TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
18 January
2023, Wednesday, as of 9AM
-Marcos
meets with business tycoons on WEF sidelines, investment pitch gets 'positive
response' – Palace
-Marcos at
World Economic Forum: PHL seen to grow by 7% in 2023
-Marcos Jr.
meets with ex-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in Davos
[CNN PHL,
GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, BusinessWorld, PhilStar]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/1/17/Marcos-meeting-CEOs-WEF-Davos-sidelines.html
[Rappler,
GMA News, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, PhilStar]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/01/18/2238447/maria-ressa-cleared-four-tax-violation-charges
[ABS-CBN
News, Inquirer, CNN PHL, GMA News, PhilStar, Manila Standard]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/17/23/galvez-says-rumblings-within-afp-due-to-fixed-term-law
4. COVID-19 infection
-DOH logs
196 COVID-19 infections; active cases at 11,342
-PHL remains
prepared should WHO lift the public health emergency on COVID-19
[Manila
Bulletin, Inquirer, GMA News, PhilStar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1717750/doh-logs-196-covid-19-infections-active-cases-at-11342
5. COMELEC records over 1 million voter registrants
[Inquirer,
GMA News, Manila Bulletin]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1717627/comelec-records-over-1-m-voter-registrants
6. SIM card registration at 12.5% as of Jan. 17 — DICT
[CNN PHL,
PhilStar, Manila Bulletin]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/01/18/2238358/sim-registration-hits-21-million-january-16
7. DOJ junks murder complaint vs. 17 cops in 'Bloody Sunday' raid
[GMA News,
Inquirer, ABS-CBN News]
8. Plane fares set to go down in Feb on cheaper fuel
[Inquirer,
GMA News, BusinessWorld]
https://business.inquirer.net/382713/plane-fares-set-to-go-down-in-feb-on-cheaper-fuel
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