TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
19
January 2023, Thursday, as of 9AM
1. Marcos says South China Sea 'keeps him up at night'
[GMA
News, PhilStar, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Manila Times]
2. World Economic Forum at Davos
-'Diversifying
PHL financial portfolio': Marcos pitches Maharlika fund in WEF dialogue
-At
least 9 int’l firms express interest to invest, expand business in PHL
-Palace
denies huge WEF delegation: ‘Only 11 are registered’
[Manila
Bulletin, DZBB, GMA News, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/1/18/Marcos-Maharlika-fund-WEF-Philippines.html
3. Appointees
-Naida
Angpin nominated as ambassador to France
-New
officials of NFA, GSIS, Intramuros Administration, take oath
[Inquirer,
GMA News, DZBB, Manila Standard, Rappler, ABS-CBN News]
https://manilastandard.net/news/314297487/ex-pms-chief-nominated-as-ambassador-to-france.html
4. COMELEC, Smartmatic cleared of data privacy violations in 2022 polls
[GMA
News, CNN PHL, Inquirer, PhilStar]
5. DA mulls importing 450,000 MT of sugar
[Inquirer,
ABS-CBN News, PhilStar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1718319/da-mulls-importing-450000-mt-of-sugar
6. Bulusan volcano now at normal alert level — PHIVOLCS
[Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, GMA News]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1718271/bulusan-volcano-now-at-normal-alert-level-phivolcs
7. COVID-19 infection
-DOH
logs 287 new COVID-19 cases; active tally dips to 11,031
-PHL
ready should WHO lifts declaration of COVID-19 public health emergency of int’l
concern— expert
[Manila
Bulletin, Inquirer, GMA News]
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