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TOP STORIES – Sunday, March 26, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

26 March 2023, Sunday, as of 4:00 p.m.

Children swim at the Silonay Mangrove Conservation and Ecopark swamp in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro oblivious to the oil spill that has crept into its shores from a sunken oil tanker.  PHOTO BY RENE DILAN

1. Mindoro oil spill

- NDRRMC: Over 170k now affected by MT Princess Empress oil spill

- PCG collects over 8,000 liters of oily water mixture in Oriental Mindoro

- Fishers want sunken motor tanker owner, negligent gov’t agencies held liable for oil spill

- Environment scientist: Oriental Mindoro oil spill effects may last years

[Manila Times, Philippine Star, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, GMA News, News5]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/03/26/news/oil-spill-affects-170k-destroys-p38m-crops-ndrrmc/1884407

2. UN expert urges passage of law protecting human rights advocates

[CNN Philippines, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/3/25/UN-official-urges-passages-human-rights-defenders-protection-bill-.html

3. P1.2-M reward up for info on San Miguel, Bulacan police chief’s killers

[GMA News, News5, Philippine Star, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/865067/dilg-pnp-offer-p1-m-reward-for-info-on-san-miguel-bulacan-police-chief-s-killers/story/?just_in

4. More firearms seized from ex-guv Teves property

[ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, News5, CNN Philippines, Manila Times]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/26/23/more-firearms-explosives-seized-in-teves-sugar-mill-raid

5. Residents OK split of Brgy. Muzon, SJDM in Bulacan into 4

[Inquirer, GMA News, CNN Philippines, Rappler, Manila Bulletin]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1748311/bulacan-largest-barangay-now-split-into-four-comelec

6. Oil prices to go down next week

[Philippine Star, GMA News, CNN Philippines, ABS-CBN News]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/03/26/2254542/new-round-oil-price-cuts-seen

7. Magnitude 4.6 quake jolts Abra

[Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, Philippine Star, GMA News, Manila Times]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/26/4-6-quake-rocks-3-provinces-in-northern-luzon

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