Angel Locsin meets with Parlade to discuss red-tagging
Angel Locsin met with Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr on Saturday, November 14, to talk about military official's accusing her and her sister Ella Colmenares of having ties with the rebel group New People’s Army.
Rappler
[Opinion] Why the AFP and PNP are red-tagging, but not black-tagging
I really take offense why I am being red-tagged in General Santos City even if it is very clear in my experiences that I am not a communist, was not a communist and never will be a communist.
Mindanews
Peace talks
Incidents/Operations
26 members of CPP underground org in Guimba return to folds of gov't
About 26 members of the Liga ng Manggagawang Bukid (LMB) withdrew their membership and support to the Pambansang Katipunan ng Magbubukid, an underground organization of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).
Malaysia Sun
Female NPA member surrender with firearms in Surigao del Norte
An active member of New People’s Army finds her way back to the mainstream after she successfully surrendered to the Community Support Program Team in Barangay Quezon, Surigao City, Thursday, November 12.
Kalinaw News
Former rebel aids Army to recover NPA arms cache in Agusan del Norte
With the help of the information from a former rebel (FR), another arms cache of Communist New People’s Army (NPA) Terrorist (CNT) was unearthed by the troopers of 23rd Infantry (Masigasig) Battalion in the forested area of Sitio Sabang, Barangay Lower Olave, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte on November 12, 2020.
Kalinaw News
Ranking NPA leader killed in Zambo Norte clash
Top 2 ranking Communist NPA Terrorist (CNT) of Western Mindanao was killed and yielded six high-powered firearms in a clash with 44th Infantry Battalion and Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Police Office in Barangay ZNAC, Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte, Friday night, November 13, 2020.
Kalinaw News | Philippine News Agency | Mindanews
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‘Operation perfect storm’
Three years ago, a mixture of local and foreign fighters under Isnilon Hapilon, a senior commander of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Basilan and the “emir” of the Islamic State (IS) in Southeast Asia, mounted a pre-Ramadan offensive into the heart of Lanao del Sur, the Islamic city of Marawi, in their quest to put up a caliphate in the region. The siege was ended by the military after five months of fierce battles that left the once-bustling city in ruins.
Business Mirror
MARAWI
BARMM approves P79M-worth of projects to kickoff Marawi rehab
Marawi Rehabilitation Program’s (BARMM-MRP) Program Steering Committee (PSC) approved a Php 79 Million-worth of projects proposed by the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in Matampay, Marawi City.
Bangsamoro Government
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD
Nice attack linked to teacher’s killing, in evidence of common plot
The man suspected of knifing to death three people in a church in the French city of Nice had on his telephone pictures of the man who beheaded a middle school teacher near Paris 13 days earlier, prosecutors said on Friday.
The Arab Weekly
Mali jihadist chief, 14 others, sentenced to death
A court in Mali’s capital Bamako sentenced an Islamist militant leader and 14 other people to death on Friday for jihadist activity in the south of the war-torn Sahel state.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Ghannouchi clarifies statements on France, offensive caricatures of Prophet
Tunisian parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi confirmed that the statement he issued following his meeting with the French ambassador to his country related to the criminal act committed by the Tunisian man in Nice, and expressed that the suspect does not represent Tunisians.
Middle East Monitor
France insists it’s targeting Islamist extremism. But some French Muslims see a broader agenda.
The French government is bristling at international criticism of its response to recent Islamist terrorist attacks, accusing foreign leaders and journalists of misrepresenting an attempt to target extremist violence on French soil as a crackdown on Islam. But some French Muslims say the government's own mixed messaging is to blame.
The Washington Post
EU interior ministers step up efforts to combat terrorism
The date of the virtual meeting could hardly have had more symbolic power. Five years ago on Friday, attackers went on a rampage in Paris equipped with automatic rifles and bomb jackets. The gunmen, who pledged allegiance to the "Islamic State" terror group, killed 130 people and wounded more than 600. Paris marked the anniversary on Friday (November 13), with a delegation led by French Prime Minister Jean Castex commemorating the victims.
Deutsche Welle
Nigeria, US co-host global coalition to Defeat ISIS
Nigeria and the United States of America have jointly hosted a virtual meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS.
Vanguard Nigeria
Zoom Censorship of Palestine seminars sparks fight over academic freedom
Zoom cited anti-terrorism laws to shut down an event with Palestinian activist Leila Khaled — and other events criticizing its censorship.
The Intercept
Turkey arrests Daesh/ISIS terrorists
Turkish authorities on Saturday identified two Daesh/ISIS terrorists, who were arrested on Friday in an operation in Turkey, a security source said.
Anadolu Agency
Iran denies claims al-Qaeda member killed in Tehran
Iran rejected claims that a top al-Qaeda figure was killed in Tehran in August by Israeli operatives, warning United States media of falling for “Hollywood-style scenario-making” by US and Israeli officials.
Aljazeera
Afghan Forces Capture ‘Mastermind’ of Kabul University Attack
Afghan forces have captured the “mastermind” of a brutal attack on Kabul University when militants stormed classrooms and gunned down dozens of students earlier this month, a top official said Saturday.
The Globe Post
[Opinion] We stand with Afghan scholars and students under attack
We, the undersigned international community of scholars, express our condemnation of the recent attacks targeting students and faculty in Afghanistan. These brutal attacks are part of a series of violent assaults against the innocent civilians of Afghanistan who are the primary victims of a protracted war.
Aljazeera
Pakistan Claims 'Irrefutable Evidence' of Indian Links to Terrorism on Pakistani Soil
Pakistan has accused rival India of running dozens of training camps in Afghanistan for multiple globally outlawed militant groups to plot terrorism on Pakistani soil to destabilize the country.
Voice of America
Modi slams China's expansionist designs in speech to troops guarding the border
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited troops posted at Longewala in Rajasthan, where he greeted the soldiers on Diwali and delivered a tough message to China and Pakistan
Live Mint
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BARMM
Kalinaw Mindanaw: The Story of the GRP-MNLF Peace Process, 1975-1996 (7th of 18 parts)
Story behind Paragraph 16.
Paragraph 16 emerged from the two panels’ disagreements over the area of the autonomy.
The way Governor Datumanong perceived it, the positions on territory were locked and the negotiation was not moving forward. The impasse was on the area of the autonomous region. The MNLF insisted on Mindanaw up to Palawan. The government panel had two positions. The first position was five provinces: Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur. The fallback position authorized by President Marcos was 10 provinces or Regions IX and XII.
Datumanong took the initiative of speaking to Misuari alone in the hall; h
Mindanews
Education Code set for approval
The new advocacy of Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is that no child should be left behind, especially in terms of the special educational requirements at the time of the pandemic.
Manila Times
Sema new MNLF chairman
Members of the Moro National Liberation Front Central Committee (MNLF-CC) have unanimously voted for former city mayor of Cotabato, Datu Muslimin Sema, for the second time as chairman of the front, replacing former Sulu governor and representative Yusop Jikiri, who died at the age of 66, officials confirmed.
Manila Times
MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY
IPHO-Maguindanao condemns cyberbullying of health frontliner
Maguindanao's top health official has appealed to the public to help fight coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) instead of cyberbullying health care front-liners.
NDBC News
12 BIFF militants yield to Army in Maguindanao
At least 12 members of the local terrorist group, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), have surrendered to the Joint Task Force Central (JTFC) and the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (ID) in Maguindanao, the Army said Saturday.
Philippine News Agency
6th ID, PRO-12 anticipating Dawlah retaliations
Authorities are guarding against possible attacks by terrorists to avenge the deaths of six members of the Dawlah Islamiya in a brief clash in Polomolok town Friday.
NDBC News
NoCot guv backs MinDA’s Mindanao river basin project
North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco has welcomed the proposed Mindanao River Basin Project (MRBP) by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) to address the recurring flood problem in the province and the 220,000-hectare Liguasan marsh.
Philippine News Agency
LANAO PROVINCES
Young member of Dawlah Islamiyah surrenders
A teenage member of the Islamic State for Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-inspired Dawlah Islamiyah who have gone into hiding has surrendered to government troops in the province of Lanao del Sur, officials said.
Sunstar Zamboanga
BASILAN
Informants rewarded for helping recapture inmates who bolted Basilan jail
Three civilians have received cash rewards totaling P700,000 for helping authorities capture three inmates who bolted the Basilan provincial jail last month.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
3 shot dead in family feud in Basilan
Three rubber tappers were shot dead in an apparent family feud in Basilan province on Friday, Nov. 13, the military said.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Abu Sayyaf killer-for-hire slain in Basilan raid
An Abu Sayyaf member in Basilan who reportedly specializes in gun-for-hire operations was killed in a raid in Sumisip town on Friday, Nov. 13.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
SULU
TAWI-TAWI
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DRUGS
Operations/ Incidents
P1.7 M shabu seized from 2 Pampanga drug suspects
Police arrested two drug suspects who yielded an estimated P1.7 million worth of shabu (crystal meth) in Mabalacat City on Saturday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
2 nabbed, P160,000 shabu seized in anti-drug operations
The Drug Enforcement Units (DEUs) of the local police have arrested two persons, one of them was wounded in a shootout, and seized some P160,000 worth of illegal drugs in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, officials said Saturday, November 14.
Sunstar Zamboanga
Recovery and Rehabilitation
ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND AMMUNITION
2 ‘wanted persons’ fall in Eastern Visayas
Police in Eastern Visayas arrested two wanted persons for cases of illegal possession of firearms and murder in separate operations in Leyte.
Sunstar Tacloban
CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING/ COUNTERFEIT GOODS
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
KIDNAPPING/ ABDUCTION
ILLEGAL GAMBLING
ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION
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Blaans finish college through SMI scholarship program
Roel Apas is a college professor who is so proud of having finished college with the help of a mining outfit in Tampakan, South Cotabato.
NDBC News
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Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression
CNN PH ‘strongly objects’ to its being red-tagged by PCOO Usec Badoy
CNN Philippines “strongly objects to the misplaced and baseless allusion” of Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) to its alleged links to organizations that are “known fronts” of the Communist Party of the Philippines, the New People’s Army, and the National Democratic Front — usually referred to collectively as the CPP-NPA-NDF.
CNN Philippines
Martial Law
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COVID-19
Cases
PH logs 406,337 COVID-19 cases; 8.7% are active cases
The Philippines on Saturday recorded 1,650 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, bringing to 406,337 the total number of recorded coronavirus disease cases.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Department of Health
Crowded shelters might cause COVID surge–DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) warned of a “very strong possibility” of local COVID-19 cases increasing further due to overcrowding in evacuation centers following the recent onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco).
Philippine Daily Inquirer
8 of 128 hospitals in NCR in critical level–DOH
Less than 10 hospitals in Metro Manila will be overwhelmed if there is a sudden increase of coronavirus disease infections in their respective areas, latest data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
IATF/NTF COVID-19
Regions
Luzon including NCR
Gov't expects spike in Covid-19 cases; opens new isolation hub
The national government inaugurated on Saturday another mega quarantine facility to isolate more coronavirus patients in Barangay Mapagong, Calamba, Laguna.
Philippine News Agency
Visayas
Expect stricter quarantine enforcement in Cebu City after slight spike in COVID-19 cases
After seeing a slight spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Cebu City, Mayor Edgar Labella ordered local law enforcement to get stricter in limiting the flow of people in and out of Cebu City starting Saturday, November 14.
Rappler
Mindanao
Zambo City tackles rising suicide cases
The local government is formulating a mental health program to respond to the rising number of suicide cases here, Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said Saturday.
Philippine News Agency
Davao City classified as “restricted LGU” due to surge in COVID-19 cases
Davao City has been classified as a restricted local government unit (LGU) due to the surge of COVID-19 cases in the city and the “full occupancy” of the COVID-19 beds in the state-run Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), the main referral center, “and other hospitals.”
Mindanews
Davao City reimposes Food and Medicine pass
Mayor Sara Duterte has ordered the reimposition of food and medicine (FM) passes after seeing a sharp increase in new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases despite the reimplementation of the 7 p.m to 5 a.m. curfew and 24/7 liquor ban.
Mindanews
SC allows Davao City court to close for 2 weeks due to COVID-19 infection
A trial court in Davao City has been allowed by the Supreme Court (SC) to temporarily close for two weeks after one of its staff tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Manila Bulletin
World
Japan hits record coronavirus cases for 3rd straight day
Japan’s daily coronavirus infection tally rose to record 1,731 on Saturday, hitting a new high for a third straight day, public broadcaster NHK said.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
China finds coronavirus on packaging of Saudi shrimp
The western Chinese city of Lanzhou said on Saturday it had detected the new coronavirus on the packaging of a batch of shrimp imported from Saudi Arabia, as China ramps up testing of frozen foods.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Deep-freeze hurdle makes Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine one for the rich
When Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine rolls off production lines, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. will be waiting to distribute it through a complex and costly system of deep-freeze airport warehouses, refrigerated vehicles and inoculation points across China.
Business Mirror
Trust in vaccines vital to halting pandemic–WHO
As the world celebrates advances in vaccines against the novel coronavirus, a top WHO expert warned in an interview with AFP that public distrust risked rendering even the most effective treatments useless against the pandemic.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector
Chinese premier eyes further regional solidarity, cooperation on COVID-19
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday called for further solidarity and cooperation with regional countries in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the safeguarding of peace and stability.
CTGN News
Incidents and Violations
Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features
Duterte makes false vaccine claims, appoints inept general as “vaccine czar”
In his address to the nation last November 10, Rodrigo Duterte again made false promises of procuring a vaccine soon. He willfully deceived the people by claiming that a vaccine was “already here” and was “being sold.” Duterte first made the claim that a vaccine will be available in October, then again in December.
Communist Party of the Philippines
Recovering COVID-19 patients struggle to return to normal after hospital discharge, study finds
Surviving COVID-19 is hard enough for those who get severely ill from the disease, but returning to normal is a struggle, too, according to new research that found survivors were likely to face health and financial hardships even months later.
CNN Philippines
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Looking for me? Duterte tells critics: I hope God forgives you
President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said he hopes God forgives his critics after the #NasaanAngPangulo topic dominated Twitter during the threat of Typhoon Ulysses, internationally known as Vamco.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Duterte on Sinas mañanita: Kung may kasalanan siya, pardon na siya
If Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Debold Sinas will be found at fault for the mañanita controversy, he will be “pardoned,” President Rodrigo Duterte said in a speech on Saturday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Duterte to visit Ulysses-battered Cagayan
President Rodrigo Duterte is set to visit Cagayan on Sunday to give assistance and assess the situation after most of the region was battered by Typhoon Ulysses.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
As Ulysses leaves trail of destruction, Duterte says Filipinos can rise up
President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said Filipinos can rise up from the destruction brought by Typhoon Ulysses that also left 39 people dead and at least 20 missing in most Luzon areas.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
After ABS-CBN shutdown, lack of Ulysses warning made Cagayan residents suffer– Robredo
After Typhoon Rolly, victims of Typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco) also suffered from an information gap due to the shut down of ABS-CBN regional networks, which is heavily-relied by residents in far-flung areas.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Robredo cites NDRRMC’s ’lack of urgency’ in responding to Ulysses-hit Cayagan
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) had a “lack of urgency” in dispatching immediate relief to Cagayan residents affected by Typhoon Ulysses, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Saturday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
With COVID-19, natural calamities, gov’t needs to review priorities in nat’l budget — Sen. Lacson
The COVID-19 pandemic and the calamities that battered the country emphasize the need to review priorities in appropriating and spending the national budget, Senator Panfilo Lacson said Saturday.
Manila Bulletin
BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT
15 countries to sign RCEP tomorrow
After 8 years of negotiations, trade ministers from 15 countries are set to sign tomorrow, Nov. 15, the China-backed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), creating the world’s biggest free trade area (FTA) agreement.
Manila Bulletin
Pilmico gives free bangus fry in Capiz
Pilmico Foods Corporation (Pilmico), the integrated agribusiness and food company of Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (AEV), has distributed bangus fry and conducted technical assistance in Capiz, which benefited victims of Typhoon Ursula.
Manila Bulletin
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Protest Duterte’s neglect and indifference to people’s plight amid disaster
The Filipino people are outraged by Duterte and his government officials’ display of utter disinterest and indifference to the plight of millions of victims of the five storms that successively hit Luzon and other parts of the country over the past three weeks
Communist Party of the Philippines
Duterte regime is accountable for severe impact of devastation
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today said that devastation of the millions of Filipino lives and livelihood is not solely caused by the successive storms but also by the reactionary state’s failure to sufficiently prepare for and respond to the calamities.
Communist Party of the Philippines
[Editorial] ‘Worse than Ondoy’
In a year of one landmark crisis after another, typhoon season in the Philippines in 2020 bids fair to be as hard and unprecedented. Seven weather disturbances have affected the country in only a month, three of which developed into severe storms with catastrophic results on the population.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
PRRD creates task force to fast-track relief efforts
Following the devastation in flood-hit Cagayan Valley, President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Saturday ordered the creation of a task force that would fast-track the distribution of assistance to the victims of Typhoon Ulysses.
Philippine News Agency
Bayan to Duterte: No need for a new disaster response task force
For Bagong Alayansang Makabayan (Bayan) Secretary-General Renato Reyes, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is already enough to respond to disasters and provide the needed relief and rehabilitation.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
‘Ulysses’ death toll now at 37: NDRRMC
The death toll due to Typhoon Ulysses, which battered several areas in Luzon, has climbed to 37 as of 5 p.m. Saturday.
Philippine News Agency
194K Meralco customers still without power
Some 194,426 customers still do not have access to power in franchise areas of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) as of 2 p.m. Saturday.
Philippine News Agency
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Armed Forces of the Philippines
At the height of Typhoon Ulysses, Pregnant Woman gives birth inside a military truck
The cry of a newborn baby inside a military truck in a town in Bicol region was a welcome sound bringing incomparable joy to the exhausted members of emergency response unit, who has been working tirelessly after Bicolandia has been hit by a series of unfortunate events— 3 typhoons in the middle of a pandemic.
Kalinaw News
Naval Forces in the Visayas assist Relief Operations for typhoon victims
The Naval Forces Central (NFC) deployed the navy vessel BRP Batak (LC299) under the Naval Task Group 50 (NTG50) early today, Friday, to transport Cebu City government’s humanitarian and relief assistance to families in Catanduanes affected by Super Typhoon “Rolly.”
Kalinaw News | Philippine News Agency
Philippine National Police
Sinas orders revamp of police officials
Three days after assuming as chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Gen. Debold Sinas ordered a reshuffle of police officials.
Philippine News Agency
EDUCATION
DepEd scraps ‘inappropriate’ bidding on Christmas ham, cheese
The Department of Education (DepEd) said it has canceled the call for bidding of more than P4 million funds allocated for procurement of Christmas ham and cheese for its holiday celebration.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
DepEd apologizes for teacher’s FB post body-shaming Angel Locsin
The Department of Education apologized in a statement issued on Friday for a Facebook post showing part of a physical education module that body-shamed actress Angel Locsin by calling her “an obese person.”
Philippine Daily Inquirer
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
ELECTION RELATED
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
7 consecutive typhoons caused Cagayan flooding
The successive landfall of seven typhoons in the country contributed to the massive flooding now being experienced in Cagayan Province.
Philippine News Agency
LABOR
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
House of Representatives
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
Cagayan placed under state of calamity
Cagayan province was placed under state of calamity on Saturday as massive rescue and relief operations have been intensified.
Philippine News Agency
Aurora placed under state of calamity
The province was placed under a state of calamity on Saturday following the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses.
Philippine News Agency
Isabela placed in state of calamity
Isabela’s provincial board has placed the province in a state of calamity as massive floods continue to hound villagers in the aftermath of Typhoon Ulysses.
Philippine News Agency
Pasig now 99% flood-free; clearing ops ongoing
Nearly 10,000 evacuees in Pasig City have gradually returned to their houses after the destructive Typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco) lashed Metro Manila and Southern Luzon on November 12.
Philippine News Agency
Tuguegarao mayor Soriano draws ire for birthday getaway during Ulysses onslaught
Tuguegarao City mayor Jefferson Soriano drew ire on social media after netizens found out that he was out of town to celebrate his birthday with his family during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Clear, trash-free floods rise in Pakil, Laguna after typhoon
Floodwater filled a residential area in Pakil, Laguna on Friday, Nov. 13 — but what caught people’s attention was that the water was unusually clear.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
DILG to Cagayan gov’t: Relax health restrictions on rescuers, journalists
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has ordered the provicnial government of Cagayan to relax its restrictions being enforced to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after some rescue teams responding to the aftermath of Typhoon Ulysses and some journalists were barred from entering the provincial border due to lockdown restrictions.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
FOREIGN RELATIONS
Address extreme poverty, PRRD to Asean, Australia
President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday underscored the urgent need to address extreme poverty worsened by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) through collective efforts to accelerate the region’s socio-economic recovery.
Canadian Inquirer
Locsin hails Asean's pandemic recovery plan
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. participated in a series of preparatory meetings on November 10 leading up to the 37th Asean Summit and Related Summits on Nov. 12-15, 2020, and rallied Asean member states on several key priorities.
Philippine News Agency
West Philippine Sea
Duterte stresses importance of peace, stability in South China Sea at ASEAN-Australia meet
President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the disputed South China Sea as it is a shared objective within the ASEAN member-states and Australia.
ABS- CBN
South China Sea: US military deploys civilian aircraft on covert surveillance ops
Beijing-backed think-tank the South China Sea Probing Initiative (SSCBI) said three planes had been used to conduct secret surveillance flights over the disputed waters. A report from the group said the aircraft had taken off from bases in Okinawa in Japan and Manila in the Philippines and had carried 150 patrols in the East China, Yellow and South China seas since March.
Express UK
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
DA records P10B loss in agriculture due to Typhoons Quinta, Rolly, Ulysses
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Saturday said it has recorded a total of P10 billion loss in agriculture as Typhoons Quinta, Rolly and Ulysses battered the country.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
HOUSING and SETTLEMENT
Nat'l housing board OKs resolutions to scale up programs
The National Human Settlements Board (NHSB) has approved three resolutions to develop sustainable and resilient housing programs in the country, housing czar Secretary Eduardo del Rosario announced on Saturday.
Philippine News Agency
POVERTY
[Opinion] Saying no to an unjust system
Growing up in a poor family, I have always wanted to become rich and successful. I remember my childhood years when my relatives would often ask me, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I would eagerly answer, “I want to become a businessman and become rich.” I would assume that most people desire prosperity and abundance. The Bible also provides several motivational verses in achieving this human desire. Psalms 128: 1-2 is one of those verse, and it states,
Bulatlat
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION
TOURISM
WATER and ENERGY
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