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TOP STORIES – Friday, March 31, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

31 March 2023, Friday, as of 9:00 a.m.

1. Degamo slay:

-Days before assassination, SC clears Degamo of graft

-Belongings of alleged Degamo gunmen found in Teves sugar mill

-Suspects' statements point to Rep. Teves' involvement, Remulla says

[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/3/30/SC-clears-Degamo-graft-falsification-of-documents.html

2. Oriental Mindoro may be placed under state of calamity as oil spill spreads to more towns – governor [Business Mirror, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/865589/two-more-oriental-mindoro-towns-report-presence-of-oil-grease/story/

3. Vanessa Hudgens named PHL global tourism ambassador [Business Mirror, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/492890/vanessa-hudgens-named-as-ph-global-tourism-ambassador

4. Marcos leads launch of 'Kadiwa' program in Bataan [Inquirer, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL]

https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines/status/1641601138150768646

5. 'Bato' holds on to Marcos vow he won't be arrested by ICC [Manila Standard, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/30/23/bato-holds-on-to-marcos-vow-he-wont-be-arrested-by-icc

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