TOP STORIES - Wednesday, December 28, 2022

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

28 December 2022, Wednesday, as of 5PM

1. Sim Card Registration Law

-NTC orders telcos to report details, actions taken to address SIM registration issues

-NTC forms task force to monitor SIM card registration

-SIM registration will not prevent text scams, spams - lawyer

[Inquirer, ANC alerts, DZBB, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/12/28/NTC-telco-order-SIM-registration-issues.html

2. Marcos picks Richard Bachmann as new chief of PHL sports commission: Palace

[News5, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, PhilStar]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/28/22/marcos-picks-dickie-bachmann-as-new-psc-chief-palace

3. DOTr to privatize EDSA carousel to 'conform to international standards'

-DOTr opens additional EDSA carousel bus stop in Tramo in Pasay

[Rappler, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, PhilStar] ©PIA-PMU

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/28/2233828/dotr-privatize-edsa-carousel-conform-international-standards

4. Tourism revenues hit P149 billion under Marcos as of Nov: Palace

[GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/28/22/tourism-revenues-hit-p149-b-under-marcos-palace

5. Davao Provinces brace for heavy rains, flooding as LPA looms

-Donation drives launched for flash flood victims in Mindanao

-China extends sympathies to victims of flooding in Visayas, Mindanao

[PhilStar, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1709826/fwd-floods-likely-as-lpa-triggers-heavy-rain

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