TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
23 January
2023, Monday, as of 9AM
1. Makabayan solons seek 'immediate' suspension of onion importation [BusinessMirror, CNN PHL, GMA News, Malaya, Philstar]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/858289/makabayan-solons-seek-immediate-suspension-of-onion-importation/story/?just_in
2. DILG orders probe on reported harassment of onion farmer in Pangasinan [DZBB, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/22/23/dilg-orders-probe-on-reported-harassment-of-onion-farmer
3. Galvez attends his first flag raising ceremony as DND chief [Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1617319388197326849
4. SC to resume oral arguments on NCAP [BusinessMirror, Philstar, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1719724/sc-to-resume-oral-arguments-on-ncap
5. Sulu elections:
-Low voter
registration in Sulu partly due to unopposed bets –COMELEC exec
-Brownouts
remain an election concern in Sulu, says COMELEC
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1719711/low-voter-registration-in-sulu-partly-due-to-unopposed-bets-comelec-exec
6. DICT: Registered SIM cards now over 23M [CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/22/dict-registered-sim-cards-now-over-23m/
7. LPA trough, Amihan to cause rains over parts of the country [Inquirer, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/weather/858285/lpa-trough-amihan-to-cause-rains-over-parts-of-the-country/story/?just_in
8. 4.7 magnitude earthquake rocks Tarragona, Davao Oriental [CNN PHL, Inquirer] https://twitter.com/inquirerdotnet/status/1617304572426588160
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