TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
21 October 2022, Friday, as of 9AM
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/21/22/obet-accelerates-en-route-to-northern-luzon
2. PAGASA declares onset of 'amihan' season [Philstar, ABS-CBN News, GMA
News, CNN PHL] ©PIA-PMU
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/10/20/PAGASA-onset-Amihan-season-.html
-Brother laments death of 'middleman' in Percy Lapid's slay
-PNP says there were 2 middlemen in Percy Lapid killing
[Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, One News, Philstar, Rappler,
ABS-CBN News, GMA News, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU
4. Agriculture:
-PBBM staying put at DA: Restoring good system ‘will not be easy,’ it
will take time
-Marcos to leave DA chief post only if structural changes made
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, One News, Business Mirror] ©PIA-PMU
5. Marcos appoints ex-SAF commander Lazo as new PDEA chief [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL] ©PIA-PMU
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/10/21/marcos-appoints-new-pdea-chief-lazo.html
6. Marcos to name DOH chief once country’s COVID-19 situation ‘normalizes’ [GMA News, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU
https://mb.com.ph/2022/10/20/marcos-to-name-doh-chief-once-countrys-covid-19-situation-normalizes
7. Philippines reports 2,227 new COVID cases, 44 deaths [Inquirer, GMA News, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/20/22/philippines-reports-2227-new-covid-cases-44-deaths
8. PBBM affirms Duterte administration decision to drop Russian choppers deal [ABS-CBN News, Philstar, Business Mirror] ©PIA-PMU
9. Pangasinan bridge collapses; 4 injured [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Inquirer, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU
https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/10/21/2218128/pangasinan-bridge-collapses-4-injured
—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—
