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TOP STORIES – Monday, March 20, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

20 March 2023, Monday, as of 9:00 a.m.

1. Speaker warns of jail time for those who lie during House probe

[CNN PHL, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, One News, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/03/20/2252960/speaker-jail-non-cooperation-house-onion-probe

2. House assured that Zubiri 'will keep an open mind' on charter change

[Manila Times, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/world/864410/romualdez-zubiri-says-he-will-keep-open-mind-on-cha-cha/story/?just_in

3. Teves cases:

-Teves still unlikely to appear on Monday deadline —lawyer

-PNP: Gov’t pressing Teves to return, face charges

[DZBB, CNN PHL, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Philstar, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/19/23/teves-still-unlikely-to-appear-on-monday-deadline-lawyer

4. PCG collects over 6,800 liters of oily water mixture amid Oriental Mindoro offshore spill clean-up [GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/3/19/PCG-6-800-liters-of-oily-water-mixture-Oriental-Mindoro-oil-spill.html

5. Percy Lapid camp wants arrest warrants vs suspects issued immediately [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/3/19/percy-lapid-immediate-arrest-warrants-suspects.html

6. DOH logs 185 new COVID-19 infections; active cases at 9,290 [Remate, Manila Bulletin, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/864391/doh-logs-185-new-covid-19-infections-active-cases-at-9-290/story/

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