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TOP STORIES – Tuesday, February 14, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring) 

14 February 2023, Tuesday, as of 9AM

 1. Legislative measures:

-Palace says Congress committed to pass Maharlika bill, nine others by June 2

-Cha-cha ‘not a priority’ for PBBM, but solons unfazed

-Villanueva accuses SOGIE bill advocates of same-sex marriage agenda

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, BusinessWorld, One News, Manila Times, Malaya, Philstar, Rappler, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1729186/palace-says-congress-committed-to-pass-maharlika-bill-nine-others-by-june-2

2. West PHL Sea dispute:

-China blames PHL Coast Guard over laser incident near Ayungin Shoal

-US backs Philippines in laser dispute with China

-DND slams latest incident with China in Ayungin

-AFP tells China to restrain forces in the West Philippine Sea

[Inquirer, News5, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/14/23/china-blames-ph-coast-guard-over-laser-incident-near-ayungin-shoal

3. PHL-Ukraine relations:

-Marcos, Zelenskyy talk about deepening PHL-Ukraine cooperation in first phone call

-Zelensky thanks Marcos for supporting Ukraine

[CNN PHL, GMA News, News5, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/13/marcos-zelenskyy-talk-deepening-ph-ukraine-cooperation-in-first-phone-call/

4. DOJ offers P6 million reward for arrest of suspects behind missing sabungeros [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/02/14/2244719/missing-sabungeros-doj-offers-p6-million-reward-suspects-arrest

5. DOJ sends Bantag plunder complaint to Ombudsman

[ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/13/2244693/doj-sends-bantag-plunder-complaint-ombudsman

6. Election officer shot dead in Sultan Kudarat; COMELEC condemns killing [Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/860671/election-officer-shot-dead-in-sultan-kudarat/story/

7. DOH: 1,101 new COVID-19 cases logged on Feb. 6-12, up by 9% from previous week [Inquirer, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/2/13/DOH-COVID-tally-021323.html

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