TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
09 February
2023, Thursday, as of 5PM
1. Marcos' visit to Japan
-Japanese
semiconductor firms pledge billions of pesos in investments to Philippines
-Pledges from
Japanese tech firms seen to create 10,000 jobs for Filipinos
-PH, Japan
sign 7 key deals on humanitarian assistance, infra and agri
-PBBM to
present economic agenda to Japan’s business leaders
-Over 80
Japanese employers eye hiring Pinoy skilled workers —Ople
-Japanese
shipowners assure Marcos of continuous hiring of Pinoy seafarers
-Marcos to
Japanese investors: PH reskilling, upskilling Pinoy workers
-Marcos eyes
PH-Japan educational tourism
-Marcos:
Gov’t lobbying for lifting of Japan’s ‘travel advisory’ vs. key Philippine
destinations
[PhilStar,
Inquirer, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, News5]
2. Senate president pushes for VFA exploratory talks between PH, Japan
[GMA News,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL Online]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/2/9/zubiri-philippines-japan-visiting-forces-agreement.html
3. Major quake in Türkiye
-PHL rescue
team lands in earthquake-battered Türkiye — OCD
-Pinoy quake
victim in Türkiye rescued, 4 others missing —community leader
-Death toll
rises to over 16,000 in Turkey, Syria quake
[PhilStar,
GMA News, Inquirer, News5, CNN PHL, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News, Manila
Bulletin]
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/210568/ph-rescue-team-lands-in-quake-battered-turkey-ocd
4. Pimentel, Poe buck Padilla's Cha-cha push
[GMA News,
Inquirer, PhilStar, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL Online]
5. Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
-No rush on
RCEP approval from Poe and Binay
-Farmers’
group asks senators not to rush RCEP discussion amid concerns
[News5,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/09/binay-poe-no-need-to-rush-rcep/
6. Pope names 3rd Filipino bishop in US
[GMA News,
Manila Times, Rappler, Inquirer]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/02/09/news/pope-names-3rd-filipino-bishop-in-us/1877955
7. Fathers not barred from seeking protection orders for children vs abusive mothers under VAWC law
[GMA News,
Rappler, Manila Bulletin]
8. Abandoned car in Parañaque yields over P183 million worth of shabu
[Inquirer,
GMA News, Manila Bulletin]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1727480/abandoned-car-in-paranaque-yields-over-p183m-worth-of-shabu
9. All San Juan City villages declared 'drug-cleared'
[ABS-CBN
News, DZBB, Manila Bulletin]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/09/23/mga-barangay-sa-san-juan-100-pct-drug-cleared-na-pdea
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