Statement of Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on the CPP/NPA
Fifty-two years ago today, the Communist Party of the Philippines was founded by Jose Maria Sison with the avowed mission of supplanting our democratic government with a communist one. Sison then established a military arm he called the New People’s Army (NPA) to wage an armed struggle against the government to achieve their goal.
PTV News
Anti-Terrorism Council declares CPP-NPA as terrorist groups, enemies of the state
The Duterte administration sprung a Christmas Day “gift” on the Communist Party of the Philippines and New People's Army (CPP-NPA) on the eve of their anniversary, as the newly formed Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) passed a resolution formally declaring the leftists as enemies of the state and designating them as terrorist groups.
Manila Standard
CPP turns 52
In commemoration of its 52nd anniversary Saturday, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) will hold “simple but joyous” activities, both in the rural areas and cities, despite the all-out attacks of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) especially against peasant communities.
Manila Bulletin
Reds to mark 52nd anniversary with ‘simple but joyous’ activities
Revolutionary forces will hold “simple but joyous” activities to commemorate the Communist Party of the Philippines’ (CPP) 52nd anniversary on Dec 26.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Army, PNP Caraga on full alert ahead of CPP Anniversary
All field units of the Army’s Fourth Infantry (Diamond) Division (4th ID) and Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13) in Northeastern Mindanao or Caraga region remained on full alert for the Yuletide season and the upcoming anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CCP) on December 26.
Manila Bulletin
Peace talks
Incidents/Operations
Troops thwart Sultan Kudarat CPP anniversary event
Seven were killed as soldiers foiled an attempt by hundreds of guerillas to commemorate in Palimbang town Saturday the 52nd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines.
Philippine Star
Two NPA rebels killed in Negros Oriental clash on Christmas Eve – military
In the absence of a ceasefire, government forces clashed with members of the New People’s Army in Negros Oriental on Christmas Eve, leaving two rebels dead, according to the military.
CNN Philippines
Government troops repel CTG’s intents to sow havoc during Christmastime in Northern Samar
In a series of encounters this week, the government troops repelled Communist NPA Terrorists (CNTs) who were planning to sow chaos during the Christmas celebration in Northern Samar.A high-ranking New People’s Army (NPA) terrorist leader was killed while another wounded NPA was arrested during the five successive encounters. Several high and low-powered firearms, ammunition, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), claymore mines, and grenades were also seized.
Kalinaw News
2 NPAs killed, firearms seized in a clash against government forces during Christmas Eve
Elements of the 11th Infantry (Lapu-Lapu) Battalion, Philippine Army encountered remnants of Southeast Front, Komiteng Rehiyon Negros, Cebu, Bohol, and Siquijor (SEF, KR – NCBS) at Sitio Libjo, Barangay Napacao, Siaton, Negros Oriental at about 7:25 PM of December 24, 2020 (Thursday).
Kalinaw News
Another NPA combatant yields to Army as Christmas is fast approaching
A top brass member of the New People’s Army voluntarily surrendered without firearms to 58th Infantry “Dimalulupig” Battalion at Headquarters 58IB, Sitio Migbanday, Poblacion, Claveria, Misamis Oriental three days before Christmas.
Kalinaw News
Female NPA Terrorist killed in a clash with Army troops in SurSur
One (1) female New People’s Army (NPA) terrorist was killed in a firefight with the operating troops of the 75th Infantry “Marauder” Battalion, 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division, Philippine Army in Purok Quarry, Sitio Kabalawan, Brgy Anahao Daan, Tago, Surigao del Sur on December 23, 2020.
Kalinaw News
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MARAWI
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD
Host of 'The Daily' Clouds 'N.Y. Times' Effort To Restore Trust After 'Caliphate'
Late last week, The New York Times issued one of its biggest mea culpas in years. The nation's leading newspaper returned a Peabody award and a citation as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize after retracting the core of its hit podcast series Caliphate.
Idea Stream
‘Ofcom proved India hub of terrorism, extremism’
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz said on Thursday India had become a hub of terrorism and extremism.
The News International
Rethinking extremism, moderation, modernity
We live in a world beset by false dichotomies which seek to readily label communities and even countries as being secular, moderate or extremists. Yet, a closer examination often reveals that such tidy labels often do not match realities on the ground.
Tribune
2020 appears to be a good year for counterterrorism
In October, the FBI arrested over a dozen men tied to the anti-government “boogaloo” movement and a paramilitary group, the “Wolverine Watchmen.” The men allegedly plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), put her on trial or treason for taking tough measures to fight covid-19, and storm the state capitol building to instigate a civil war. The alleged Whitmer plot, along with constant disinformation claiming an election coup, bizarre QAnon conspiracy theories and images of burning cities, seemed to embody the extremism that appears to permeate America today.
The Brookings Institution
Nigeria school abductions sparked by cattle feuds, not extremism, officials say
The kidnap of 344 schoolboys in northwest Nigeria had the appearance of an Islamist militant attack. There was even a video purporting to show some of the boys with members of Boko Haram, the extremists behind the 2014 kidnapping of more than 270 schoolgirls in the northeast.
The Daily Star
Russia to launch own TikTok developed with Putin's alleged daughter
Russia's leading media holding, which is controlled by state energy giant Gazprom, will launch an app similar to the video-sharing social network TikTok, the group's CEO said Wednesday.
Philippine Star
From most dangerous place to favorite tourist destination
Pakistan, once called as breeding ground of terrorism, recorded its lowest number of terror-related deaths in 2019. Since 2007, there is a 90% decline in deaths related to terrorist incidents, states Global Terrorism Index (GTI) Report 2020. Most of the deaths form terrorism in Pakistan were from small-scale attacks that were not attributed to any particular group. The report highlights that out of 37 terror groups active in Pakistan in 2015, only ten were (partially) active in 2019. GTI report also points out that since 2014, the economic impact of terrorism declined by 95%.
Modern Diplomacy
Sticky Bomb Attacks Send Wave of Fear Through Kabul
An apparent rise in “sticky bomb” attacks against Afghan officials and other high-profile targets has some dreading car journeys in Kabul, with some activists saying the violence, conducted through fixing magnetic explosives to vehicles, is the latest tactic by militant groups to further destabilize the country.
Voice of America
Security agencies too focused on ‘Islamist’ terror in run-up to Christchurch mosques terror attack, inquiry rules
New Zealand’s security agencies were “almost exclusively” fixated on the risk of “Islamist terrorism” and the police had failed to enforce appropriate checks on firearm licenses in the run-up to last year’s Christchurch mosques terror attack, in which a gunman shot dead 51 Muslim worshippers, an inquiry into the terror attack has found.
Muslim News UK
Daniel Pearl: Court orders release of man accused in journalist's murder
A court in Pakistan has ordered the release of the British-born militant who was accused of killing an American journalist in 2002.
BBC
Facebook bans Australian celebrity chef over COVID-19 misinformation
Facebook has banned Australian celebrity chef and conspiracy theorist Pete Evans for repeatedly spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. With more than a million social media followers, Evans had been an influential promoter of conspiracy theories about the pandemic and vaccines. Facebook said yesterday it would not “allow anyone to share misinformation about Covid-19 that could lead to imminent physical harm” or falsehoods about COVID-19 vaccines.
Kuwait Times
A lesson on tolerance, from John Le Carre for France
“Should we be free to burn Korans, mock the passionately held religions of others? Maybe we should – but should we also be surprised when the believers we have offended respond in fury? I couldn’t answer that question at the time and, with all good will, I still can’t. But I am a little proud, in retrospect, that I spoke against the easy trend, reckoning with the wrath of outraged western intellectuals, and suffering it in all its righteous glory. And if I met Salman [Rushdie] tomorrow? I would warmly shake the hand of a brilliant fellow writer.” – John Le Carre, 2012
The Indian Express
Arms depots blasted to erase traces of arms provided by Turkey to ISIS, top intelligence officer says
A top military intelligence officer in Turkey claimed explosions in Turkish military arms depots were staged to erase the tracks of weaponry provided by the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Nordic Monitor
Young Yazidi survivors of ISIS want to go back to school
Young people who survived Islamic State (ISIS) captivity say they have not been able to resume their formal education for years while living at camps for the internally displaced in the Kurdistan Region.
Rudaw news
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BARMM
Towns to have permanent gov't centers under BARMM
Five municipalities of two Muslim provinces inked pact Thursday with the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) for the construction of municipal hall buildings, seen to fix sites of local government centers for its constituents.
Manila Standard | Bangsamoro Government
Ebrahim cites challenges in transition, BARMM accomplishments
During the Chief Minister’s Hour on Wednesday, Chief Minister Ahod “Al-Haj Murad” Ebrahim cited several challenges faced by the interim government throughout the transition period, which root the call for its extension from 2022 to 2025.
Bangsamoro Government
MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY
LANAO PROVINCES
BASILAN
SULU
TAWI-TAWI
Sipadan hostage taker surrenders in Tawi-Tawi
An Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandit involved in the Sipadan mass kidnapping 20 years ago has surrendered to government authorities in the province of Tawi-Tawi, military officials announced Friday.
Manila Bulletin
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DRUGS
Mayor Sara wants deeper probe of gov’t workers in illegal drugs
City Mayor Sara Duterte directed the Davao City Police Office to deepen its investigation on who among the local government employees are involved in the illegal drug trade after two workers were arrested for selling illegal drugs this month.
Mindanews
Operations/ Incidents
P1.8M shabu stashed in noodle packs seized from ‘religious’ who visited Davao City jail
Suspected shabu, or crystal meth, with a street value of P1.8 million were intercepted by authorities from two suspects who claimed to be from a religious organization delivering goods to inmates at the Davao City Jail on Friday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Police seize P34 million worth of shabu in Caloocan buy-bust
Police seized an estimated P34 million ($707,620) worth of shabu or crystal meth in a buy-bust operation in Caloocan City on Christmas Eve, said Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Debold Sinas.
Rappler
Painter yields ‘shabu’ in Ormoc City
Police arrested a 22-year-old painter for alleged illegal drug activity in Ormoc City, Thursday afternoon, December 24, 2020.
Sunstar Tacloban
Recovery and Rehabilitation
ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND AMMUNITION
CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING/ COUNTERFEIT GOODS
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
KIDNAPPING/ ABDUCTION
Suspect in 2015 kidnapping of 3 foreigners in Samal Island falls
A key suspect in the kidnapping of three foreigners and a Filipina in Samal Island in 2015 was arrested in Manila on Thursday, Philippine National Police chief, Gen. Debold Sinas said.
NDBC News
2 cops demoted over illegal arrest, search
The Quezon City People’s Law Enforcement Board (QC PLEB) has ordered the demotion of two police officers who were found guilty of grave misconduct for unlawful arrest and search without proper warrants.
Philippine Star
ILLEGAL GAMBLING
ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION
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CHR year-ender: Technology maximized to reach concerns of citizenry
The year 2020 is unlike any other, as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic brought nations down to its knees and the community quarantines required Filipinos to stay indoors in order to curb its transmission.
Manila Bulletin
[Opinion] Police, victims, and a call for change
The killing of two unarmed civilians, Sonya and Frank Gregorio, that happened last December 20, has rightly met with widespread condemnation and ignited the debate about the need for police reform in the Philippines.
Rappler
Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression
Martial Law
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COVID-19
Cases
COVID test labs told to get ready for high, postholiday demand
COVID-19 testing laboratories have been told to be ready for a rise in test demand after the holidays due to an expected surge in new coronavirus infections. Health and trade officials led by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III visited licensed testing laboratories in Makati City on Wednesday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
1,885 new cases bring total active COVID-19 cases to 27,748
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded an additional 1,885 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the current total active cases of the disease in the country to 27,748 (5.9 percent of total cases) as of Friday, Christmas Day.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
QC, Bulacan, Davao City top number of new COVID-19 cases
The Department of Health (DOH) reported that 1,885 more people tested positive for the dreaded novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which brings the country’s total to 467,601 on Friday.
Manila Bulletin
Philippines still free of new Covid strain
The more contagious strain of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) had not reached the country so far, a health expert said on Thursday.
Manila Times
Department of Health
Galvez honors Covid-19 front-liners on Christmas day
National Policy Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., on Friday hailed the sacrifices, dedication, and services of various front-liners in responding to the prevailing pandemic.
Philippine News Agency
COVID-19 bed capacity: 8 of 144 NCR hospitals under ‘critical’ level — DOH
Eight out of 144 hospitals in Metro Manila were placed under critical level in terms of bed capacity solely for COVID-19 patients, based on data from the Department of Health (DOH) as of December 23.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
IATF/NTF COVID-19
Duterte to meet IATF, experts over new COVID-19 strain
President Duterte will cut short his Christmas vacation to meet the government’s pandemic task force and other experts to discuss the new COVID-19 strain, Malacañang announced Friday.
Manila Bulletin
DOST: Despite 50% effectivity, PH still can't use Sinovac sans full data
The COVID-19 vaccine of China's Sinovac Biotech may be deemed "acceptable" to minimum global standards, but the Philippines still needs to review the full data on its effectivity before it can be used, an official of the Department of Science and Technology stressed on Thursday.
CNN Philippines
Regions
Luzon including NCR
Visayas
Council created to oversee Bacolod’s COVID-19 vaccination program
Mayor Evelio Leonardia has formed a body tasked to plan and implement the city’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination roadmap.
Manila Bulletin
Mindanao
24 patients healed, 20 new cases in Region 12
Twenty-four patients infected with novel coronavirus disease have been healed and are now home for another 7-14 day quarantine.
NDBC News
World
India's COVID-19 tally rises to 10,146,845, S.Korea reports highest daily caseload of 1,241 infections
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in Asia-Pacific countries as India registered 23,067 new cases on Friday while South Korea reported its highest daily caseload.
Xinhua
Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector
Pope Francis calls for ‘vaccines for all’ as he gives Christmas Urbi et Orbi blessing
Giving his traditional Christmas “Urbi et Orbi” blessing Friday, Pope Francis called for coronavirus vaccines to be made available to the world’s neediest people.
NDBC News
Turkey says COVID-19 vaccine from China’s Sinovac 91.25% effective
A COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech is 91.25% effective, according to interim data from a late-stage trial in Turkey, a potentially much better result than reported from a separate trial of the vaccine in Brazil.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Incidents and Violations
Baguio City urges DOH, NIATF to probe lapsed RT-PCR test kits
The local government of Baguio is asking the Department of Health (DOH), National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) and other concerned agencies to conduct an investigation on the thousands of Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test kits donated to the City. The items which were supposed to be used by a private diagnostic center have mostly expired when received by the local leaders.
PTV News
12 Batasan Hills barangay staff fired for holding Christmas party
Twelve staff members of Barangay Batasan Hills in Quezon City were fired for holding a Christmas party which is prohibited under the general community quarantine to prevent the spread of the contagious coronavirus,
Manila Bulletin
Air travelers warned vs fake COVID test labs in Manila
The local government has warned against fake laboratories in Manila offering cheap COVID-19 tests after finding out that most passengers who arrived at the Davao International Airport since August with invalid test results were scammed, City Tourism and Operations Office head Generose Tecson said.
Mindanews
Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features
The vaccine: Coming to grips, or coming to grief?
President Duterte has made it appear that the emergence of vaccines spells deliverance from COVID-19. Nothing is so far from the truth.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Duterte spends Christmas with family in Davao City
President Rodrigo Duterte celebrated Christmas with his loved ones in Davao City.
GMA News
Duterte to veto portions of P4.5-T 2021 national budget: spokesperson
President Rodrigo Duterte will "surely" veto several portions of the P4.5-trillion 2021 national budget, his spokesman said Friday, a week before the chief executive signs the spending bill into law.
ABS- CBN
Filipinos’ indomitable spirit helped us survive 2020: Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte praised Filipinos for their “indomitable spirit”, which according to him, has helped them survive adversity this year.
NDBC News
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
Pandemic tests limits of Philippine’s fiscal ammunition
No one could have imagined the events that would transpire this year. Aside from the tragic loss of life, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global economy, including the Philippines, has been especially devastating.
Philippine Star
BSP sees low inflation, interest rates until 2024
Prices of basic goods and services are expected to rise only at a modest pace over the next four years, which means that the cost of borrowing will remain affordable in the foreseeable future, according to the central bank.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT
Urban residents benefit more from digital economy
People living in urban or more affluent areas in the country will likely benefit more from the digital economy, according to a study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies and funded by the Asian Development Bank.
Manila Standard
Private firms want to import more vaccines
The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has appealed to the government to allow private companies to import doses of the vaccine for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) without paying any taxes.
Manila Times
P2.3-B recycling facility in Cavite gets BOI perks
The Board of Investments (BOI) recently approved a P2.3-billion project to build a state-of-the-art recycling facility in Cavite province to be put up by a joint venture that includes beverage maker Coca-Cola Philippines.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
More Filipinos go for higher-yielding investment options
The record low interest regime in the Philippines during this prolonged coronavirus pandemic has prompted more Filipinos to chase yields from alternative investments here and abroad.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
6.3-magnitude quake hits Batangas
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas on Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported.
Manila Bulletin
Phivolcs says no threat of tsunami following Calatagan quake
There is no threat of tsunami following a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that jolted Calatagan, Batangas on Christmas Day, according to Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary Renato Solidum Jr., who is also the director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).
Manila Bulletin
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Army conducts gratitude parade
The Army's 53rd Infantry “Matapat” Battalion (IB) recently held a gratitude parade to express its appreciation and thankfulness to the people of Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur.
Sunstar Zamboanga
Philippine National Police
Zamboanga City police receives two high-speed tactical water craft
The police regional office in Zamboanga peninsula (PNP-9) turned over to the local police in this city two high-speed tactical watercraft (HSTW) equipped with three machine guns, which will be utilized to patrol the coastal sea lanes of the city.
Manila Bulletin
EDUCATION
Students find aid in online Ayuda
Two unexpected developments nearly made it impossible for Angelo Villamar, a second-year business administration student at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Manila, to finish his studies.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Aboitiz Infrastructure, Globe partner for affordable internet service
The infrastructure arm of the Aboitiz group and Globe Telecom Inc. are joining forces to provide affordable internet in key urban cities in Visayas and Mindanao.
Philippine Star
ELECTION RELATED
Davaoeña named as new Comelec commissioner
A former Davao del Norte provincial election supervisor has been appointed as an ad interim commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), according to the poll body’s Education and Information Department.
Manila Bulletin
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DENR remains relentless in mandate amid pandemic
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) assured Friday that they remain relentless in their mandate to conserve the country’s natural resources amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Manila Bulletin
LABOR
Hong Kong’s domestic workers from the Philippines yearn for home on Christmas amid Covid-19 isolation
Advocates have seen more workers requesting mental health support as the pandemic comes between Filipinos and their families over the holiday period
South China Morning Post
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
‘Does PNP have an adequate mental health program for cops?’ asks Sen. Binay
The Senate should look into whether the Philippine National Police (PNP) has a responsive and adequate mental health program to ensure the psychological well-being of the entire police force.
Manila Bulletin
Drilon, Zubiri caution vs. choice of vaccine with 50 per cent efficacy
Two senators on Friday cautioned the government against buying vaccines with 50 percent less efficacy saying the national task force against the COVID-19 pandemic should put a premium on safety, efficacy and pricing in determining the distribution and implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination program.
Manila Bulletin
Drilon urges gov't to rethink buying Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines with 50% efficacy
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon cautioned the government against obtaining COVID-19 vaccines from the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac, which has an efficacy rate of 50%.
Rappler
House of Representatives
Solon wonders why IATF prefers Sinovac vaccine of China
Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite asked the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on COVID-19 on Christmas Day to justify why it strongly prefers China’s Sinovac when its reported efficacy rate against the coronavirus is merely 50 percent and is the most expensive compared to other vaccines.
Manila Bulletin
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
5 LGUs gets P25-M each for town hall projects
Five municipalities got a P25 million town hall project each Thursday from the local government ministry of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
NDBC News
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
FOREIGN RELATIONS
PH expects to wrap-up talks on bilateral FTA with Korea by first quarter
The Philippine government expects to finalize and wrap-up bilateral discussions on the proposed free trade agreement with South Korea by the first quarter of 2021, according to an official of the Department of Trade and Industry.
Manila Standard
When will PH gov’t truly stand up to Beijing?
This year may be the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is also a year where a number of countries came out to strongly oppose China’s expansionism in the South China Sea, as China took advantage of the pandemic to further its legally and historically baseless claims.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
West Philippine Sea
China sends second ship to trial amid rising tensions in South China Sea
China’s navy has started trials on its second trademark warship as tensions between the Communist nation and the US continue to rise in the fiercely contested South China Sea.
New York Post
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
PH to end 2020 with all-time high palay yield
The Philippines is poised to end the year with an all-time high yield in palay despite losing 419,560 metric tons (MT) of the main staple due to several typhoons that took place during the fourth quarter of the year.
Manila Bulletin
HOUSING and SETTLEMENT
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION
PH transport sector among hardest hit by Covid pandemic
While mobility challenges have long existed in the country, for Metro Manila in particular, the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has made the situation even worse for the masses.
Manila Times
TOURISM
Boracay arrivals breach 4,000 in December
Despite strict health and travel protocols, many tourists still prefer to take a break in Boracay, as the resort island recorded a relatively significant increase in arrivals in the first two weeks of December.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
WATER and ENERGY
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