TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
25 January
2023, Wednesday, as of 9AM
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1. OFW killed in Kuwait:
-DMW not
considering Kuwait deployment ban after OFW slay, eyes ‘additional safeguards’
-Senators
decry brutal slay of Pinay worker in Kuwait
-Senators
propose new hotline for OFW complaints, regular visit
[Manila
Bulletin, Inquirer, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/1/24/DMW-Kuwait-deployment-ban-OFW-Ranara.html
2. Agricultural woes:
-Marcos
orders DA to look into soaring egg prices
-DA defers
extension of P250/kilo SRP of onions as harvest season begins
-Gov’t seeks
to help onion farmers increase production —Marcos
-Marcos
raises lack of cold chain facilities for onions
-Marcos
orders DA to probe illegal sale of palm olein
-DA reports
shortage in supply of local garlic
[Business
Mirror, Inquirer, Philstar, One News, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/1/24/Marcos-DA-soaring-egg-prices.html
3. SC wraps up oral argument on legality of NCAP with 2 thorny issues emerging [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1720638/sc-wraps-up-oral-argument-on-legality-of-ncap
4. No-show Bantag urges DOJ panel to reconsider refusal to inhibit from Lapid-Villamor murder probe [Inquirer, Philstar, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
5. Cessna with 6 onboard goes missing after taking off from Cauayan [ANC Alerts, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/858514/cessna-with-6-on-board-goes-missing-after-taking-off-from-cauayan/story/
6. PHL-US joint maritime patrols in West PH Sea ‘on the table’ –envoy [Inquirer, GMA News, CNN PHL]
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