TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
5 January 2023, Thursday, as of
9AM
1. Inflation surges to 8.1% in
December —PSA [Business Mirror, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, News5, Rappler,
DZBB, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/business/2023/1/5/PH-inflation-December.html
2. Marcos' visit to China:
-Marcos: Xi promised solution to
allow Filipinos to fish
in 'natural fishing grounds'
-Marcos, Xi intend to resume oil,
gas exploration talks
-PHL, China ink MOU on
agriculture, ICT, 12 other deals
[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
News5, Philstar, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
3. Marcos orders reorganization of Office of President [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Philstar, Rappler, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/04/marcos-orders-reorganization-of-office-of-president/
4. COVID-19 infection:
-DOH: 8 Filipinos who came from
China test positive for
COVID-19
-DOH posts 326 new COVID-19
cases; active tally at 11,786
-XBB.1.5 may be 'most
transmissible subvariant of Omicron
to date,' scientists warn
-DOH warns public vs. false info
on Omicron subvariant XBB
[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Philstar, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
5. Weather disturbance:
-LPAs, northeast monsoon bringing
rain to much of
Philippines
-Classes suspended in some Luzon
areas on Jan. 5 due to LPA
[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Rappler]
6. BPI says duplicate transactions issue resolved [GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]
https://business.inquirer.net/380864/duplicate-transactions-problem-solved-says-bpi
7. BI deports 156 unlicensed POGO workers [Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, GMA News]
8. Ex-officials of DA, SRA in sugar importation mess absolved [ABS-CBN News, Manila Times, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1712558/ex-officials-of-da-sra-in-sugar-importation-mess-absolved
9. Manila suspends classes, gov't work on Jan. 9 for Black Nazarene activities [Rappler, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/04/23/walangpasok-jan-9-in-manila-for-black-nazarene-activities
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