TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
16
October 2022, Sunday, as of 4PM
1. WEATHER
-Neneng
now a typhoon; Signal no. 3 still up over western part of Babuyan Islands
-Pre-emptive
evacuation of Barangay Taytay in Baggao town ordered
-Neneng
causes landslides, flooding, power outage in Cagayan
-Soil
erosion due to ‘Neneng’ closes some roads in Northern Luzon
-171
families flee as Neneng causes floods in Cagayan
-DSWD:
P8 million fund on standby for those affected by Neneng
[GMA News Online, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer,
PhilStar, CNN PHL Online, ABS-CBN News Online, Rappler, Manila Times, Manila
Standard] ©PIA-PMU
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/16/22/neneng-now-a-typhoon-after-extreme-rapid-intensification
[Manila
Bulletin, Inquirer, GMA News Online] ©PIA-PMU
https://mb.com.ph/2022/10/16/marcos-to-neneng-hit-provinces-help-is-on-the-way/
-Cop’s
visit to journalist’s home stirs media unease
-NCRPO
apologizes, tells commanders to refrain from visiting journalists’ home
-Makabayan
solon seeks probe on police visits to journalists’ home
-PNP
to release policies on how to deal with journalists amid house visit issue
-Eastern
Police District defends visits to journalists’ homes
[Manila
Bulletin, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News Online, CNN PHL Online, GMA News Online,
Rappler, Daily Tribune] ©PIA-PMU
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1680364/cops-visit-to-journos-home-stirs-media-unease
4. Davao prosecutors trash Quiboloy cyber libel complaint vs Pacquiao
[Rappler, Inquirer, GMA News Online, Manila
Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU
-Remulla
son won’t be tested for drugs; ‘not material’ to case
-No
VIP treatment for Remulla's son – PDEA
-
Kabataan Party-list vows to be vigilant on Remulla son’s case
-Lawyer
warns justice system collapse if faith in DOJ is lost
-Remulla
to pursue judicial reforms amid son’s arrest on drug charges
[Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Manila Standard, Daily Tribune] ©PIA-PMU
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1680365/remulla-son-wont-be-tested-for-drugs-not-
material-to-case
6. DOH logs 2,367 new COVID-19 infections, active cases hit 26,404
[ABS-CBN
News Online, GMA News Online, Manila Bulletin, Eagle News] ©PIA-PMU
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/15/22/doh-reports-2367-new-covid-19-cases-38-deaths
7. COVID-19 subvariant XBB
-Omicron
subvariant XBB may be in Philippines already due to open borders —health expert
-Entry
of new subvariants a matter of time – OCTA
-COVID-19
subvariant XBB not cause for concern, but public urged to remain vigilant –
expert
[PhilStar,
CNN PHL Online, GMA News Online] ©PIA-PMU
8. Xi Jinping opens 20th congress of China’s ruling Communist Party
-China’s
Xi says full control over Hong Kong achieved, determined on Taiwan
-China
will ‘never commit to abandoning the use of force’ on Taiwan–Xi Jinping
[Inquirer, GMA News Online, ABS-CBN News
Online, CNN PHL Online, PhilStar, Manila Bulletin, Rappler] ©PIA-PMU
