TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
04 October 2022, Tuesday, as of 9AM
1. Radio commentator Percy Lapid shot dead [ANC, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, News5, Rappler, Manila Times] ©PIA-PMU
https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/10/04/latest-stories/radio-commentator-percy-lapid-shot-dead/1860895
2. Marcos says F1 Grand Prix in Singapore ‘best way to drum up business’ for the Philippines [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, GMA News, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/03/22/marcos-singapore-f1-grand-prix-best-way-to-drum-up-business
3. North Korea fires an unidentified ballistic missile, Seoul's military says [ABS-CBN News. CNN PHL, GMA News, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU
https://www.philstar.com/world/2022/10/04/2214201/north-korea-fires-unidentified-ballistic-missile-seouls-military-says
4. POGOs:
-Senators want top execs of NEDA, DOF to be present in next Senate probe on POGOs
-DOJ: STDs allegedly spreading among Chinese POGO workers
-BI admits being clueless about locations of 40000 POGO workers
[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2022/10/03/senators-want-top-execs-of-neda-dof-to-be-present-in-next-senate-probe-on-pogos/
5. Sandiganbayan drops Mike Arroyo's graft case after SC’s dismissal order [Philstar, GMA News, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/03/22/sandiganbayan-drops-mike-arroyos-graft-case-over-chopper-deal
6. COVID-19 infection:
-Active COVID-19 infections at 28,111 as DOH logs 1,967 cases
-Philippines logs 16,017 COVID-19 cases from Sept 26-Oct 2
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Philstar, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1674549/active-covid-19-infections-at-28111-after-doh-logs-1967-more-cases
7. P122 million worth of suspected shabu seized in Cebu City [Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/846822/p122-million-worth-of-suspected-shabu-seized-in-cebu-city/story/
—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—
