News Report 04 December 2018 Local
1. AFP, PNP back another year of martial law
The Philippine Star, 04 December 2018, p. 1, continued on p. 3
Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr., Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief, said local government units, regional peace and order councils and other agencies, including the Commission on Elections (Comelec), are supporting the move to extend martial law in Mindanao.
The AFP recommendation for another year of martial law in Mindanao, he added, would be submitted to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and the new AFP chief by Dec. 12 – the day he retires from military service. Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Oscar Albayalde said the PNP is one with the AFP in seeking an extension, adding that this would greatly ensure peace and order in the coming plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law and the midterm elections in May next year.
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2. PCCI: agri exports win in PH, China hookup Philippine Daily Inquirer, 04 December 2018, p. B3
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is expecting the country’s agricultural exports to reach $6 billion next year due in part to the warmer relationship between Manila and Beijing.
Roberto Amores, PCCI chair for agriculture, said they were banking on China opening its market to the Philippines following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit in the country. He added the visit had resulted in the relaxation of China’s nontariff barriers, and the signing of numerous agreements that involve the exportation of frozen fruits like durian and mango and other frozen vegetables from the Philippines to the most populated country in the world.
3. China to bankroll ₱20-B Capiz mega dam project Manila Bulletin, 04 December 2018, p. 14
China will fund the proposed P20 billion mega dam, the Panay River Basin Integrated Development Project (PRBIDP), in Tapaz, Capiz. National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Ricardo Visaya said It’s being prepared for inclusion in the second basket of Chinese-funded projects.
PRBIDP is touted to be bigger than the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project-Stage II (JRMP-II), the mega dam project in Iloilo province that secured a loan from South Korea.
