News Update
As of August 22, 2017 (Tuesday)
1. Manila Bulletin
LP, Senate majority link up on drug killings
The Senate minority bloc linked up Monday with the majority bloc of Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III in facing up to the reality that alleged extra judicial killings (EJKs) under the Duterte administration appear to be spinning out of control.
http://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/21/lp-senate-majority-link-up-on-drug-killings/
2. Philippine Star
Lapeña replaces Customs chief Faeldon
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday evening named Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director General Isidro Lapeña as the new Bureau of Customs chief replacing Nicanor Faeldon.
Despite accepting Faeldon’s resignation, Duterte still stood by the resigned Customs chief who faces corruption allegations over the controversial smuggled P6.4 billion muggling worth of shabu.
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/08/22/1731600/lapena-replaces-customs-chief-faeldon 3. Daily Inquirer
US and S. Korean troops start drills amid N. Korea standoff
U.S. and South Korean troops have begun annual drills that come after tensions rose over North Korea’s two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/924333/us-and-s-korean-troops-start-drills-amid-n-korea-standoff 4. Manila Times
Abu Sayyaf terrorists raid Basilan village, kill 10
Abu Sayyaf terrorists allied with the Islamic State on Monday raided a village in Basilan province in southern Philippines and killed at least 10 people before escaping, government officials said.
http://www.manilatimes.net/abu-sayyaf-terrorists-raid-basilan-village-kill-10/346018/
