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TOP STORIES – Monday, February 20, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

20 February 2023, Monday, as of 5PM

1. House panel okays con-con as way to amend Constitution

[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/861403/house-panel-okays-con-con-as-way-to-amend-constitution/story/?just_in

2. Resolution backing ex-President Duterte vs ICC ‘drug war’ probe filed at Senate [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1732388/resolution-backing-ex-president-duterte-vs-icc-drug-war-probe-filed-at-senate

3. Senate announces raise of employees inflationary aid to P50,000 [DZRH, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1732258/zubiri-announces-raise-of-senate-employees-inflationary-aid-to-p50000

4. Higher diesel, gas prices set for February 21 [DZBB, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/20/23/higher-diesel-gas-prices-set-for-feb-21

5. House leaders back RCEP deal ratification [Business Mirror, BusinessWorld, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/20/house-leaders-back-rcep-deal-ratification/

6. House panel approves bill mandating higher VAT refund for foreign tourists [GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/business/2023/02/20/2246332/house-panel-approves-bill-mandating-higher-vat-refund-foreign-tourists

7. Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits waters off Quezon province

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, DZMM, DZRH, News5, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1732274/magnitude-4-8-earthquake-hits-waters-off-quezon-province

8. Aparri vice mayor ambush:

-Vehicle used in vice mayor's ambush torched

-No PNP members involved in Cagayan vice mayor ambush, police force clarifies

-Vice Mayors' League condemns Alameda ambush

[DZBB, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Rappler, Inquirer]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/02/20/news/vehicle-used-in-vice-mayors-ambush-torched/1879499

9. PNP identifies persons of interest behind ambush of Lanao del Sur gov [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1732230/pnp-identifies-persons-of-interest-behind-ambush-of-lanao-del-sur-gov

10. 416 PDLs released by BuCor [Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/861392/416-pdls-released-by-bucor/story/?just_in

11. Rescuers struggle to reach wreckage of Cessna plane in Albay [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/20/rescuers-struggle-to-reach-wreckage-of-cessna-plane-in-albay/

12. OCTA sees ‘negligible’ increase in Metro Manila’s COVID-19 positivity rate [GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/20/octa-sees-negligible-increase-in-metro-manilas-covid-19-positivity-rate/

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