Gov’t, NPA told to obey Int’l Humanitarian Law after Masbate mine blast killed 2 civilians
Philippine government soldiers and New People’s Army (NPA) fighters were reminded Monday to adhere to the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) after a landmine exploded in Masbate and killed innocent civilians.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
CHR to investigate Masbate blast that killed football player, cousin
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Monday launched its own investigation into the alleged landmine blast in Masbate City on Sunday that took the lives of athlete Kieth Absalon and his cousin Nolven, and wounded the latter's minor son.
ABS - CBN News
Reds attacks vs. civilians due to reverses in Southern Luzon
Desperation over the growing numbers of surrenderers has prompted the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) to conduct another anti-personnel landmine attack against innocent civilians in Masbate on June 6 that killed Far Eastern University (FEU) football player, Keith Absalon, and cousin, and wounded a minor.
Philippine News Agency
Eleazar orders hunt vs. Masbate mine blast perpetrators
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday vowed to bring to justice the perpetrators of the anti-personnel mine (APM) blast that killed a football player of the Far Eastern University (FEU) and his cousin on Sunday.
Philippine News Agency
CTGs branded as thieves who rob children of their future
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and other communist terrorist groups (CTGs) are thieves of children, making the Philippines a "valley of tears for mothers who have lost their children at such tender ages with so much promises unfulfilled".
Philippine News Agency
NPA-planted APMs sign of weakening capability: Army official
A ranking military official in the Bicol Region said the recent anti-personnel mine (APM) blast that killed two civilians and wounded another in Masbate is a manifestation of communist terrorist groups’ (CTGs) weakening capability as they can no longer face the security forces head-on.
Philippine News Agency
NegOcc NPA-cleared village residents to get P1-M livelihood aid
Some eight residents of Barangay Pinapugasan in Escalante City, Negros Occidental have been identified as beneficiaries of PHP1 million worth of consumer store package under the Department of Labor and Employment Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP).
Philippine News Agency
‘Exploited’ IPs comprise 80% of NPA — task force
The New People’s Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front , are today mostly composed of Indigenous People (IPs) whom the communist terrorist groups have forcibly recruited as their combatants, according to the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).
Manila Standard
CPP-NPA will never get Cordillera support: mayor
Leave us alone. Mayor Gabino Ganggangan of Sadanga, Mt. Province couldn’t have put it more succinctly as he told the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) to stop recruiting from the Indigenous Peoples' (IPs) ranks.
Philippine News Agency
Peace talks
No peace talks can ever succeed unless NPA stops attacks
Unless communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels stop attacking government forces and civilians, no peace talks can ever succeed, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday.
Philippine News Agency
Duterte warns NPA: What you do, I can do 10 times over
President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday said he "can do better 10 times over" whatever the New People's Army (NPA) could do.
ABS- CBN News
Use of anti-personnel mines violation of IHL: CHR
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Monday “strongly” condemned the death of a Far Eastern University football player and his cousin due to anti-personnel landmine attack reportedly perpetrated by guerrillas of the New People’s Army (NPA), armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).
Philippine News Agency
NTF-ELCAC wants Makabayan bloc out of Congress, says Badoy
The government’s anti-insurgency task force wants the Makabayan Bloc out of Congress through legal means, its spokesperson Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy said on Monday.
GMA News
CPP ‘probes’ Masbate landmine blast: If NPA erred, it would be corrected
The local communist party in Masbate province is currently looking into a landmine explosion incident that claimed the lives of two individuals, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has assured the public.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Incidents/Operations
Minor, 3 others hurt in NPA mine blast in Legazpi
Four civilians were wounded, including a retired government official and a minor, when hit with shrapnels from an anti-personnel mine (APM) that exploded, planted by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels along an upland village road here on Sunday, a Philippine Army (PA) report said on Monday.
Philippine News Agency
NPA anti-personnel mines seized in Masbate
Operatives of Masbate City Police Station and Army troops conducted hot pursuit operations after Sunday's anti-personnel land mine (APM) blast believed to be planted by New People's Army rebels in Barangay Anas, Masbate City that killed the Far Eastern University (FEU) football player, and his cousin, and wounded another family member.
Philippine News Agency
2 NPA rebels surrender in Zamboanga del Sur
TWO communist New People's Army (NPA) terrorists have surrendered to government authorities in the province of Zamboanga del Sur amid sustained military operations against them, officials said Monday, June 7.
Sunstar Zamboanga
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MARAWI
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE WORLD
French Court Investigates Lafarge’s Links to Terrorism in Syria
The Court of Cassation, France’s highest judicial body, will investigate Tuesday the activities of industrial company Lafarge in Syria until 2014.
Asharq Al- awsat
Iraq vows to work with int'l community to stabilize region, fight terrorism
Iraqi President Barham Salih said Sunday that Iraq is working with the international community to stabilize the region by confronting terrorism and violence as common global challenges.
Xinhua
Extremists kill at least 138 civilians in Burkina Faso
Suspected Muslim extremists have massacred at least 138 civilians in Burkina Faso’s volatile north in the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence erupted in the west African country in 2015, officials said on Saturday.
Taipei Times
Charities, former ministers slam ‘shameful’ planned UK aid cuts
Some of the world’s most impoverished countries, including Yemen and Afghanistan, could face devastating food shortages along with the closure of health and education facilities as a result of planned UK cuts to foreign aid spending, charities have warned.
Arab News
Church slams Austria’s ‘Islam Map’
The Austrian Catholic church became the latest religious group to criticise a government-backed, online map of hundreds of Muslim organisation which sparked violence against the Muslim minority.
The Local
From Doomsday Preppers to Doomsday Plotters
Far-right movements have long dreamed of a moment that ends society as we’ve known it. Now, experts say, so-called accelerationist thinking is proliferating in ways that could destabilize democracy.
New York Times
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BARMM
Transparency sought in BARMM’s P160 billion budget
An advocate for good governance has assailed what she described as the “questionable” combined total budget of more than P160.8 billion for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Philippine Star
BARMM to submit financial report
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will present its semestral reports to the national government within the month. Lawyer Naguib Sinarimbo, BARMM spokesman and minister of interior and local government, said the region normally submits its periodic performance and financial reports to the national government through intergovernmental relations (IGR) groups provided under the Bangsamoro Organic Law.
Manila Standard
BARMM’s Halal verification laboratory upgrade nears completion
Construction is ongoing for the PHP47-million renovation and equipment upgrading of the Halal Verification Laboratory (HVL) inside the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) compound here.
Philippine News Agency | Bangsamoro Government
BARMM cop chief seeks deeper probe on nabbed gunrunners’ links
The chief of the Police Regional Office - Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. in Muslim Mindanao (PRO-BARMM) has ordered a deeper probe on the links of two suspected gunrunners who recently tried to sneak in a pistol and a crew-served machine gun in Cotabato City.
Philippine News Agency
MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY
Al-Khobar tagged in deadly North Cotabato bus burning
The police and military are certain the Al-Khobar terror group was responsible for last week’s burning of a bus in Mlang town that caused the death of three passengers and hurt six others.
NDBC News
LANAO PROVINCES
Guns, drugs seized in CDO checkpoint
Six armed men on board two vehicles were arrested at a quarantine control point on Sunday in Upper Puerto here as law enforcers tightened the travel movements of residents after the city was placed under modified enhance community quarantine.
Manila Times
BASILAN
SULU
TAWI-TAWI
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DRUGS
Operations/ Incidents
Ex-cop, 2 others nabbed, P100-K shabu seized in Zambo
Three people, including a former policewoman, were arrested while close to PHP100,000 worth of illegal drugs seized in separate anti-drug operations in this city and in nearby Zamboanga Sibugay province, a top police official announced Monday.
Philippine News Agency
Yemeni growing marijuana in pots falls in Baguio
Authorities have arrested a Yemeni national here for growing marijuana plants in his house.
Philippine News Agency
P2.4-M marijuana bricks seized, 2 suspects nabbed in Tarlac
Some PHP2.4 million worth of dried marijuana bricks were seized from two drug suspects during an operation conducted by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Tarlac City, Tarlac on Sunday night.
Philippine News Agency
Recovery and Rehabilitation
ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND AMMUNITION
CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING/ COUNTERFEIT GOODS
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Authorities pursuing brains behind Badjaos smuggle try
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) is looking into the recent mass transfer of members of the Badjao ethnic group to Manila.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
4 of 303 trafficked Badjaos catch COVID-19
At least four of the 303 members of the Badjao tribe who were rescued in Manila tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) reported yesterday.
Philippine Star
KIDNAPPING/ ABDUCTION
ILLEGAL GAMBLING
ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION
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Statement of CHR spokesperson Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia on the death of two individuals in Masbate due to a landmine blast and torching of a bus in North Cotabato
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is now investigating the death of two innocent individuals due to a landmine blast in Masbate on Sunday (June 6).
PTV News
[Editorial] No ‘national security’ risk
Two significant developments have happened at the Philippine National Police since Gen. Guillermo Eleazar assumed office as chief of the 220,000-strong police force.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression
Case 'solved' as suspect in GenSan media exec slay in custody
Police here have declared “solved” the murder of a female executive of media network Brigada Group of Companies following the arrest of the alleged gunman on Monday morning.
Philippine News Agency
Martial Law
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COVID-19
Cases
PH logs 6,539 new COVID-19 cases; nationwide tally at 1,276,004
The country recorded 6,539 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing the nationwide tally of cases to 1,276,004, the Department of Health reported. Of the total count, 58,854 or 4.6% are active cases or currently ill patients. The DOH said that 93.4% are experiencing mild symptoms, 2.4% are asymptomatic, 1.3% are critical, 1.7% are in severe condition, 1.16% are experiencing moderate symptoms.
CNN Philippines
Department of Health
DOH proposes prioritizing older A4 workers amid few vax supply
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday has recommended that companies and local government units (LGUs) observe age stratification in the vaccination of the A4 (economic front-liners) sector, considering the limited supply of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines.
Philippine News Agency
Complete vaccine doses, even if delayed: Duque
Those who failed to get their second dose of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines on time can still avail of missed shots.
Philippine News Agency
IATF/NTF COVID-19
PH needs more Covid-19 jabs to cover 'pediatric vaccination'
Vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., on Monday said the Philippines needs to procure more coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines particularly if the country would include the inoculation of minors and children.
Philippine News Agency
Incentives, privileges eyed for fully vaccinated Pinoys
The government is eyeing to give incentives and privileges to Filipinos fully inoculated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 chief implementer, Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr., said as the vaccination of the economic front-liners formally kicked off on Monday.
Philippine News Agency
Regions
Luzon including NCR
QC trying to address vax hesitancy among elderly population
No more than 30 percent of Quezon City’s estimated 300,000 senior citizens have been vaccinated so far.
Philippine News Agency
Belmonte assures no VIP treatment in QC vax drive
Medical professionals in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination sites were reminded not to give special treatment, especially to people they know.
Philippine News Agency
Visayas
DOH-7 assures enough test kits for arriving OFWs, ROFs
The Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas on Monday assured there will be enough testing kits for the overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROF) arriving in Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA).
Philippine News Agency
Mindanao
Davao City's Covid-19 treatment facilities reach full capacity
Mayor Sara Z. Duterte on Monday said the city's temporary treatment and monitoring facilities (TTMF) have already reached full capacity.
Philippine News Agency
403 call center agents in Davao City test positive for COVID-19
Health authorities have documented 403 workers of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company here that turned out positive of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) based on test results of some 1,000 workers during a surveillance swabbing.
MindaNews
SoCot's Covid-19 hospital occupancy rate reaches ‘danger zone’
The occupancy rate in hospitals catering to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients in South Cotabato has already reached the “danger zone” as active cases in the province breached the 1,000-mark over the weekend.
Philippine News Agency
World
Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector
Cebu Pacific, PAL mount more coronavirus vaccine deliveries
Domestic carriers Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines (PAL) continued vaccine deliveries, supporting efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Incidents and Violations
DILG records over 50,000 face mask violations from May 31 to June 6
More than 50,000 violations on non-wearing of face masks were recorded from May 31 to June 6, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reported Monday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
6 barangay officials charged due to ‘superspreader events,’ says Año
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has so far filed cases against six barangay officials for supposedly failing to prevent so-called super spreader events in their jurisdictions.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Duterte warns of stricter measures vs COVID-19 if people keep disregarding rules
The government may implement stricter measures if people continue to disregard health protocols and quarantine restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Monday in his pre-recorded briefing.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Roque proposes way to ensure 'authentic' vaccination cards
To ensure that Covid-19 vaccination cards are “authentic”, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday floated the possibility of entering into an agreement with other countries so that individuals can easily prove their vaccination status.
Philippine News Agency
Trillanes can’t claim to be spokesman of Filipinos: Palace
The results of the upcoming 2022 presidential and vice presidential elections would determine the fate of a possible Duterte-Duterte tandem, Malacañang said on Monday.
Philippine News Agency
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
VP Robredo: Stand with LGBT in fight for equal rights
Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday called on the public to stand with the members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA) community in its fight for equal rights.
GMA News
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
CA reverses dismissal of daycare worker
The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the reinstatement of a government daycare worker who was dismissed for failing to file a liquidation report on her PHP12,000 cash advance for travel expenses.
Philippine News Agency
CSC charges Register of Deeds-Davao cashier for neglect of duty
A cashier at the Register of Deeds of Davao City was formally charged by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) after the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) filed a complaint against her for neglect of duty.
Philippine News Agency
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
Treasury raises P 21B from T-bills at lower rates
The Bureau of the Treasury on Monday raised a bigger P21 billion from short-dated treasury bills as rates declined across the board due to stable inflation and improving economic prospects.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Debt defaults pose biggest threat to PH financial stability, says Diokno
The risks facing the Philippine financial system are manageable except for concerns over the ability of borrowers to repay their debts, due mainly to the economic uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the head of an interagency monitoring group.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT
ING economist says cheaper pork coming soon as imports’ impact is felt
The pace of price increases of basic goods and services—which has plateaued over the last three months—may start declining as early as this month with the entry of imported pork into the local market expected to mitigate the country’s inflation rate, according to an economist.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Armed Forces of the Philippines
PH would have inked submarine deal sans pandemic: Navy chief
The Philippines would have signed the contract for the acquisition of its first-ever diesel-electric submarines if not for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, according to outgoing Philippine Navy (PN) chief, Vice Adm. Giovanni Carlo Bacordo, on Monday.
Philippine News Agency
Navy closer to use of Hanjin shipyard with 'term sheet' signing
The Philippine Navy (PN) has already signed a "term sheet" with cash-strapped shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC-Phil) for the use of its facility in Subic, Zambales.
Philippine News Agency
Philippine National Police
Monitor cops' mental health, commanders told
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, on Monday tasked police commanders to strictly monitor the behavior of their personnel, especially those manifesting signs of emotional and mental health problems.
Philippine News Agency
EDUCATION
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
ELECTION RELATED
Ex-Comelec chair warns anti-terror law might be used against opposition in 2022
Former Commission on Elections chair Christian Monsod warned that the anti-terror law could negatively impact the conduct of the 2022 Philippine elections, as the measure might be used against members of the opposition.
Rappler
Leni can beat Sara in 2022 presidential polls—Trillanes
Vice President Leni Robredo can beat presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio if they both run in the 2022 presidential polls for one simple fact: she can offer change, former senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Monday, June 7.
Manila Bulletin
Cayetano ‘seriously considering’ running for President – or other posts – in 2022 polls
Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday said he is “seriously considering” running for president in the 2022 elections – or other positions as he was still “praying and discerning about it.”
Philippine Daily Inquirer
[Opinion] Palace intrigue as the House of Marcos eyes the House of Duterte
Despite decades of democratic experience, the Southeast Asian country is no stranger to political chaos and inept leadership. But it is the legacies of its authoritarian leaders that have been most devastating. Former strongman Ferdinand Marcos oversaw decades of cronyism and destructive wars against myriad insurgencies, which reduced the once-shining pearl of the Orient into the sick man of Asia toward the end of his reign in the 1980s.
Nikkei Asia
50K voters delisted in Zamboanga City
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has delisted some 50,000 voters in this southern port city, an official said on Monday.
Philippine News Agency
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Lifting of ban on open-pit mining seen
The ban on open-pit mining is expected to be lifted soon as the draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order No. 130 have been finalized for the approval of Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
LABOR
Gov’t employees fear massive layoffs over Duterte’s devolution order
Government employees expressed apprehension over the newly-signed executive order that directs full devolution of certain functions of the national government to local government units in the next three years, saying that thousands among their ranks stand to lose their jobs.
Bulatlat
DOLE mulls increase on HCWs deployment cap to 10K
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said it plans to increase the cap on the overseas deployment of nurses to 10,000 from the current 5,000.
Philippine News Agency
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
Public Service Act amendment to cushion power rate hike impact
Senator Grace Poe on Monday said pending legislations will mitigate the impact of power outages and power rate hikes in the future.
Philippine News Agency
House of Representatives
Bill clarifying tax hike on private schools filed in House
A measure seeking to clarify the latest Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) regulation imposing 25 percent corporate income tax on private schools has been filed at the House of Representatives.
Philippine News Agency
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
FOREIGN RELATIONS
West Philippine Sea
New baseline law most efficient option to enforce Arbitral Award
Enactment of a new baseline law is the most efficient option to enforce the five-year-old South China Sea Arbitral Award won by the Philippines in its maritime dispute with the People's Republic of China.
Philippine News Agency
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
DA, Egypt envoy planning exchange of produce
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is in talks with Egypt to open up market access for Philippine products.
Philippine News Agency
HOUSING and SETTLEMENT
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION
Free rides for APORs reach over 11M: LTFRB
A total of 11,164,036 free rides have been provided to health care workers and other authorized persons outside of residence (APOR) by public utility vehicles (PUV) under the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s (LTFRB) Service Contracting Program (SCP).
Philippine News Agency
TOURISM
WATER and ENERGY
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