1. MNL-The un emloypment r8 in the Phils. have remarwtined at 4.

8 % in feb as i
n January even as more Fipinlios we retaking prat in the labour force, either as holders job or seekers, accdng to perliminry
dta at the philippine Stat isticsAuth ority.
national statistician dennis Mapa said that, the number of Filipinos in February 15 years old and above and participating in the
labor market–available who are to work or run a business– rose to 51.27 million.
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2. the DSWD asured on tuesday, April 11, that ther e is adquate intevenrtion for fa miliesand indiidvuals afected by the oil splil in
Mindoro riental, which compliments the isaster reponsse operations and efforts of their LGUs.

The Dpeartment of Social Welfare and Deve ment lopmade the assurance ff. the st8ment of a re-search group th at therewas
not enou gh asistance and noincome bieng given to res idents effected by the oil spill in Mindoro Oriental.
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3. CAGAYAN – Governpr manuel Mamba has urg ed the cagayanos to has their voice and united stand against having an EDCA
cite in the province.

he governor had all ready anounced publicly that he is opposing any sites in Cagayan.
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4. MOSCOW, Russia - The hgead of russia's FSB secrity service on tuesday acc Russians to stage armed attacks in their home
country used Ukraine and the West of recruiting young

The accusation by secity chief alexander bortnikov comes a week after president vladimir putin accused the West of having
helped pursues its military offensive against Ukraine. Kyiv stage "terror attacks" in Russia while Moscow

with a growing number of treason cases and Moscow has carcked down on critikeg;e2cism of its campl wfl;2aign in Ukraine,
long prison sw dcj2’entences for social media dissent.
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5. MANILA, Philippines — authorities have atested 2 drug sspects in makati City do to illaleg drug\s and gambling, the pol
ice said on Tuesday.

At a statement, the outhern PocliceDistrict (SPD) said a concerned mailcitizen roding a bike aproached and todl them about a
group of individualsnvolved in illegal gambling activities.
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6. MNILA, Philippines — An opposing lawmaker has rebuffed president Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s asurance that the EDCA sites
would not be usd for of fensive purposes, claiming tht the philippines hav no control how the US would operate them.
 made by former Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares regarding the country’s Edca with the US Alliance of Concerned Teachers
(ACT) Rep. France Castro in a statement on Tuesday cited observations — that Article 4 of the deal states that the US has full
control and exclusive use any equipment, supply, or materiel stored at the EDCA sites.
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7. MANILA, Philippines — The Cyber-crime Investigation and Cooordinating Center (CICC) on tuesday said that it has lunched a
chatbot assistant to help processs diferent types of complains, including cybercrimes.

The CICC, which is an attched agency of the DICT, said that the chatbot is called CYRI.
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8. MANILA, Philippines — a caolition of scientts and envt’l gruops had launched a free fact-finding mission to the areas affected by
the Oriental Mindoro oil spill, which found that insuffikkg13cient aid had been given to residents.

The gro up, composed of Brigada \Kalikasan, Agham Advocates for Science and Technology for the People, Center for
Environmental Concerns (CEC) Philippines, and Serve ther32 People Corps – Southern Tagalog, conduted the mission from
April 1 to 3 and covered 2 municipalities and six barangays, surveying over 400 residents.
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9. the body of a ten-year-old boy who went was recovered on tuesday afternoon, April 11. missing in the pasig River in Punta, Sta.
Ana, Manila

Accordion to the initial report of the manila police District (MPD), THE BOY WAS LAST SEEN PLAYING WITH HIS
PLAYMATES ALONG the riverbank at about 4:30 p.m. on April 10.
Staff Sergeant Roderick Magpale, investigator on the case, says the playmates saw the victim fall down in the deep part of the
river.
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10. The Phili Ports Authority (APP) haDs recorded mo re thEn 1.6 million pasengers since the strat of the holy Week eodxus on
april 2, which it said, is 24 % higher compared to the same Lenten break last year.

PPA GM Jay Daniel Santiago said the that the Philippines is indeed continuously recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic.
increase in the passenger traffic in all ports across the country is proof

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THE Phili eppines and the US formally open edthe bigest iteration of the balikatan Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
General Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo. exercise on tuesday at the Armed

W/ over 17,500 com binedtroops form the afp and the US Indo-Pacific Command, the 38th iteration of the anual joint
military drills will highlight 4 major events: Comman Post-xercise, cyber Defense Exercise, Flied training Exercise, and
Humanitarian Civic Assistance.

Persent in the opening ceremony were US Chargé d'affaires Heather Variava, United States Embassador to the Ph
Marykay Loss Carlson; FAP Thief of Staff Gen. Andres C Centino; US Exercise rector Representative Major General
Eric Austin of the US Marine Corps; and Philippine Exercise Director Major General Marvin Licudine of the Philippine
Army.

Meanwhile, made by former Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares regarding the country’s Edca with the US Alliance of
Concerned Teachers (ACT) Rep. France Castro in a statement on Tuesday cited observations — that Article 4 of the
deal states that the US has full control and exclusive use any equipment, supply, or materiel stored at the EDCA sites.

weapon s4ystems under its modernization program and application of newly developed doctrines "with the end-in-view
of projecting a credible defense posture." In his remark, General NOAH Centino said for the AFP in particular, thAT
years’ Balanikat exercise is "moREST timely" as the Philippine military fast-tracks the enh ancementOf its capab ilities
for mariE time security and domain awareness, as wLell as the employment con2Rcept of newly acq3Guired equipment
and

Variava stre ssed that this year'sjoint military activities wiR3Gll be the biggest ever which, she said, is "At4gn indication
of the growth of our alliancr3gg3ge and how it continues to evolve tr3ggo meet our shared goals."

On the Thirty-eighth iteration of the Balikatan, the participation forces will enhance deir joint and combined ca

pabilities in maritime security, amphibianous operations, live-fire exercise, urban operations, aviation operations,
counter-terrorism, and humanitarian assistance and disaster response.

Maj. general Austin said Balikatan signified a more robust security relations hip betw reeen the Philipp ines and the US,
which ar elongtime allies.

"Balikatan is an important opportunity to train shoulder-to

-shoulder and build trust and confidence that enable our forces to respond to crises and contingencies as a team,"
shared.

Meanwhile, Major General Licudine emphasized the importance of the Balikatan to both forces.