TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
1
December 2022, Thursday, as of 5PM
-Marcos
repeats promise, says Philippines ‘getting closer’ to P20/kilo rice
-Marcos:
Supplies at Kadiwa stalls sufficient until February or March 2023
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, GMA News, DZMM, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Rappler,
Philstar] ©PIA-PMU
2. West PHL Sea:
-Marcos:
China's claims in West Philippine Sea a 'roadblock' to joint oil exploration
-Marcos
on WPS oil exploration: It’s important for us than it is for China
[Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU
3. Foreign relations:
-Marcos
says US requests, proposals on EDCA under review
-Marcos:
Mutual Defense Treaty with US under continuous ‘evolution’
[Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, Rappler, ABSCBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
©PIA-PMU
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/853181/marcos-says-us-
requests-proposals-on-edca-under-review/story/
4. Marcos 'happy' with performance of DOH, DND officers-in-charge
[Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU
5. Human trafficking at NAIA:
-BI
sees no links among personnel to Myanmar trafficking scheme
-BI:
Airport officials reshuffle ongoing amid Myanmar human trafficking issue
-BI
says coordination underway for human trafficking scheme probe
-MIAA
drops baggage screening in airport protocols
-Remulla
asks NBI to investigate fake passes at BI
[DZBB,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News,
ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU
6. NGCP places Luzon grid under yellow alert [Inquirer, News5, Philstar, DZBB, DZMM, ABS-CBN News, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU
7. Month-long 24/7 free rides on EDSA Busway starts [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Rappler, Manila Times] ©PIA-PMU
8. PHL receives 86,000 HIV viral load testing cartridges from US gov’t [ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, News5, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU
https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/01/ph-receives-86000-hiv-viral-load-testing-cartridges-from-us-govt/
—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—