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TOP STORIES - Friday, January 13, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

13 January 2023, Friday, as of 9AM

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Dir. Gen. Manuel Antonio Tamayo attends an inquiry conducted by the Senate Committee on Public Services on the power outage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) that cancelled, diverted or delayed 361 flights to and from Manila on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2023. —Senate PRIB

1. Aviation glitch probe: CAAP castigated for lax security [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1715983/aviation-glitch-probe-caap-castigated-for-lax-security

2. Defense chief denies unrest, but admits 3-year term for officials may lead to stagnation, demoralization [CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1715913/galvez-denies-unrest-but-admits-3-year-term-for-commanders-may-lead-to-stagnation-demoralization

3. DFA 'not expecting anything' on issue of Marcoses Swiss accounts during Davos visit [Manila Times, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/12/23/dfa-marcoses-swiss-accounts-a-non-issue-when-he-visits-davos

4. Cancer fund misuse:

-DOH employee files complaint vs. higher-ups over cancer funds

-DOH says it acted in cancer patients’ ‘best interest’

[Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/1/12/DOH-employee-files-complaint-vs.-higher-ups-over-cancer-funds.html

5. Health expert hopes bivalent vaccines can help increase PHL’s COVID-19 booster uptake [CNN PHL, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/12/health-expert-hopes-bivalent-vaccines-can-help-increase-phs-covid-19-booster-uptake/

6. Supreme Court upholds inclusion of Cotabato City in Bangsamoro region [BusinessWorld, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/1/13/Supreme-Court-upholds-inclusion-of-Cotabato-City-in-Bangsamoro-region.html

7. 3 cops convicted over Quezon town mayor’s son slay [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/01/13/2237194/quezon-town-mayors-son-slay-3-cops-convicted

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