TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
16
February 2023, Thursday, as of 9AM
1. 6.0-magnitude quake hits Masbate
-Aftershocks
hit Masbate after M6.0 quake, coliseum damaged
-Masbate
quake causes power outage, class suspension
[GMA
News, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, DZBB, News5, Manila
Times, PhilStar]
2. Laser incident near Ayungin Shoal
-China
says lasers for ‘navigation safety’, denies pointing at PHL crew
-China:
PHL-US defense pact won’t ‘weaken our resolve’
-Chinese
envoy, AFP chief meet amid tensions over laser incident
[GMA
News, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Rappler]
3. Marcos: PHL closer to rice self-sufficiency in 2 years with major gov’t reorganization
[Inquirer,
CNN PHL, BusinessMirror, Manila Times, DZBB]
4. Marcos says SWS 'very good' rating 'encouraging'
[GMA
News, Philstar, Inquirer]
5. Senate hearing on MIF bill
-‘A
very expensive public brainstorming’: Senators grill Maharlika fund backers
-MIF
could result in 'intergenerational debt' - analyst
[CNN
PHL, Malaya, Business Mirror, Rappler, PhilStar]
6. Senate eyes probe into private plane allegedly being used for human trafficking
[CNN
PHL, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, PhilStar]
7. Zubiri appeals for ratification as RCEP reaches plenary
[CNN
PHL, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, GMA News]
8. Remains of OFW killed in Turkey quake back home
[CNN
PHL, Rappler, Inquirer]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/2/15/Remains-of-OFW-killed-in-Turkey-quake-back-home.html
9. Three Philippine police officers surrender over killing of Spanish man
[Manila
Bulletin, PhilStar, Manila Standard]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/15/three-philippine-police-officers-surrender-over-killing-of-spanish-man/
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