TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
4
November 2022, Friday, as of 9AM
1. Marcos vows to work with 'steadfast' partner Japan in areas of mutual interest [BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Times, Philstar, SunStar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU
2. SWS: 60% of Filipinos in favor of SIM card registration law [Inquirer, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU
3. Free LRT rides for students end Nov. 5 [Abante, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philstar, CNN PHL] ©PIA-PMU
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/11/4/LRT-free-rides-for-students-end-Nov.-5.html
4. Assistance to 'Paeng' victims:
-DBM:
P6.8-B calamity fund available
-Pag-IBIG
offers calamity loan for storm victims
-Pimentel:
Re-channel non-essential expenditures to calamity response
[Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Philstar, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/850219/dbm-p6-8-b-calamity-fund-available/story/
5. DOH reports 782 new COVID-19 cases, less than 1,000 for 3rd day [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/03/22/doh-reports-782-new-covid-cases-less-than-1k-for-3rd-day
6. 21 illegal Chinese POGO workers deported [CNN PHL, Inquirer, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU
https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/11/04/2221338/21-chinese-pogo-workers-deported
7. Bangsamoro gov’t declares Nov. 7 a special holiday in BARMM [Remate, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1689107/bangsamoro-govt-declares-nov-7-a-special-holiday-in-barmm
8. NPA force:
-From
89 in 2018, AFP says NPA guerrilla fronts now reduced to 24
-AFP
chief: Active communist guerilla fronts down to 5
-NPA
only has around 1,800 firearms in its arsenal — AFP chief
[CNN
PHL, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU
https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/03/from-89-in-2018-afp-says-npa-guerrilla-fronts-now-reduced-to-24/
