TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
17 March 2023, Friday, as of 5:00 p.m.
[Philstar, GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, News5,
Interaksyon] https://business.inquirer.net/391554/ph-govt-posted-p46-b-budget-surplus-in-january
2. BSP gave assurances that the Philippine banking system was “safe and sound”; Vows action vs potential contagion from US bank failures
[ABS-CBN News, Rappler, Philstar, Inquirer, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/business/2023/3/17/bsp-ph-banking-system-safe-and-sound.html
3. MT Princess Empress
-DOJ eyes grounding of 3 sister vessels of MT Princess
Empress; Case buildup underway vs. owner of sunken tanker
-Marcos urged to take charge of Oriental Mindoro oil
spill response
-Marina mulls grounding other vessels of firm tagged
in Mindoro oil spill
-Oil spill reaches Calapan City; Threatens Verde
Island Passage, Batangas
-191 got ill due to oil spill in Pola, Oriental
Mindoro – Mayor Jennifer Cruz
[ANC, GMA News, CNN PHL,Manila Times, ABS-CBN News,
Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/16/doj-eyes-grounding-of-3-sister-vessels-of-mt-princess-empress
4. Exclusive motorcycle lane dry run on Commonwealth Avenue extended until March 26 — MMDA [Philstar, GMA News, RMN News, CNN PHL]
5. CHR alarmed over recent spate of violence vs. women and children
[GMA News, CNN PHL, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1744353/chr-probes-string-of-violence-against-women-and-children
6. BJMP jail congestion rate now at 370%
[CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/17/bjmp-congestion-rate-dips-to-370-2
7. Wage hike
-Jinggoy: No P150 wage hike before May 1; Eyes
hearings on wage hike in May
-TUCP welcomes Senate bill increasing minimum wage by
P150
-Zubiri thanks TUCP for supporting his wage hike bill
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Buletin, CNN PHL]
8. BI deports Japanese woman for financial fraud
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/17/bi-deports-japanese-woman-for-financial-fraud
9. Charter change
-Estrada: Con-Ass has more chances of getting majority
of senators’ nod
-Suarez issues challenge to senators on Cha-cha
-Padilla says he will hold hearings on the House's
charter change proposal on Monday and Wednesday.
[CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]
10. PHL drug war update
-Bato to PDEA: Probe handlers of tipsters asking for
drug reward
-PHL highlights loopholes in ICC pre-trial of drug war
-Remulla to probe ‘rift’ between journalists, NBI
agents during illegal drugs operation in Pasay City
[ANC, ABS-CBN News, News5, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/17/23/bato-to-pdea-probe-handlers-of-tipsters-asking-for-drugs
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