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TOP STORIES - Tuesday, November 22, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

22 November 2022, Tuesday, as of 9AM

1. Chinese embassy denies 'forceful seizure' of rocket part near Pag-asa Island [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/21/22/china-denies-forceful-seizure-of-rocket-part-near-pag-asa

2. Senate constitutes oversight body on intel funds [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/11/22/2225501/senate-constitutes-oversight-body-intel-funds

3. PHL logs 938 new infections; active cases at 18,198 [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1696034/ph-logs-938-new-infections-active-cases-at-18198

4. WHO identifying potential pandemic pathogens [ABS-CBN News, Philstar, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/22/who-identifying-potential-pandemic-pathogens/

5. OFWs claiming unpaid wages warned vs fixers [GMA News, Philstar, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1696126/ofws-claiming-unpaid-wages-warned-vs-fixers

6. Actor-host Vhong Navarro transferred to Taguig City jail [Philstar, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU

https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/21/vhong-navarro-transferred-to-taguig-city-jail-2/

7. Indonesia earthquake death toll rises to 162; hundreds others injured [Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/22/22/indonesia-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-162

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