Bay.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
DENR warns on illegal harvesting of forest plant species
Orchids, tree ferns, and molave bonsai, which are very popular garden and house plant species in the Philippines, are among the 10 commonly poached threatened plants in the country, according to a list released by the Deparment of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Manila Bulletin
Gov’t seeks budget hike for climate change programs
The government is seeking a 30-percent hike in its budget to implement the convergence program on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in 2021, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Manila Bulletin
World Vision, EcoWaste unite to empower waste disposal workers
World Vision and EcoWaste Coalition are working together to empower waste disposal workers and their communities, while tackling health and environmental issues associated with waste management, especially during the pandemic.
Manila Bulletin
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Spectrum User Fee eyed to improve PH Internet connectivity
House Deputy Majority Leader Bagong Henerasyon party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera is prodding authorities to look into the possible use of the multi-billion peso Spectrum User Fee (SUF) collections to fund infrastructure projects that would improve the country’s Internet speed and connectivity.
Manila Bulletin
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