DFA warns groups financing CPP-NPA, other ATC-listed terrorists
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) warned any organization or groups extending financial support either "directly or indirectly" to terrorist groups listed in Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) resolutions.
Philippine News Agency
13 North Cotabato barangays liberated from NPAs
Authorities have declared 13 interior barangays in North Cotabato province liberated from occupation by the New People’s Army through inter-agency humanitarian and security interventions. Gov. Nancy Catamco said Thursday the feat was confirmed by officials from the Police Regional Office-12 and the Army’s 10th Infantry Division during an online conference Wednesday.
NDBC News
Valenzuela City revs efforts vs communist insurgency
The city government of Valenzuela has revved up its efforts supporting the national government's programs to end the communist insurgency in the country.
Philippine News Agency
180 Ex-NPA Supporters Unite for Peace Building Seminar
Some 180 former mass-based supporters of the Communist-Terrorist Groups (CTGs) operating in nine barangays of Kibawe, Bukidnon completed the two-day peace building seminar, 15-16 February 2021.
Kalinaw News
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Deadly 'Red-Tagging' Campaign Ramps Up in Philippines
Human rights activists say “red-tagging,” a tactic whereby individuals are labelled as communists or terrorists – often without substantial proof – is being increasingly deployed by government supporters and state officials in the Philippines.
Voice of America News
[Opinion] In defense of our red (tagged) comrades in the ivory tower!
Fueled by self-imposed deadline to end communist insurgency, the military dodge these question by harping their standardized narrative: these rebels advocated violence, they killed their fellow Filipinos, and were traitors to the Constitution! It is from these “political misfits” that the military is supposed to save our children. But how many children die daily from poverty, how many commit suicides and suffer mental health deterioration resulting from hopelessness? How many young girls prostitute themselves online and offline just to pursue their education?
Bulatlat
Iloilo court clears NDFP consultant of charges
A local court in Iloilo City acquitted National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant Maria Concepcion Araneta-Bocala of charges of illegal possession of explosives and illegal possession of firearms and ammunitions.
Bulatlat
Peace talks
Incidents/Operations
6 CTG Members Yield and turn in 5 firearms to the JTF Bicolandia and 9ID, PA
Six regular members of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) joined the growing number of surrenderees in Bicol as they surrendered to the government, Wednesday, February 17.
Kalinaw News
Parents of Subanen boy sue NPA leaders
The parents of a Subanen minor who was allegedly taken by the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in 2019 to run errands in their camp have sued alleged leaders of the rebel group in Western Mindanao for kidnapping and child exploitation.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Soldier wounded in encounter with Reds in Iloilo town
A government trooper was wounded following an encounter with members of the communist-terrorist group in the vicinity of Barangay Iglilico, San Joaquin, Iloilo past 1 p.m. on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
2 ex-NPA siblings reunited after surrender to gov't
Two siblings who were separated after being recruited by communist terrorist groups finally reunited with each other after voluntarily surrendering to government forces.
Philippine News Agency
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MARAWI
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD
Democcracy on the Edge
More fragile than we thought, liberal democracy seems to be under attack from many sides. Are these death throes – or growing pains?
New Internationalist
Parris Island implements anti-extremism training following order from Pentagon
The Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island has added anti-extremism training to its 13-week-long bootcamp, a depot spokesperson said, in response to a “stand down” order from the Secretary of Defense to address extremism in the armed forces after the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
Herald Online
Biden administration looks to FEMA to help combat domestic terrorism in wake of Capitol attack
The Biden administration is leaning on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help state and local authorities combat domestic extremism in the United States. The new guidance directed by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was announced by FEMA to state and local officials in a briefing last week, an administration official said.
CNN
Taliban tweet threatens Malala; Twitter removes account
A Pakistani Taliban militant who nine years ago is alleged to have shot and badly wounded Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai has threatened a second attempt on her life, tweeting that next time, “there would be no mistake.” Twitter on Wednesday permanently suspend the account with the menacing post.
Yahoo News
[Opinion] We Must Fight the Temptation to Regulate Online Speech At All Costs
At a time of intense political polarization, there is one topic that Republican and Democratic lawmakers seem to agree on: that something must be done, and quickly, to sanitize the online ecosystem. Democrats want to diminish hate speech and disinformation, while Republicans demand a halt what they contend is censorship of conservative views, and proposed legislation was piling up in congress well before the election. But in the aftermath of the January 6 riot in Washington D.C. and the de-platforming of Donald Trump from his favorite online haunts, all sides are more resolved than ever to stop letting the social media platforms regulate themselves.
Newsweek
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BARMM
BSP to promote BARMM Islamic banking and finance
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) seeks to promote BARMM as an investment destination for Islamic banking and finance. This is according to the regional Bangsamoro Board of Investments (RBOI), which received a letter from BSP dated February 17, 2021 in response to the RBOI’s initiative to provide fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for investment operations under Republic Act No. 11439 entitled “An Act Providing for the Regulation and Organization of Islamic Banks.”
NDBC News
Project TABANG continues to serve ‘poorest of the poor’ families in BARMM
Project Tulong Alay sa Bangsamorong Nangangailangan (TABANG) continuously serve the Bangsamoro constituents, particularly the ‘poorest of the poor’ families in the region. On Wednesday, Poject TABANG distributed relief goods, medicines, and other medical supplies to poverty-stricken areas of Maguindanao, including Buluan, Mangudadatu, and General Salipada K. Pendatun municipalities.
NDBC News
BARMM insists on longer transition period
The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) has declared that there should be no elections at this time and the transition period extended because it would deter the reorganization of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Manila Times
BARMM says it sustained rice production, food supply amid COVID-19
The Bangsamoro Government on Thursday said it sustained rice production and the supply of food commodities across the region despite the difficulties of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.Citing a report of the Philippine Statistics Authority, the Bangsamoro Government’s Director for Agriculture Services Ismail Guiamel said palay production in BARMM increased to 196,987 metric tons in the first quarter of 2020 from 170,380 metric tons in 2019.
GMA News
MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY
Anti-Terror Law worsens human rights situation in Maguindanao
Hundreds of families have been forced to evacuate since the imposed lockdown due to continuous military operations allegedly against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF). But the aerial bombings and mortar shelling victimized civilians; the latest casualties include two children and a pregnant woman.
Bulatlat
7 rogue Moro rebels surrender to Army, yield guns in Maguindanao
Seven members of a rogue Moro rebel group surrendered to the Army in Maguindanao on Wednesday (Feb. 17), a military official said.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
LANAO PROVINCES
PNP: Lanao del Sur's 'most wanted' slain in shootout; 4 others arrested
One of Lanao Del Sur's "most wanted" suspects for a murder case was killed in a shootout against police in Balabagan on Thursday, where 4 others were arrested, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP).
ABS-CBN News
BASILAN
Basilan guv condemns desecration of chapels
Basilan Gov. Hadjiman Hataman-Salliman strongly condemned Thursday the desecration of three chapels in the province's capital of Lamitan City. Salliman issued the condemnation after still-unidentified persons ransacked the San Isidro Chapels in Barangay Santa Clara, Purok Little Cebu in Barangay Maganda, and Barangay Lukaybato in Lamitan City.
Philippine News Agency
Bangsamoro officials vow thorough probe into vandalism of Basilan chapels
The Bangsamoro government on Thursday condemned the desecration of Catholic chapels in two barangays in Lamitan City in Basilan on the eve of Ash Wednesday.
Philippine Star
SULU
TAWI-TAWI
Another Abu Sayyaf surrenders in Tawi-Tawi
THE number of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) surrenderers since January has increased to 27 as a Sulu-based Abu Sayyaf spotter yielded in Tawi-Tawi, military officials announced. Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command, identified the latest Abu Sayyaf surrenderer as Albaser Abduraji alias Abu Bas, 31, a resident of Magsaggaw village in Panglima town Sugala, Tawi-Tawi.
Sunstar Zamboanga
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DRUGS
Operations/ Incidents
Tarlac anti-drug op nets P20-M marijuana, 6 suspects
Some PHP20 million worth of marijuana bricks and leaves with fruiting tops were seized by authorities during anti-illegal drugs operation in Tarlac on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
Baguio cops nab man who delivered shabu-laden adobo to inmate
The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) arrested a person who was identified as the one who brought the shabu-laden adobo (pork stew) for an inmate of the Baguio City Jail Male dormitory (BCJMD).
Philippine News Agency
Recovery and Rehabilitation
ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND AMMUNITION
Pakistani faces raps for illegal firearm possession
Police filed charges on Thursday against a 19-year-old Pakistani for illegal possession of a firearm. Maj. Milgrace Driz, chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Davao Region (CIDG-11), said Zahir Farooq yielded a .45 caliber and ammunition when arrested on Monday in Barangay Toril here.
Philippine News Agency
CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING/ COUNTERFEIT GOODS
BOC seizes P45-M fake toys, other goods in Bulacan warehouse
Customs officials seized PHP45 million worth of counterfeit toys and other items in raid at a warehouse in Bulacan. In a statement Thursday, the bureau said the personnel of the Manila International Container Port’s (MICP) Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) seized the items in a warehouse in Guiguinto, Bulacan on February 9.
Philippine News Agency
2 importers face raps over used clothes, fake cigarettes shipment
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday has filed criminal cases against two importers for the alleged misdeclaration and illegal importation of counterfeit and prohibited goods.
Philippine News Agency
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
KIDNAPPING/ ABDUCTION
Most wanted kidnapper, cohort slain in Zambales encounter
A man, listed as the most wanted kidnapper by the Philippine National Police-Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG), and his cohort were killed in an encounter with authorities in Zambales on Wednesday.
Philippine News Agency
ILLEGAL GAMBLING
QC probes how tablet for learning used for ‘online sabong’
The Quezon City government is investigating how a tablet device given by the city government for the distant blended learning ended up in a raid and used by some men for ‘online sabong’ (cockfight).
Philippine News Agency
ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION
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[Opinion] ‘Lumad students are not child warriors’
I strongly and vehemently denounce the attack made yesterday by the police (under the dubious pretext of “rescue operation”) against Lumad volunteer teachers and Lumad students who were sheltered in the University of San Carlos (USC), Talamban Campus.
Bulatlat
Groups ignorant for claiming rescue of IP kids in Cebu fake
The Regional Task Force to End Local Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) in Western Visayas said individuals and groups that claim as "fake" the rescue operation of indigenous peoples (IP) minors in Cebu are ignorant of the facts and the true issue at hand.
Philippine News Agency
IP leaders laud gov’t efforts to rescue young IPs in Cebu
Indigenous peoples (IPs) groups from Mindanao have thanked the police and local government in Cebu for rescuing young IPs from the communities in Talaingod, Davao del Norte.
Philippine News Agency
Palace leaves case of rescued IP students to law enforcers
Malacañang on Thursday refused to meddle in the investigation into the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) controversial rescue of 19 minors belonging to indigenous peoples (IP) community from a retreat house in Cebu City.
Philippine News Agency
DSWD-7 to give stress debriefing to rescued IP kids
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas on Thursday said it will provide counseling and stress debriefing to the 19 indigenous peoples (IP) children who were rescued from a university retreat house here before sending them back to Mindanao.
Philippine News Agency
CHR: No evidence of ‘lumad’ kids’ indoctrination
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday said it found “no evidence” that the 19 Manobo children “rescued” by armed policemen from the University of San Carlos (USC) in Cebu City had been indoctrinated in communist thought or coerced to be there, contrary to police claims.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Separated from her mother, 1-month-old baby of political prisoner dies
Born last January with several health complications and a cleft-palate, Carlen was immediately separated from her mother after delivery through a caesarean section. Espinosa was taken back to jail in Guihulngan City three days after giving birth in a local hospital and was denied the chance to take care of her baby.
Bulatlat
Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression
[Opinion] Who will police the police?
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (Who will guard the guards themselves?) This question, posed many years ago by the Roman poet Juvenal, has remained relevant throughout the world, its significance undiminished across changing modes of government from the absolute rule by the Caesars to our modern but fragile democracies.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Martial Law
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COVID-19
Cases
COVID-19 cases in Philippines breach 555,000 as arrival date of vaccines remains uncertain
Coronavirus infections in the Philippines breached the 555,000 mark on Thursday, with 1,744 new cases reported by the health department amid the lingering uncertainty on the date of arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in the country. The cumulative total of COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian nation reached 555,163, of which, 31,115 or 5.6 percent are active infections.
ABS- CBN News
Department of Health
IATF/NTF COVID-19
PH vax roadmap is still on track: Galvez
The country's vaccine roadmap is still on track despite limited access to the global supplies of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines, National Policy Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
Gov’t to rely on ‘analytics, data’ on easing restrictions
While the majority of Metro Manila mayors backed the proposal to place the entire country under the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) in March, Malacañang on Thursday said the decision on easing the quarantine status still depends on “analytics and data.”
Philippine News Agency
Regions
Luzon including NCR
Metro Manila mayors support shift to MGCQ by March 1
The Metro Manila Council (MMC), composed of Metro Manila mayors and national government officials, has voted to support the proposed shift to the less restrictive modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) in Metro Manila.
Philippine News Agency
Visayas
DOH conducts bio-surveillance on 2 coronavirus mutations in Cebu
Medical experts have discovered the presence of at least two mutations of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Cebu, the Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas said on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
Mindanao
Kidapawan City to use 5 schools as Covid-19 vaccination sites
Mayor Joseph Evangelista of Kidapawan City in North Cotabato is eyeing the use of five schools as sites for the forthcoming coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination drive.
Philippine News Agency
World
WHO waits on Covid vaccine makers to uphold pledges
The World Health Organization on Thursday urged Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to make good on their commitments as the planet’s poorest countries await their first doses.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
COVID-19 variants could fuel another surge. Fauci says we have two powerful tools against them
OVID-19 variants are threatening to cause another surge of infections, health officials warned Wednesday, and it's now more important than ever for Americans to continue practicing safety measures that work against the spread of the virus.
CNN
Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector
Incidents and Violations
Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
PRRD reminds gov’t to buy ‘safe, effective’ Covid-19 vax: Go
President Rodrigo Duterte has reminded local and national governments to ensure that the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines they will procure are “safe and effective,” Senator Christopher Lawrence Go said on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
Don’t celebrate; you’re still in prison, Palace tells de Lima
Detained Senator Leila de Lima has no reason to celebrate the dismissal of one of the three drug cases filed against her by the government because she is still in jail, Malacañang said on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
Duterte certifies vax indemnification bill as urgent
President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent the proposed law mandating an indemnification fund for people who might experience the possible adverse effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines.
Philippine News Agency
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
ARTA lauds SSS, BIR for ‘no cut-off, no noon break’ policy
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is calling on other national government agencies to follow the example of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Social Security System (SSS) who reminded their branches nationwide to comply with the provisions of Republic Act 11032 and implement a “no cut-off, no noon break” policy.
Philippine News Agency
PhilHealth seals partnership with AMLC
State insurer Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has partnered with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to “promote and encourage cooperation and coordination to prevent, control, detect, investigate and prosecute unlawful and money laundering activities as well as terrorism financing”.
Philippine News Agency
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
IC eyes launch of disaster insurance facility in Q1
The Insurance Commission (IC) plans to introduce in the first quarter the country’s first private sector-led catastrophe insurance facility that is designed to heighten the country’s financial resilience against natural disasters.
Manila Times
BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT
Philippine businesses increasingly rely on cloud-based IT solutions for growth, survey shows
Eight of the ten local enterprises believe Asian vendors provide better solutions, highest among the markets surveyed A majority (94%) of Philippine businesses view cloud-based IT solutions as an important factor in mitigating the impact of the pandemic, according to a survey entitled “The Role of Cloud in Asia and Confidence in Asian Innovation”, commissioned by Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group.
Business World
DTI: Business registrations soar over 100K
Businesses registered with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for the year have so far reached over 100,000. Speaking at the Amazon Southeast Asia Online Seller Summit yesterday, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said total business registrations for this year have already hit more than 108,000.
Philippine Star
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
'Auring' may trigger overflow of Mindanao, E. Visayas waterways
Waterways in Mindanao and Eastern Visayas are at risk of overflowing due to rain from approaching Tropical Storm Auring, the weather bureau said Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Armed Forces of the Philippines
NOL asserts the Country’s Sovereignty in Northern Maritime Territory
orthern Luzon Command continues to assert the country’s sovereignty in the northern maritime territory, following the establishment of another two (2) sovereign markers at Mabaag and Barit Islands in Aparri, Cagayan on Wednesday.
Kalinaw News
AFP must be able to stand alone even without VFA: Sobejana
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) should be able to stand alone even if the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States is abrogated.
Philippine News Agency
Philippine National Police
EDUCATION
DepEd assesses effect of absence of physical classes on learners
Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Thursday said the Department of Education (DepEd) is looking into the effect of prolonged absence of face-to-face classes on learners.
Philippine News Agency
Creation of 'Meister Schools' hurdles House panel
A measure proposing the creation of specialized senior high schools called Meister Schools that will teach highly-technical skills compatible with the manufacturing and other high-value industries hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives.
Philippine News Agency
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
ELECTION RELATED
Nation must move on after VP protest case decided by PET
The Marcos-Robredo election protest case was finally decided last Tuesday, February 16. It has taken four years and eight months for the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), consisting of all members of the Supreme Court, to decide the case which was filed on June 29, 2016, but it is the only big protest one to reach the point of a final decision.
Manila Bulletin
House leaders reject hybrid poll system
Two key members of the House of Representatives have expressed opposition to the proposed shift to a hybrid system in the 2022 presidential elections.
Philippine Star
Voter sign up in Palawan suspended ahead of plebiscite
Voter registration in the province of Palawan is suspended to give way to the activities for the plebiscite for its division into three separate provinces, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DENR records further decrease in Manila Bay coliform level
Inspired by the significant decline in the level of fecal coliform in Manila Bay, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has promised to continue the government's "gainful campaign" to clean the waters of the historic bay.
Philippine News Agency
LABOR
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
Journalists must be prioritized in vaccination: Go
Media practitioners should be considered part of the priority groups for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination, Senator Christopher Lawrence Go said Thursday.
Philippine News Agency
Gatchalian seeks institutionalization of educators’ academy
To help ensure coherence in improving the quality of teacher education and training in the country, Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking the institutionalization of the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP), the Department of Education’s (DepEd) professional development arm.
Philippine News Agency
House of Representatives
Velasco lauds move to certify vaccine indemnification bill
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Thursday lauded President Rodrigo Duterte's move to certify as urgent a measure establishing a vaccine indemnity fund and expediting the purchase of vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Philippine News Agency
Solon wants to synchronize business reopening with vaccine plans
A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Thursday called on the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to synchronize the opening of sectors in the economy with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination plan.
Philippine News Agency
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
FOREIGN RELATIONS
‘Right timing' for US to save VFA: Palace
Malacañang on Thursday believed that it is the “right timing” for the United States to accept President Rodrigo Duterte’s demand for payment for the continuation of it
Philippine News Agency
Is it extortion or just an account billing?
PRESIDENT Duterte has been receiving a lot of criticisms lately about the way he is handling the issue of Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, which is a big part of the overall Philippine-US relations.
Malaya
West Philippine Sea
China's Coast Guard Can Fire on Foreign Vessels, Complicating Security in South Sea
Analysts are warning that China’s new law authorizing its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels in the disputed South China Sea will target five other Asian governments that have competing maritime claims and growing support from Beijing’s superpower rival, Washington.
Voice of America News
China must pay P800-billion in WPS damage–Risa
THE Chinese government was asked to start paying China’s “debt” to the Philippines, pegged at over P800 billion, for “damaging the wealth and marine life stolen in the West Philippine Sea.”
Business Mirror
It’s China that must be sued for sea theft, ruin
Malacañang “hopes” no conflict erupts from China’s new coast guard law to fire on foreign vessels in waters it illegally claims. It’s feeble, critics cry. One doesn’t craft foreign policy on wishful thinking, former national security adviser Jose Almonte said in the 1990s.
Philippine Star
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
11 na Peoples’ Organization nakatanggap ng Agri-pangkabuhayan package mula sa DA XII
Matagumpay na ibinahagi ang mga livestocks, farming tools at mga vegetable seeds sa labing-isang (11) People’s Organizations (POs) ng Sarangani Province sa kampo ng Bravo Company, 73IB,10ID, PA, nitong ika-17 ng Pebrero 2021 sa Poblacion, Malapatan, Sarangani Province.
Kalinaw News
QC eyes to transform 30-ha. unused land into farm areas
The Quezon City government envisions transforming 30 hectares of unused urban areas into vegetable gardens.
Philippine News Agency
HOUSING and SETTLEMENT
POVERTY
Nograles, Pilipinas Kontra Gutom bring food aid to Zambo
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, together with private sector partners from Pilipinas Kontra Gutom, visited Zamboanga del Norte on Wednesday to distribute free food packs as "an important measure to fight poverty and child malnutrition."
Philippine News Agency
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
25K Soccsksargen households delisted from 4Ps
More than 25,000 households from parts of Region 12 (Soccsksargen) have been delisted from the government’s conditional cash transfer program due to eligibility problems.
Philippine News Agency
TRANSPORTATION
No plans yet to reimplement number coding: MMDA
An official of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday said there is no plan yet to reimplement number coding even with the proposed easing of quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila.
Philippine News Agency
TOURISM
WATER and ENERGY
Wells Fargo mpany : Expands Renewable Energy Purchases into Philippines
Wells Fargo International Solutions LLC - Philippines ('Wells Fargo Philippines') today announced it has entered into a retail electricity purchase agreement with Aboitiz Power Corporation through its subsidiary, AP Renewables Inc. (APRI), for the fulfillment of its renewable energy needs. The power company will deliver approximately 7,500 MWh of renewable energy annually bundled with International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs) to Wells Fargo's Taguig facility from its Tiwi-Makban geothermal plant in Laguna.
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