News Update As of May 11, 2017
(Thursday) 1. Manila Bulletin
EU backs PH’s anti-drug program
The European Union (EU) is gearing up for rollout of a project designed to ensure that former drug addicts do not return to their old habit, as more countries continue to offer support for the Duterte administration’s aggressive war against illegal drugs.
http://news.mb.com.ph/2017/05/11/eu-backs-phs-anti-drug-program/
2. Philippine Star
US, UK issue travel warning on Palawan
“Shoot on sight” is how President Duterte wants the military to deal with Abu Sayyaf bandits, as the United States and Britain have alerted their citizens to threats of kidnapping of foreigners by the terror group in some resorts in Palawan.
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/05/11/1698853/us-uk-issue-travel-warning-palawan 3. Daily Inquirer
Cayetano is DFA head; Año is DILG secretary
President Duterte has appointed Gen. Eduardo Año, the chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, as the next secretary of the interior and local government and named his defeated running mate, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, as the new secretary of foreign affairs.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/895895/cayetano-is-dfa-head-ano-is-dilg-secretary#ixzz4gjg047N9
4. Manila Times
PH tightens security amid terror alerts
AUTHORITIES have ordered tighter security measures amid warnings of terrorist activity in Palawan issued by the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK), even as the alerts were downplayed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP).
http://www.manilatimes.net/ph-tightens-security-amid-terror-alerts/326589/
