TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
16 January
2023, Monday, as of 5PM
1. Senate hearing on surging price of onions
-Senators,
farmers confront DA over onion crisis, blame agency's 'poor planning'
-Senators
slam BOC for investigating PAL crew's undeclared onions
-‘Huwag na
lang tayong kumain ng onion’: Villar chides FTI execs over onion purchase
-Official
says BOC also intercepted ‘smuggled’ agri products in high seas
[ABS-CBN
News, Inquirer, GMA News, News5, Rappler, BusinessMirror, CNN PHL, PhilStar]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/16/23/senators-farmers-blame-da-poor-planning-for-onion-crisis
2. Despite
2-person minority, Pimentel says whole Senate will scrutinize proposed
Maharlika fund
-Premature
to present Maharlika wealth fund at WEF, says Hontiveros
[CNN PHL,
GMA News, Manila Bulletin, PhilStar, Inquirer]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/1/16/Senate-scrutinize-Maharlika-Investment-Fund.html
3. Death toll from recent weather disturbances rises to 28
[GMA News,
ABS-CBN News, PhilStar, Inquirer]
4. COVID-19 infection
-DOH: Nearly
3,000 COVID-19 cases reported in past week
-COVID-19
positivity rate in Metro Manila low at 3.7% — OCTA
[Inquirer,
GMA News, Manila Bulletin, PhilStar, Rappler]
5. Pump price hike set Tuesday
[GMA News,
ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, PhilStar, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/857538/pump-price-hike-set-tuesday/story/?just_in
6. OFW remittances rose by 5.8% in Nov 2022
[Inquirer,
Manila Times, GMA News]
https://business.inquirer.net/382489/ofw-remittances-rose-by-5-8-in-nov-2022
7. Progressive groups storm DA office amid rising inflation, Marcos foreign trips
[News5,
ABS-CBN News, Inquirer]
8. 97% of PNP generals, full colonels submitted courtesy resignations —Azurin
[Inquirer,
CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin]
9. Baguio Mayor Magalong slams Badoy for ‘red-tagging’
[Inquirer,
News5, PhilStar, Rappler]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1717002/baguio-mayor-magalong-slams-badoy-for-red-tagging
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