Roque shrugs off Asean parliamentarians' call to stop red-tagging
Malacañang on Thursday shrugged off the call made by Southeast Asian parliamentarians on the Duterte administration to stop red-tagging Makabayan bloc lawmakers in the Philippines.
Philippine News Agency
Former Rebels receive early Christmas gifts
74 former rebels who chose to return to our government received early Christmas gifts from Hon. Emmylou “Lala” Mendoza, Vice Governor, Cotabato; Hon. Rudy S Caoagdan, 2nd district representative of north cotabato; and Municipal Local Governement Unit of Magpet headed by Hon. Florenito T Gonzaga on December 16, 2020 at Headquarters 72nd Infantry Battalion, Brgy Pangao-an, Magpet, Cotabato.
Kalinaw News
Peace talks
Reds non-declaration of holiday truce 'immaterial': AFP spox
Whether the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) declares a ceasefire or not during the Yuletide season is "immaterial", a military official said.
Philippine News Agency
Ecumenical group urges gov’t, rebels to observe Christmas truce
A group of leaders from various religious denominations has called on the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) “to silence the guns” of their combatants in the spirit of Christmas.
Mindanews
Incidents/Operations
FMOs sowing terrorism in Sta. Catalina
The conduct of focused military operations (FMOs) in the 3rd District of Negros Oriental, particularly in the town of Sta. Catalina, has been synonymous with terrorism.
Communist Party of the Philippines
NDF-Negros condemns the murder of Sancelan couple and the intensification of human rights abuses in Central Negros
Negros emphatically condemns the continuing human rights violations in Central Negros.
The latest crime of the bloodthirsty butchers of the fascist regime is Dr. Mary Rose Sancelan and her husband Edwin Sancelan. Dr. Mary Rose Sancelan is the incident commander of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guihulngan City. Before they were brutally murdered on the night of December 15, Dr. Sancelan was red-tagged and was included in an anti-communist hit list issued by Kawsa Guihulngan Batok Komunista (Kagubak). She was mistakenly accused as Ka JB Regalado, the spokesperson of Leonardo Panaligan Command New People’s Army – Central Negros.
Communist Party of the Philippines
Southern Tagalog NPA’s Top Spy, Revolutionary Tax Collector killed in Rizal shootout
The regional intelligence and Rebolusyonaryong Buwis sa Kaaway na Uri staff of the NPA’s Sub-Regional Military Area or SRMA 4A along with three other terrorists were killed in Brgy. San Juan, Baras, Rizal by joint AFP-PNP forces who served a warrant of arrest at around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 17.
Kalinaw News
Army elated over surrender of young NPA fighter in Leyte
The Philippine Army has welcomed the surrender of a young fighter of the New People’s Army (NPA) after repeated calls for him to return to his family.
Philippine News Agency
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MARAWI
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD
In British polite society even uttering the words Islamist or Islamism is taboo - ANALYSIS
Austria has founded an observatory to better understand and monitor domestic Islamist movements. Germany has cut off public funding to major Islamist linked charities. European governments are increasingly aware of the social cohesion challenge and the link between ‘non-violent’ Islamists and jihadist violence. Meanwhile, Britain is conspicuous in its absence from the debate and falling badly behind.
Express UK
How Muslims are challenging Islamophobia by refusing to condemn terrorism
When white supremacist Brenton Tarrant took the lives of 51 innocent people at Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand in March 2019, it sent shockwaves around the globe.
Metro UK
Misogyny and 'Manosphere' Spreading To Playgrounds 'and Is a Terror Threat', Author Says
Children are being targeted online through chat rooms, memes and viral videos by groups that welcome extreme acts of violence against women and we should be far more worried about it than we are, says author and campaigner Laura Bates.
Newsweek
'China Monitors Social Media Posts Of Uyghurs Settled Abroad'
China has devised a new social media surveillance system to put a tab on Uyghurs staying overseas. Concerned about international opinion, the Chinese Communist Party has started to monitor social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and WeChat reports CNN.
BW Business World
[Opinion] Labour should be wary of a rightwing media that only wants 'culture war'
What is deemed permissible in mainstream public life and what is not? Survey the British media landscape and you’ll find some answers. Two years ago Nick Ferrari, presenter of LBC’s flagship show, was on a Sky News panel with my colleague Afua Hirsch.
The Guardian UK
The systematic criminalization of Colombia’s youth | 2000 – 2018
Colombia’s prosecution arrested some 10,000 students on bogus terrorism or rebellion charges between 2000 and 2018, a study on the criminalization of youth revealed.
Colombia Reports
From hope to agony, what's left of the Arab Spring?
Ten years ago a wildfire of revolts in the Arab world touched off an unlikely series of events that swelled, then dashed many hopes, and irrevocably changed the region.
Modern Ghana
Does normalising ties with Israel determine one’s terrorist status?
There are various examples of how so-called ‘terrorist’ states or leaders can suddenly become clean simply through the normalising of ties with Israel.
TRT World
‘Terrorism for the younger generation’: Government faces legal challenge for 'financing climate catastrophe’
Campaigners have set in motion legal action against the government for its alleged role in “financing climate catastrophe”.
ENDS Report
Jokowi says victim reparations state duty at 'landmark' handover ceremony
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has reiterated that the responsibility of reparations for the victims of past gross human rights violations, including acts of terrorism, is in the hands of the government. He also stressed the government’s commitment to uphold the rights of all citizens during a public ceremony on Wednesday to hand over compensation to terror victims.
The Jakarta Post
Lebanese pop singer Fadel Chaker charged for terrorism, gets 22-year jail sentence
A Lebanese military court has sentenced pop singer Fadel Chaker on terrorism charges to 22 years in prison in absentia, Lebanese media reported Thursday.
Gulf News
Hotel Rwanda 'hero' sues Greek airline for 'aiding kidnap'
The man portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about the Rwandan genocide, Hotel Rwanda, says he is suing a Greek charter flight company for aiding his alleged kidnap.
BBC
Terror Suspect Transferred To US From Philippines
Cholo Abdi Abdullah, 30, who was arrested in the Philippines in 2019, was transferred to U.S. custody Tuesday on charges he conspired to hijack an aircraft and slam it into a building
Republic World
Transaction Monitoring Netherlands: A novel solution to the banking industry’s AML puzzle?
Transaction Monitoring Netherlands (TMNL), a novel collective monitoring initiative designed to counter sophisticated money laundering and terrorism financing activity in the Netherlands, is set to become operational in 2021. Born out of a series of roundtable discussions hosted by the Dutch central bank (DNB) in 2017 and 2018, TMNL is a first-of-its-kind private company established by the five largest Dutch banks—ING, ABN Amro, Rabobank, Triodos Bank, and de Volksbank (the “Founding Banks”). TMNL will work closely with Dutch financial regulators and law enforcement agencies to curb money laundering through “faster, better, and more complete detection of money laundering and financing of terrorism.”1
Lexology
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BARMM
Cotabato turnover to BARMM done
The city’s turnover on Tuesday may just have been overemphasized, observers said and was much misunderstood to mean the entire local government powers and administrative machinery were placed under the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Manila Standard
MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY
Army blames BIFF for blasts that killed Maguindanao woman
The military has pointed to the Daesh-inspired Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in rifle grenades and mortar attacks in civilians communities in Maguindanao that recently left a pregnant woman dead and six others injured.
Philippine News Agency
Retired teacher, drug surrenderee slain in separate gun attacks
A retired public school teacher and a businessman were killed while a barangay chairman was seriously wounded in separate gun attacks Wednesday in central Mindanao.
NDBC News
Midsayap barangay kapitan survives ambush
A village chair in North Cotabato is now in critical condition after unidentified gunmen shot him along a busy street in Midsayap, North Cotabato Wednesday
NDBC News
LANAO PROVINCES
BASILAN
SULU
TAWI-TAWI
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Int’l commission investigating Duterte’s ‘crimes against humanity’
An international initiative called International Commission of Investigation into Human Rights Violations in the Philippines or INVESTIGATE PH has begun looking into allegations President Rodrigo Duterte had committed crimes against humanity through his war on drugs.
Mindanews
A day after ICC issues statement on drug war, Duterte says didn't kill anyone
President Rodrigo Duterte maintained that he neither killed anybody nor ordered the execution of suspects a day after the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor said there is "reasonable basis" to believe crimes against humanity were committed in the Philippines in relation to the government's war on drugs.
Philippine Star
De Lima chides PDEA chief over ICC remarks: Just a diversionary tactic
Opposition Sen. Leila de Lima took offense at a statement made by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief that recent findings of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the Philippines’ war on drugs were a product of wrong data, saying it was just a diversionary tactic.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Operations/ Incidents
Driver, beautician fall in drug busts
A driver and a beautician were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported Thursday, December 17, 2020.
Sunstar Zamboanga
PDEA dismantles drug den in Mabalacat City
A NOTORIOUS drug den in Barangay Dapdap was discovered and crashed by combined elements of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Central Luzon-Bataan Provincial Office and the local police of Mabalacat City.
Sunstar Pampanga
Buy-bust yields P236-K shabu in Agusan Norte city
Authorities seized some PHP236,000 worth of shabu during a buy-bust on Wednesday afternoon in Barangay 5, Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte.
Philippine News Agency
Recovery and Rehabilitation
ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND AMMUNITION
CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING/ COUNTERFEIT GOODS
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Guevarra: Technology presents challenge, opportunity in fight vs human trafficking
The advent of technology presents both challenge and opportunity to authorities and governments in the continuing the fight against human trafficking, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said.
Philippine Star
Inter-agency dialogue bares how pandemic became 'business opportunity' for traffickers
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the vulnerability of victims of human trafficking, according to government and non-government agencies combatting modern-day slavery.
ABS- CBN
KIDNAPPING/ ABDUCTION
ASG-linked crime group member killed in shootout
An Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)-linked crime syndicate member was killed in a law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, police said Thursday.
Sunstar Zamboanga
2 kidnap group members killed in Antipolo encounter
wo suspected members linked to a kidnap-for-ransom group (KFRG) were killed in a shootout with lawmen in Antipolo City on Thursday morning.
Philippine News Agency
ILLEGAL GAMBLING
Proposed e-sabong tax to aid PH Covid-19 response: solon
A party-list lawmaker on Thursday said the measure imposing taxes on offsite betting activities on locally licensed cockfights and derbies is expected to generate PHP1 billion in revenue that can be used to aid the government’s coronavirus response.
Philippine News Agency
ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION
’Strong message to money launderers’: AMLC turns over to US funds from sale of seized asset
The Anti-Money Laundering Council recently turned over to the US government millions of pesos of proceeds from the disposal of a property that was part of a case involving the movement of ill-gotten assets across national borders.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
3 cops nabbed for extortion
Three police officers were arrested for alleged extortion activities during separate police operations in Taguig City and the province of Albay.
Philippine News Agency
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Gordon lauds colleagues for passing bill on land titling
Senator Richard Gordon thanked his fellow senators for passing his proposed bill simplifying the procedure and requirements in granting land titles to help rural farmers easily secure land certificates.
Philippine News Agency
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Church leaders express alarm at ‘reign of unpeace’ during Advent
Church leaders expressed alarm and concern at the deteriorating prospects for peace as shown by the Rodrigo Duterte government’s demonization of human rights.
Kodao Productions
Bulacan town declares Kadamay official persona non grata
Local officials of Pandi town have declared Mimi Doringo, the secretary-general and national spokesperson of the urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayan ng Mahihirap (Kadamay), persona non-grata.
Philippine News Agency
Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression
Martial Law
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COVID-19
Cases
Philippines logs 1,470 new COVID-19 cases, warning of "sharp rise" in cases
The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Thursday reported 1,470 new confirmed cases COVID-19 infection, bringing the total number in the country to 454,447.
Xinhua
PH lags behind some Southeast Asian neighbors in COVID-19 vaccine procurement
As Philippine officials trade barbs over who "dropped the ball" that supposedly foiled a vaccine procurement deal with Pfizer, other Southeast Asian nations are receiving batches of their orders from several pharmaceutical giants to immunize their citizens as soon as they get local regulatory approvals.
ABS- CBN
Department of Health
IATF/NTF COVID-19
China, Russia vaccines likely in PH by Q1 2021: Galvez
The government is eyeing to roll out the vaccination for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as early as March 2021, National Policy Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Wednesday night.
Philippine News Agency
Duterte saw 'no major lapse' in vaccine negotiations with Pfizer
President Rodrigo Duterte saw “no major lapse” in the country’s deal with US pharmaceutical company Pfizer on the purchase of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines, Malacañang said Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
Regions
Luzon including NCR
Mandaluyong City unveils official contact tracing app
Mandaluyong City has recently unveiled its own digital contact tracing solution to boost its contact tracing efforts and quickly contain the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Manila Bulletin
Visayas
Mindanao
34 new cases, 25 patients healed, 1 death in Region 12
A 82-year-old female from Gen. Santos City has died today due to Covid-19, raising the total number of fatallities due to novel coronavirus to 153, the Department of Health in the Soccsksargen region said.
NDBC News
South Cotabato governor goes into isolation as son, 9 other kin contract COVID-19
South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo, Jr. confirmed Thursday he went into isolation with his young son after the child contracted the highly contagious and deadly novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Mindanews
Davao puts up more COVID treatment, monitoring facilities
The city has established more temporary treatment and monitoring facilities (TTMFs) in anticipation of a surge in virus cases, as more people are expected to move around for Christmas and New Year revelries, Davao City Health Office COVID-19 focal person Ashley Lopez said.
Mindanews
No physical distancing as faithful flock for Misa de Gallo in CdeO
Acting as if there’s no coronavirus pandemic, churchgoers neglected physical distancing as they came in droves for the Misa de Gallo at St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral in Cagayan de Oro Wednesday.
Mindanews
World
China welcomes WHO to investigate COVID-19
The World Health Organization said on Thursday that China had welcomed an international team of investigators into COVID-19 expected to travel to the country in early January. Libby Hogan reports.
Yahoo News
US sets COVID-19 case, hospitalization and death records ahead of key meeting for Moderna's vaccine candidate
The US on Wednesday reported record numbers for COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, ahead of a key meeting for what could be the country's second COVID-19 vaccine to get the green light.
CNN
French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing symptoms, his office said Thursday.
CNN
Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector
Israel aid agency gives P500-K grant to Pinay exec
MASHAV, Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, awarded a PHP500,000 financial grant to Mary Margaret Barro, the executive director of Makati Medical Foundation for a project that would support healthcare workers in the government forces, the Israel Embassy in Manila announced Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
Incidents and Violations
Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features
Are Duterte and his task force doing enough to secure vaccines quickly?
It's only in November when task force officials find a way to reserve vaccines without violating the procurement law. Now they're playing catch-up in the global rat race for a vaccine.
Rappler
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Duterte defends exposing corrupt officials, drug suspects
President Rodrigo Duterte has justified his decision to identify officials tagged in corruption and illegal drugs, saying he is fulfilling a "higher requirement" of informing the public about important issues.
Philippine Star
Duterte hopes new COVID-19 strain won't enter Philippines
President Rodrigo Duterte has urged the public to forego some Christmas traditions - including parties and the asking for gifts from godparents - this year as he expressed hope that the new COVID-19 strain won't enter the Philippines.
Philippine Star
PRRD hits opposition, Trillanes for doing nothing but politicking
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte lashed back at the opposition and former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for “doing nothing but politicking” with only one year and five months left before the 2022 elections.
Philippine News Agency
Palace expects speedy probe into NegOr city health exec slay
Malacañang is expecting the law enforcers to carry out a speedy investigation into the killing of a city health officer from Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental and her husband last Tuesday.
Philippine News Agency
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Success of OVP’s relief work built on public trust — Robredo
Public trust builds the foundation on which the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) relief works became possible and successful, Vice President Leni Robredo said.
Manila Bulletin
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
'Another fiasco, and you’re out', Duterte tells toll board
President Rodrigo Duterte warned officials of the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) that they may face sacking if another “fiasco” such as the traffic mess caused by the implementation of the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) toll collection system in expressways in Luzon would happen.
Philippine News Agency
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
Gov't to change priority infrastructure list again to include more health, flood control projects
Change is again coming for the government's list of flagship infrastructure projects –– the fourth version in four years. Officials of the National Economic and Development Authority announced Thursday that a fresh review of the priority projects is underway just months after the priority list was overhauled and approved in August.
CNN Philippines
BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT
Fewer hungry Filipinos due to reopening of economy: Palace
Fewer Filipinos are experiencing involuntary hunger due to efforts to reopen the economy amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, Malacañang said Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
Government OKs Cagayan, Marikina flood control plans
President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet have approved infrastructure plans meant to prevent flooding in Marikina and Cagayan, where typhoon Ulysses in November trapped residents on top of their rooftops as they waited for rescue from floods, Malacañang said on Thursday.
ABS-CBN News
Foreign contractors not allowed to dredge Cagayan River: Cimatu
No foreign contractors will be allowed to dredge the Cagayan River even for free, Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu said on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
Philippines' San Miguel, local firm submit offers to operate main airport
Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp and another domestic firm have submitted offers to operate the country’s aging main airport after the government turned down another joint venture’s 109 billion pesos ($2.27 billion) proposal.
Financial Post
Megawide still has chance in NAIA rehab despite OPS revocation, says Tugade
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said Megawide Construction Corp. and GMR Infrastructure would still have a chance to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
Philippine Daily Inquirer
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
LPA spotted east of Mindanao, ‘less likely’ to develop into a tropical depression
A low pressure area (LPA) was spotted 470 kilometers east of Davao City at 10: 00 a.m. Thursday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in an advisory.
Mindanews
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Probe of militants' warrants intrusion into Judiciary’s mandate
The resolution filed by members of the Makabayan bloc urging the House Justice Committee to conduct an investigation on the warrants issued by Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Cecilyn Burgos-Villavert against militants, does not fall under the power of inquiry of the legislative branch.
Philippine News Agency
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Philippine National Police
Cops merely implementing warrants from courts: Sinas
Police officers are duty-bound to implement warrants issued by the courts, the country's top cop said on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
PNP-IAS recommends dismissal vs police exec over Parojinog assault
The Philippine National Police-Internal Affairs Service (PNP-IAS) has recommended the dismissal of PLt.Col. Jigger Noceda for being found guilty of sexually harassing former Ozamiz City Vice Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog.
UNTV
Cops enforcing quarantine rules can't barge into houses: PNP
Police officers cannot simply intrude into houses in the performance of their duty as enforcers of health protocols for the holiday season, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
NCRPO deploys 88 cops for field training program
Close to four million workers in the country and abroad have been affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Thursday.
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Thursday has announced that a total of 88 newly appointed police commissioned officers (PCO) will undergo field training exercises as part of efforts to strengthen the Metro Manila police force.
Philippine News Agency
EDUCATION
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
ELECTION RELATED
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
LABOR
Close to 4-M workers displaced by Covid-19: DOLE
Close to four million workers in the country and abroad have been affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
Bello backs P6-K minimum pay for domestic workers
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is pushing for an increase in the minimum salary of domestic workers (kasambahays) to PHP6,000.
Philippine News Agency
DTI opens business program for workers affected by pandemic
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), together with the Philippine Trade Training Center, has virtually launched a program that seeks to provide business mentoring and training for displaced and retrenched workers due to the pandemic.
UNTV
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
Go lauds move to certify OFW dep't bill as urgent
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday lauded President Rodrigo Duterte's move to certify as urgent a bill creating a separate department for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
Philippine News Agency
House of Representatives
Velasco signs 2021 budget bill ahead of submission to Duterte
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has signed the final copy of the proposed 2021 General Appropriations Act (GAA) outlining a P4.5-trillion national budget for next year prior to submission to President Rodrigo Duterte.
GMA News
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
World Bank approves 900 mln USD in loans to Philippines
The World Bank (WB) has approved two project loans worth 900 million U.S. dollars to support the Philippines' efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, improve competitiveness, and build resilience against shocks and natural disasters, the multilateral development bank said on Thursday.
Xinhua
FOREIGN RELATIONS
Uphold UNCLOS: PH to states in Asean meetings
Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary of Association of Southeast Asian (Asean) Affairs and Asean-Philippines Director-General Junever Mahilum-West urged states to uphold the 1982 United Nations (UN) Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) as the legal framework under which all ocean activities are regulated at the 10th Asean Maritime Forum (AMF) and the 8th Expanded Asean Maritime Forum (EAMF) held on Dec. 15, 2020.
Philippine News Agency
West Philippine Sea
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
HOUSING and SETTLEMENT
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION
10 prov’l P2P bus routes to open Dec. 21
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will open 10 point-to-point (P2P) provincial bus routes to and from Metro Manila beginning December 21.
Philippine News Agency
TRB ‘can’t escape blame’ in RFID mess — Poe
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday said the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) “cannot escape the blame” in the fiasco involving the implementation of the cashless payment scheme in tollways.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
6 Davao-Manila flights added for the holidays
Davao City will have six additional flights to Manila starting next week in time for the holiday celebrations, Davao City Tourism Office head Generose Tecson said.
Mindanews
PAL to give free RT-PCR test to OFWs from Middle East
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will provide free reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests to select overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their dependents from Dec. 21 to 31, the airline announced on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
TOURISM
WATER and ENERGY
NGCP energizes Toril-to-Bunawan transmission line
Transmission operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines said Thursday it energized the P7-billion Toril-Bunawan 230kV transmission line, the final component of its Mindanao 230 kiloVolt backbone project. NGCP said in a statement the Mindanao backbone project would stabilize power transmission and secure the reliability of services in the entire Mindanao.
Manila Standard
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