TOP STORIES – Sunday, February 12, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

12 February 2023, Sunday, as of 4PM

1. PBBM’s Japan trip nets PH $600-M infrastructure investment pledge

- Several PH-Japan deals 'ready to go' —DTI chief

- PBBM’s goal: Enough jobs in PH to make Filipinos stay

[Philippine Star, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, CNN Philippines, Inquirer, News5, Rappler]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/12/2244423/japan-trip-nets-philippines-600-m-infrastructure-investment-pledge

2. PBBM: Gov't to review tripartite agreement with US, Japan

- AFP welcomes possible VFA between PH, Japan

[GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, CNN Philippines, ABS-CBN News, Philippine Star]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/860515/philippines-to-review-tripartite-agreement-with-us-japan-marcos/story/

3. Turkey-Syria quake deaths to top 50,000 —UN relief chief

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Rappler, Inquirer, Philippine Star]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/12/23/turkey-syria-quake-deaths-feared-to-top-50000-un

4. Search continues for missing Filipina, children in quke-hit Turkey

[CNN Philippines, Philippine Star, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, GMA News]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/2/12/filipino-and-children-missing-after-turkiye-quake.html

5. House leadership to donate $100,000 to Turkey quake victims

[Manila Bulletin, Rappler, CNN Philippines, Inquirer, News5]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/12/utang-ng-loob-romualdez-office-to-donate-100000-to-turkey-quake-victims/

6. Writer, activist Lualhati Bautista dies at 77

[Rappler, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Philippine Star]

https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/literature/novelist-lualhati-bautista-dies/

7. Rains expected in parts of PH due to LPA outside PAR

[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, GMA News]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1728773/expect-rain-in-parts-of-ph-due-to-lpa-outside-par-pagasa/

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