Sayyaf bomber, 2 others nabbed in Quezon City raid

A suspected Abu Sayyaf bomber and two others were arrested yesterday by agents of the National Intelligence
Coordinating Agency (NICA) in a raid on a Muslim lair in Barangay Culiat, Quezon City.

Arrested inside his hideout at Salam Compound at around 5:15 p.m. was Abu Bakar Jikiri and two of his companions
identified only as Hussein and Sabatalin.

“Hussein and Sabatalin appeared to be contacts of the suspect,” a source said.

The joint operation was conducted by NICA, police and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents at a house in
a Muslim neighborhood.

Authorities recovered at the scene a firearm of still unknown caliber and an M203 rifle grenade.

“The apprehension was made in support of the Philippine National Police (PNP)’s simultaneous anti-criminality and law
enforcement operations,” the source said.

Rody offers to host HR ‘world summit’

President Duterte, under fire for his ruthless war on the drug menace, said he is willing to host a global summit on human
rights violations, to emphasize that the problem is not unique to the Philippines.

“Let us investigate all violations of human rights committed by all governments. I said, just because it happened 40 years
ago, it happened 100 years ago – when it was wrong then, it is definitely still wrong now,” he said here the other night.

Duterte said he wants to lead the summit on human rights, which should focus not only on his administration, but also on
those countries where there were reports of human rights violations.

He said the summit would “not zero in on me. Why only me? There are so many violations of human rights, including in
the United States, including the continuous bombing in the Middle East killing civilians – even the children and their
schools.”

Rather than focus on the Philippines, Duterte wants every nation held accountable for human rights violations during his
proposed summit.

Duterte has been vocal to his critics, whom he always challenged to look into their own problems rather than meddle in
Philippine affairs.

“Mine is just a small list. So let’s have a summit of how we can protect the human rights for all the human race,” Duterte
said.

Duterte frowned at the call of US congressmen James McGovern and Randy Hultgren who cited information gathered by
a congressional commission showing that 7,000 suspects were killed in the past one and a half years of his
administration.

“We are here attending an international summit. Why would we talk about the Philippines? What makes the death of
people in the Philippines more important than the rest of the children in the world that were massacred and killed?” he
asked.

“So we could… we should call a summit. And I can… I will volunteer to make the Philippines the venue,” Duterte said.

Pulse: Rody gets top ratings among last 4 presidents

President Duterte has received the highest approval and trust ratings among the last four chief executives of the country,
according to comparative data released by Pulse Asia on Thursday.

Based on Pulse Asia data culled from 1999 to 2017, Duterte obtained a net trust rating of +74 in its September 2016 or its
first survey since he assumed office.

Duterte is more trusted than Benigno Aquino III who obtained a net trust score of +70 in August 2011.

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo recorded a higher net trust score of +23 in April 2002 or a little over a year since she was
catapulted to the presidency after Joseph Estrada was ousted from office in January 2001.

Estrada obtained a +11 net trust rating in the December 1999 survey.

In September this year, Duterte obtained an 80 percent trust and approval rating, higher than any rating earned by the last
three presidents.
Duterte’s approval rating is higher than Aquino’s average of 74.6 percent between October 2010 and November 2011.

Arroyo, had an even lower first-year average approval rating of 56.2 percent from March 2001 to April 2002.

Estrada, meanwhile, had an average approval rating of 58 percent between May 1999 and July 2000.

Aquino ended his term with a 45-percent approval rating, making for an average of 65.3 percent from October 2010 to
July 2016.

Now Pampanga Representative Arroyo, for her part, ended her nine-year term with a 16-percent approval rating,
obtaining an average of 37.1-percent rating from March 2001 to July 2010.

Estrada, now Manila mayor, ended his term with a “below-majority” 45-percent approval rating, making for an average of
55-percent rating between May 1999 to December 2000.

Pulse Asia released the data ahead of the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits next week, where Duterte will meet
world leaders, including United States President Donald Trump.

Australian PM to visit AFP headquarters

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, one of the world leaders attending the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) summit next week, will be making a side trip to the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP) at Camp Aguinaldo, officials said yesterday.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and top military officials will be joining the Australian leader in his visit to the AFP
headquarters on Monday.

Turnbull will visit the Australian Defense Force contingent training their Filipino counterparts in counterterrorism and urban
warfare techniques.

MANILA, Philippines — Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, one of the world leaders attending the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit next week, will be making a side trip to the headquarters of the Armed Forces
of the Philippines (AFP) at Camp Aguinaldo, officials said yesterday.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and top military officials will be joining the Australian leader in his visit to the AFP
headquarters on Monday.

Turnbull will visit the Australian Defense Force contingent training their Filipino counterparts in counterterrorism and urban
warfare techniques.

Australia has since September been helping the AFP battle the Islamic State-linked Maute group in Marawi City by
deploying two AP-3C Orion aircraft for surveillance while helping in information-gathering and analysis.

Lorenzana said the urban warfare training provided by Australia to local troops would form part of an overall program of
the AFP in building up its own capacity and capability in fighting enemies of the state in an urban setting.

The Philippines and Australia signed a Defense Cooperation Program (DCP) that provides the mechanisms for military
support, intelligence sharing and people-to-people exchanges.

Rody appoints 2 ex-Customs execs to DOTr

President Duterte has given new positions to two former Customs officials accused of receiving bribes from smugglers.

Former Customs Import Assessment Service director Milo Maestrecampo was appointed assistant director general II of
the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines while former deputy commissioner Gerardo Gambala was named director IV
of the Office for Transportation Security.

Duterte, who vowed not to tolerate even a whiff of corruption in government, appointed the two former Customs officials to
their new posts last Nov. 6, documents released by Malacañang yesterday showed.

The Customs bureau was placed in hot water this year after it was discovered that P6.4 billion worth of shabu from China
was able to enter the country. The scandal paved the way for a series of exposes about the supposed systemic corruption
in the bureau.

Opposition Rep. Teodoro Baguilat Jr. of Ifugao said Duterte gave the two former Customs officials the new posts “to
silence them.”
“Perhaps it’s a way to silence them from spilling the beans on who are the real masterminds of the shabu smuggling. Up
to now, no one has been held accountable,” he said.

Maestrecampo and Gambala were among the Customs officials accused by Sen. Panfilo Lacson of receiving money from
smugglers in exchange for the release of illegal shipment.

Other officials accused by Lacson of receiving bribes include former Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon, deputy
commissioners Teddy Raval, Ariel Nepomuceno, Natalio Ecarma III and Edward James Dy Buco; former Customs
Intelligence and Investigation Service director Neil Estrella, and Larribert Hilario of the Risk Management Office.

Duterte to discuss ASEAN concerns on SCS with Xi

In bilateral talks scheduled for tonight, President Duterte will relay to Chinese President Xi Jinping the sentiments of
member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) toward Beijing’s island building in the South
China Sea.

“And because we are friends, I’m ready to listen to China,” Duterte said at a late briefing Thursday night after meeting with
members of the Filipino community here.

“But of course… I will tell him straight. You know, Mr. President, the whole of the ASEAN is worried about how we should
behave in the seas that are now militarized,” Duterte said.

The President said he had to delay the original schedule of his return flight to Manila for two hours so he could meet Xi.

The Chief Executive said China’s military buildup in the South China Sea has been causing worries over possible
missteps that could ignite a full-blown armed confrontation. Duterte is this year’s ASEAN chair.

“Those arms – they are not there for any other purpose. They are not decorations,” he said. “They’re there because China
would need them. For what purpose, I really do not know.”

Moreover, the Philippines also has to deal with other claimants in the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea.

“As a matter of fact, it is being contested by five others. Six lang tayo,” he said. “It was not because of China alone. But
you’d be facing a multiple action against the contestants, which are claiming overlapping jurisdictions dito sa China Sea.”

He reiterated his position against picking a fight with China just to solve the territorial dispute, citing the Philippines’ lack of
military might to confront an Asian power.

As a friend of China, Duterte said he merely wanted to clarify issues as he urged the Chinese leader to speed up the
ratification of a Code of Conduct on the South China Sea.

No work, no pay during ASEAN special holiday

There will be no pay for workers who choose to enjoy the special non-working days during the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila next week, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced
yesterday.

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the “no work, no pay policy” shall apply during the ASEAN holiday break from Nov.
13 to 15 unless there is a company policy or collective bargaining agreement granting payment on a special day.

Bello said those who will report for work during the holiday break shall enjoy additional compensation from their
employers.

Workers will get an additional 30 percent pay for eight hours of work and another 30 percent of hourly rate in excess of
eight hours services.

“For work done during a special day that also falls on the workers’ rest day, the worker shall be paid an additional 50
percent of their daily rate on the first eight hours of work,” Bello said.

Work in excess of eight hours during a special day that also falls on the workers’ rest day shall be paid an additional 30
percent of the hourly rate, he said.

Private companies pledge help in rebuilding Marawi City

Several private companies have signified to help rebuild the war-torn Marawi City on Friday.
Philippine Business for Social Progress head Rey Laguda stressed that coordination among the government and private
sector is crucial in the effort to rehabilitate Marawi City.

"When different players, actors are going around, a lot of demand on recognition and sensitivity in context is
needed," Laguda said in the United for Marawi event in Makati City.

The PBSP identified the three key areas where help is needed: social, economic and infrastructure.

Under social are education, health, shelter, emergency supplies, peace-building and human security. Economic factors
are livelihood, market revival, Islamic financing, while in infrastructure, help is needed in utilities and socio-economic
infrastructure.

More than 201,000 residents of the provincial capital of Lanao del Sur were affected by the five-month fighting between
government forces and militant terrorists. Of them are 86,772 children who had to stop going to class because of the
seige on Marawi by Maute and Abu Sayyaf terror groups.

ask Force Bangon Marawi chief Eduardo Del Rosario said that San Miguel Corporation has already pledged to build 5,000
permanent shelters for Marawi survivors.

Del Rosario said that the government is looking into giving 500 to 600 shelters to affected Marawi residents by December.

Marawi rehab to start by mid-2018, says Bangon Marawi chief

Rehabilitation and rebuilding in battle-scarred Marawi City will start in the 2nd semester of 2018, according to Task
Force Bangon Marawi chairperson Eduardo Del Rosario.

Del Rosario, who is also the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council chief, said on Monday that 201,785
residents of the provincial capital of Lanao del Sur were affected by five months of fighting between government forces
and militant terrorists.

Identified as important and immediate needs are food, water, electricity, housing, livelihood, education, places of worship.

Marawi City Mayor Majul Usman Gandamra, for his part, shared that a total of 78,466 families were displaced by fighting
and 86,772 children had to stop going to class because of the siege on Marawi by the Maute and Abu Sayyaf terror
groups.

"Assessment of actual damage has started," he said, adding that it there is a need to "ensure demolition and clearing are
accomplished for the safety of people."

The government is looking into providing Marawi survivors 500 to 600 shelters by December to help ease pressure on
crowded evacuation centers.

Del Rosario and Gandamra were both speakers at the United for Marawi Forum in Makati on Friday morning.

Electricity rates up this month

Customers of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will see an increase of P0.3436 per kilowatt-hour in electricity bills this
month mainly due to higher electricity spot market prices and the peso depreciation that pushed up the generation charge.

Meralco said the overall rate went up from P9.3236 per kwh in October to P9.6272 per kwh this month.

This translates to an additional P68.72 increase in bills of typical residential household consuming 200 kwh, P103.08 for
300 kwh, P137.44 for 400 kwh and P171.80 for 500 kwh.

Meralco attributed the November rate increase to the P0.1925 per kwh increase in generation charge.

The overall generation charge rose P0.1925 per kwh from P4.7155 per kwh last month to P4.9080 per kwh this month
primarily due to higher Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) charges and the depreciation of the peso versus the
dollar.

“Charges from the WESM increased by P0.4810 per kwh. Despite the reduction in Luzon power demand this month, spot
market prices increased due to tighter supply conditions,” Meralco said.

The power distributor sourced 15 percent of its total requirements from WESM during the supply month.

The cost of power from Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and Power Supply Agreements (PSAs) also registered
increases due to the weakening of the peso against the US dollar.
“Peso depreciation had a much larger impact on IPP costs because around 97 percent of IPP costs are dollar-
denominated. On the other hand, the impact of peso depreciation on PSA costs was moderated by a lower share of costs
in US dollars at around 58 percent,” Meralco said.

US lawmakers urge Trump to prod Rody on drug war, EJK

Two US lawmakers are urging President Donald Trump to take advantage of his upcoming meeting with President Duterte
to express Washington’s “profound concern” over reports of drug-related extrajudicial killings in the Philippines.

In a letter to Trump, Reps. James McGovern (Democrat, Massachusetts) and Randy Hultgren (Republican, Illinois) cited
information gathered by a congressional commission showing 7,000 drug suspects killed.

“During your upcoming visit to the Philippines for meetings with regional leaders at the ASEAN summit in Manila,
including Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, we urge you to impress upon President Duterte the United States’
profound concern over reported extrajudicial killings associated with the Philippine government’s ‘war on drugs’,” the
lawmakers said in their letter to Trump.

While Trump is likely to reaffirm the US’ strong partnership with the Philippines, the US leader should also emphasize his
country’s firm adherence to fundamental human rights, due process, and the rule of law. The two lawmakers
acknowledged the need for the US to maintain or even strengthen its ties with the Philippines, especially amid rising
tensions in the region over North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs as well as China’s provocative acts in the South
China Sea.

“As co-chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, we ask that you raise these concerns in your talks with
President Duterte even as you reaffirm the United States’ unwavering commitment to and friendship with the Philippines,”
they said.

The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the US House of Representatives was organized to help in the promotion
and defense of international human rights.

12 leaders to arrive in PHL via Clark Airport for ASEAN Summit

At least 12 leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its dialogue partners are
expected to arrive in the Philippines and land at the Clark International Airport for the 31st ASEAN Summit and
Related Meetings.

"Twelve leaders will land and depart at Clark [Airport] starting today November 11," the Clark International
Airport Corp. (CIAC) Public Information Office told GMA News Online.

"The ASEAN-NOC (National Organizing Committee) has however directed CIAC to not disclose names and
countries for security reasons," it added.

The summit, chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte, gathers some 20 leaders from the region and its dialogue
partners.

CCP Complex on lockdown for ASEAN Summit

The entire complex of the Cultural Center of the Philippines on Wednesday was closed to both motorists and
pedestrians as part of the security preparations for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Summit this week.

A report by GMA News' Jun Veneracion on 24 Oras showed policemen from the National Capital Region
Police Office, military tanks, ambulances, and fire trucks on standby since Monday.

"Pag sinabing locked down it's all closed and it will be controlled by the Presidential Security Group," NCRPO
director Chief Supt. Oscar Albayalde said.

he report said the lockdown at the CCP Complex will last until Sunday.

Militant groups who are expected to stage a rally on Saturday in protest of the ASEAN Summit will not be
allowed to go near the CCP Complex.
A stop-and-go traffic scheme will be implemented for 10 minutes on routes the heads of state will travel. The
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has also released a traffic rerouting scheme.

Albayalde said he has received strict orders from President Rodrigo Duterte to ensure that the traffic plan
would not affect commuters.

"Mahigpit na bilin ng ating president, dahil ayaw niya maabala or put inconvenience to the commuting public,"
he said.

Albayalde added that the NCRPO has addressed the lack of water and portalets at the security outposts where
more than 3,000 policemen have been deployed.

The Philippine National Police has reiterated that there is no security threat to the ASEAN Summit, where the
region's leaders and hundreds of delegates are expected to attend.

Military tanks and anti-aircraft guns were at the vicinity of the CCP Complex in case the need arises, the report
said. Signal jammers are also on standby.

Meanwhile, Philippine Coast Guard spokesperon Cdr. Armand Balilo said their personnel already began
patrols at Manila Bay.

"Ang advice ng PSG is yung vigilance. Hindi dapat mag-relax at magpakakampante," Balilo said.

Sea vessels are prohibited to go within one nautical mile of the area from Mall of Asia to the South Harbor until
Saturday.

Balilo said the PCG also issued a notice to mariners and ordered their station commanders in Parañaque to
spread the notice to fishermen.

"What we did is to, abisuhan ang station commanders namin dun sa Parañaque na ikalat dun sa mga
fishermen and probably you can help us through your announcements na 'wag na sila lumapit sa area," he
said.

_______________________________________________________________

Workers will get an additional 30 percent pay for eight hours of work and another 30 percent of hourly rate in excess of
eight hours services.

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the “no work, no pay policy” shall apply during the ASEAN holiday break from Nov.
13 to 15 unless there is a company policy or collective bargaining agreement granting payment on a special day.

“For work done during a special day that also falls on the workers’ rest day, the worker shall be paid an additional 50
percent of their daily rate on the first eight hours of work,” Bello said.

Work in excess of eight hours during a special day that also falls on the workers’ rest day shall be paid an additional 30
percent of the hourly rate, he said.

There will be no pay for workers who choose to enjoy the special non-working days during the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila next week, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced
yesterday.

Bello said those who will report for work during the holiday break shall enjoy additional compensation from their
employers.
 _____________________________________________________
Arrested inside his hideout at Salam Compound at around 5:15 p.m. was Abu Bakar Jikiri and two of his companions
identified only as Hussein and Sabatalin.

A suspected Abu Sayyaf bomber and two others were arrested yesterday by agents of the National Intelligence
Coordinating Agency (NICA) in a raid on a Muslim lair in Barangay Culiat, Quezon City.

“Hussein and Sabatalin appeared to be contacts of the suspect,” a source said.

Authorities recovered at the scene a firearm of still unknown caliber and an M203 rifle grenade.

“The apprehension was made in support of the Philippine National Police (PNP)’s simultaneous anti-criminality and law
enforcement operations,” the source said.

The joint operation was conducted by NICA, police and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents at a house in
a Muslim neighborhood.

_________________________________________________
“Let us investigate all violations of human rights committed by all governments. I said, just because it happened 40 years
ago, it happened 100 years ago – when it was wrong then, it is definitely still wrong now,” he said here the other night.

Duterte said he wants to lead the summit on human rights, which should focus not only on his administration, but also on
those countries where there were reports of human rights violations.

President Duterte, under fire for his ruthless war on the drug menace, said he is willing to host a global summit on human
rights violations, to emphasize that the problem is not unique to the Philippines.

Rather than focus on the Philippines, Duterte wants every nation held accountable for human rights violations during his
proposed summit.

Duterte has been vocal to his critics, whom he always challenged to look into their own problems rather than meddle in
Philippine affairs.

“Mine is just a small list. So let’s have a summit of how we can protect the human rights for all the human race,” Duterte
said.

He said the summit would “not zero in on me. Why only me? There are so many violations of human rights, including in
the United States, including the continuous bombing in the Middle East killing civilians – even the children and their
schools.”

“We are here attending an international summit. Why would we talk about the Philippines? What makes the death of
people in the Philippines more important than the rest of the children in the world that were massacred and killed?” he
asked.

Duterte frowned at the call of US congressmen James McGovern and Randy Hultgren who cited information gathered by
a congressional commission showing that 7,000 suspects were killed in the past one and a half years of his
administration.

“So we could… we should call a summit. And I can… I will volunteer to make the Philippines the venue,” Duterte said.

_____________________________________________________________________

"The ASEAN-NOC (National Organizing Committee) has however directed CIAC to not disclose names and
countries for security reasons," it added.

The summit, chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte, gathers some 20 leaders from the region and its dialogue
partners.

"Twelve leaders will land and depart at Clark [Airport] starting today November 11," the Clark International
Airport Corp. (CIAC) Public Information Office told GMA News Online.

At least 12 leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its dialogue partners are
expected to arrive in the Philippines and land at the Clark International Airport for the 31st ASEAN Summit and
Related Meetings.
 _________________________________________________________________________

Based on Pulse Asia data culled from 1999 to 2017, Duterte obtained a net trust rating of +74 in its September 2016 or its
first survey since he assumed office.

Duterte is more trusted than Benigno Aquino III who obtained a net trust score of +70 in August 2011.

Estrada obtained a +11 net trust rating in the December 1999 survey.

President Roridgo Duterte has received the highest approval and trust ratings among the last four chief executives of the
country, according to comparative data released by Pulse Asia on Thursday.

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo recorded a higher net trust score of +23 in April 2002 or a little over a year since she was
catapulted to the presidency after Joseph Estrada was ousted from office in January 2001.

Aquino ended his term with a 45-percent approval rating, making for an average of 65.3 percent from October 2010 to
July 2016.

In September this year, Duterte obtained an 80 percent trust and approval rating, higher than any rating earned by the last
three presidents.

Duterte’s approval rating is higher than Aquino’s average of 74.6 percent between October 2010 and November 2011.

Arroyo, had an even lower first-year average approval rating of 56.2 percent from March 2001 to April 2002.

Estrada, meanwhile, had an average approval rating of 58 percent between May 1999 and July 2000.

Estrada, now Manila mayor, ended his term with a “below-majority” 45-percent approval rating, making for an average of
55-percent rating between May 1999 to December 2000.

Pulse Asia released the data ahead of the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits next week, where Duterte will meet
world leaders, including United States President Donald Trump.

Now Pampanga Representative Arroyo, for her part, ended her nine-year term with a 16-percent approval rating,
obtaining an average of 37.1-percent rating from March 2001 to July 2010.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Turnbull will visit the Australian Defense Force contingent training their Filipino counterparts in counterterrorism and urban
warfare techniques.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, one of the world leaders attending the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) summit next week, will be making a side trip to the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP) at Camp Aguinaldo, officials said yesterday.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and top military officials will be joining the Australian leader in his visit to the AFP
headquarters on Monday.

Turnbull will visit the Australian Defense Force contingent training their Filipino counterparts in counterterrorism and urban
warfare techniques.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and top military officials will be joining the Australian leader in his visit to the AFP
headquarters on Monday.

The Philippines and Australia signed a Defense Cooperation Program (DCP) that provides the mechanisms for military
support, intelligence sharing and people-to-people exchanges.

Lorenzana said the urban warfare training provided by Australia to local troops would form part of an overall program of
the AFP in building up its own capacity and capability in fighting enemies of the state in an urban setting.

Australia has since September been helping the AFP battle the Islamic State-linked Maute group in Marawi City by
deploying two AP-3C Orion aircraft for surveillance while helping in information-gathering and analysis.
 ____________________________________________________________

Former Customs Import Assessment Service director Milo Maestrecampo was appointed assistant director general II of
the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines while former deputy commissioner Gerardo Gambala was named director IV
of the Office for Transportation Security.

President Duterte has given new positions to two former Customs officials accused of receiving bribes from smugglers.

Duterte, who vowed not to tolerate even a whiff of corruption in government, appointed the two former Customs officials to
their new posts last Nov. 6, documents released by Malacañang yesterday showed.

Opposition Rep. Teodoro Baguilat Jr. of Ifugao said Duterte gave the two former Customs officials the new posts “to
silence them.”

The Customs bureau was placed in hot water this year after it was discovered that P6.4 billion worth of shabu from China
was able to enter the country. The scandal paved the way for a series of exposes about the supposed systemic corruption
in the bureau.

Other officials accused by Lacson of receiving bribes include former Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon, deputy
commissioners Teddy Raval, Ariel Nepomuceno, Natalio Ecarma III and Edward James Dy Buco; former Customs
Intelligence and Investigation Service director Neil Estrella, and Larribert Hilario of the Risk Management Office.

“Perhaps it’s a way to silence them from spilling the beans on who are the real masterminds of the shabu smuggling. Up
to now, no one has been held accountable,” he said.

Maestrecampo and Gambala were among the Customs officials accused by Sen. Panfilo Lacson of receiving money from
smugglers in exchange for the release of illegal shipment.

____________________________________________________________________

“And because we are friends, I’m ready to listen to China,” Duterte said at a late briefing Thursday night after meeting
with members of the Filipino community here.

The President said he had to delay the original schedule of his return flight to Manila for two hours so he could meet Xi.

“Those arms – they are not there for any other purpose. They are not decorations,” he said. “They’re there because
China would need them. For what purpose, I really do not know.”

“But of course… I will tell him straight. You know, Mr. President, the whole of the ASEAN is worried about how we should
behave in the seas that are now militarized,” Duterte said.

Moreover, the Philippines also has to deal with other claimants in the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea.

“As a matter of fact, it is being contested by five others. Six lang tayo,” he said. “It was not because of China alone. But
you’d be facing a multiple action against the contestants, which are claiming overlapping jurisdictions dito sa China Sea.”

He reiterated his position against picking a fight with China just to solve the territorial dispute, citing the Philippines’ lack of
military might to confront an Asian power.

In bilateral talks scheduled for tonight, President Roridgo Duterte will relay to Chinese President Xi Jinping the sentiments
of member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) toward Beijing’s island building in the South
China Sea.

The Chief Executive said China’s military buildup in the South China Sea has been causing worries over possible
missteps that could ignite a full-blown armed confrontation. Duterte is this year’s ASEAN chair.

As a friend of China, Duterte said he merely wanted to clarify issues as he urged the Chinese leader to speed up the
ratification of a Code of Conduct on the South China Sea.
Several private companies have signified to help rebuild the war-torn Marawi City on Friday.

Philippine Business for Social Progress head Rey Laguda stressed that coordination among the government and private
sector is crucial in the effort to rehabilitate Marawi City.

"When different players, actors are going around, a lot of demand on recognition and sensitivity in context is
needed," Laguda said in the United for Marawi event in Makati City.

The PBSP identified the three key areas where help is needed: social, economic and infrastructure.

Under social are education, health, shelter, emergency supplies, peace-building and human security. Economic factors
are livelihood, market revival, Islamic financing, while in infrastructure, help is needed in utilities and socio-economic
infrastructure.

More than 201,000 residents of the provincial capital of Lanao del Sur were affected by the five-month fighting between
government forces and militant terrorists. Of them are 86,772 children who had to stop going to class because of the
seige on Marawi by Maute and Abu Sayyaf terror groups.

ask Force Bangon Marawi chief Eduardo Del Rosario said that San Miguel Corporation has already pledged to build 5,000
permanent shelters for Marawi survivors.

Del Rosario said that the government is looking into giving 500 to 600 shelters to affected Marawi residents by December.

_______________________________________________________________________________

Customers of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will see an increase of P0.3436 per kilowatt-hour in electricity bills this
month mainly due to higher electricity spot market prices and the peso depreciation that pushed up the generation charge.

This translates to an additional P68.72 increase in bills of typical residential household consuming 200 kwh, P103.08 for
300 kwh, P137.44 for 400 kwh and P171.80 for 500 kwh.

Meralco said the overall rate went up from P9.3236 per kwh in October to P9.6272 per kwh this month.

Meralco attributed the November rate increase to the P0.1925 per kwh increase in generation charge.

“Charges from the WESM increased by P0.4810 per kwh. Despite the reduction in Luzon power demand this month, spot
market prices increased due to tighter supply conditions,” Meralco said.

The power distributor sourced 15 percent of its total requirements from WESM during the supply month.

The overall generation charge rose P0.1925 per kwh from P4.7155 per kwh last month to P4.9080 per kwh this month
primarily due to higher Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) charges and the depreciation of the peso versus the
dollar.

“Peso depreciation had a much larger impact on IPP costs because around 97 percent of IPP costs are dollar-
denominated. On the other hand, the impact of peso depreciation on PSA costs was moderated by a lower share of costs
in US dollars at around 58 percent,” Meralco said.

The cost of power from Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and Power Supply Agreements (PSAs) also registered
increases due to the weakening of the peso against the US dollar.
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In a letter to Trump, Reps. James McGovern (Democrat, Massachusetts) and Randy Hultgren (Republican, Illinois) cited
information gathered by a congressional commission showing 7,000 drug suspects killed.

While Trump is likely to reaffirm the US’ strong partnership with the Philippines, the US leader should also emphasize his
country’s firm adherence to fundamental human rights, due process, and the rule of law. The two lawmakers
acknowledged the need for the US to maintain or even strengthen its ties with the Philippines, especially amid rising
tensions in the region over North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs as well as China’s provocative acts in the South
China Sea.

“As co-chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, we ask that you raise these concerns in your talks with
President Duterte even as you reaffirm the United States’ unwavering commitment to and friendship with the Philippines,”
they said.

The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the US House of Representatives was organized to help in the promotion
and defense of international human rights.

Two US lawmakers are urging President Donald Trump to take advantage of his upcoming meeting with President Duterte
to express Washington’s “profound concern” over reports of drug-related extrajudicial killings in the Philippines.

“During your upcoming visit to the Philippines for meetings with regional leaders at the ASEAN summit in Manila, including
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, we urge you to impress upon President Duterte the United States’ profound
concern over reported extrajudicial killings associated with the Philippine government’s ‘war on drugs’,” the lawmakers
said in their letter to Trump.

“As co-chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, we ask that you raise these concerns in your talks with
President Duterte even as you reaffirm the United States’ unwavering commitment to and friendship with the Philippines,”
they said.
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The entire complex of the Cultural Center of the Philippines on Wednesday was closed to both motorists and
pedestrians as part of the security preparations for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Summit this week.

A report by GMA News' Jun Veneracion on 24 Oras showed policemen from the National Capital Region
Police Office, military tanks, ambulances, and fire trucks on standby since Monday.

"Pag sinabing locked down it's all closed and it will be controlled by the Presidential Security Group," NCRPO
director Chief Supt. Oscar Albayalde said.

he report said the lockdown at the CCP Complex will last until Sunday.

Militant groups who are expected to stage a rally on Saturday in protest of the ASEAN Summit will not be
allowed to go near the CCP Complex.

A stop-and-go traffic scheme will be implemented for 10 minutes on routes the heads of state will travel. The
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has also released a traffic rerouting scheme.

Albayalde said he has received strict orders from President Rodrigo Duterte to ensure that the traffic plan
would not affect commuters.

"Mahigpit na bilin ng ating president, dahil ayaw niya maabala or put inconvenience to the commuting public,"
he said.

Albayalde added that the NCRPO has addressed the lack of water and portalets at the security outposts where
more than 3,000 policemen have been deployed.

The Philippine National Police has reiterated that there is no security threat to the ASEAN Summit, where the
region's leaders and hundreds of delegates are expected to attend.

Military tanks and anti-aircraft guns were at the vicinity of the CCP Complex in case the need arises, the report
said. Signal jammers are also on standby.

Meanwhile, Philippine Coast Guard spokesperon Cdr. Armand Balilo said their personnel already began
patrols at Manila Bay.

"Ang advice ng PSG is yung vigilance. Hindi dapat mag-relax at magpakakampante," Balilo said.

Sea vessels are prohibited to go within one nautical mile of the area from Mall of Asia to the South Harbor until
Saturday.

Balilo said the PCG also issued a notice to mariners and ordered their station commanders in Parañaque to
spread the notice to fishermen.

"What we did is to, abisuhan ang station commanders namin dun sa Parañaque na ikalat dun sa mga
fishermen and probably you can help us through your announcements na 'wag na sila lumapit sa area," he
said.