TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
04 February 2023, Saturday, as of 4PM
1. EDCA
-AFP upbeat on deal for 4 more EDCA sites in the Philippines
-EDCA sites will be jointly operated by PHL, US – AFP
-ACT slams EDCA on 124th anniversary of PHL-American war: ‘Tila hindi umalis ang mananakop’
[Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/859666/afp-upbeat-on-deal-for-4-more-edca-sites-in-the-philippines/story/?just_in
2. Philippines, US to restart joint patrols in South China Sea
[Manila Bulletin, PhilStar, GMA News, Inquirer]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/04/2242528/philippines-us-restart-joint-patrols-south-china-sea
3. New DSWD chief Gatchalian bares priorities
-New DSWD chief wants more social workers, no revamp
-DSWD chief eyes dispersing more disaster response teams across PH
[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, PhilStar, DZBB]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/04/2242441/new-dswd-chief-wants-more-social-workers-no-revamp
4. ICC 'drug war' probe
-'You can hang me,' Bato says if proven guilty by PHL court, not ICC, over drug war deaths
-Bong Go: PHL’s justice system works despite ICC’s drug war probe reopening
-Fortun: Government probe on Kian sloppy
[Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, PhilStar]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/02/04/23/you-can-hang-me-bato-says-if-found-guilty-over-drug-war-deaths
5. After 3 straight hikes, oil prices set to drop by P2 next week
[GMA News, ABS-CBN News, PhilStar, Inquirer]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/04/23/oil-prices-set-to-drop-by-p2-next-week
6. MMDA releases list of common traffic violations under single-ticketing system in NCR
[PhilStar, Manila Bulletin, One News]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/04/common-traffic-violations-covered-by-single-ticketing-system-in-ncr-released/
7. Parents of kids with disabilities to get P2,000 monthly ‘ayuda’ under House bill
[Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Inquirer]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/04/parents-of-kids-with-disabilities-to-get-p2000-monthly-ayuda-under-house-bill/
8. Hontiveros to DTI, DA: Build more cold storage units for farmers
[CNN PHL, Inquirer, RMN News]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1725322/hontiveros-to-dti-da-build-more-cold-storage-units-for-farmers
9. Chinese spy balloon ‘transits’ Latin America after first craft flies over US
[Inquirer, GMA News, PhilStar, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/04/chinese-spy-balloon-transits-latin-america-after-first-craft-flies-over-us/
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