TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
02
March 2023, Thursday, as of 5PM
-6
persons of interest in case of Adamson student's death attend inquest
proceedings
-More
suspects in Salilig hazing death surrender
-Remains
of hazing victim John Matthew Salilig arrives home in Zamboanga
-CHR,
NBI to conduct probes into Adamson student's hazing death
-PAO
won’t help fratmen in John Matthew Salilig case due to conflict of interest
[Inquirer,
PhilStar, Rappler, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
2. PAO bares another fatal hazing of engineering student in Cebu [DZBB, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, PhilStar, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1737456/pao-bares-another-fatal-hazing-of-engineering-student-in-cebu
3. Malaysia PM's visit in Manila:
-Marcos
gifts Malaysian PM Anwar ‘Noli Me Tangere’ novel
-Malaysian
PM Anwar calls on ASEAN 'to take action' on human rights violations in Myanmar
-Anwar
conferred honorary doctorate by University of the Philippines
[Inquirer,
CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News, News5, Manila Bulletin, GMA News]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/03/02/marcos-gifts-anwar-with-noli-me-tangere/
4. Transport strike:
-Senate
holds hearing on PUV modernization and jeepney phaseout
-Poe
proposes road tax use for add'l equity subsidy for PUV modernization program
-Angeles
City LGU suspends in-person classes as transport strike looms
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Rappler]
5. Oil spill spreads to other areas in Oriental Mindoro [Inquirer, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/3/2/oil-spill-spreads-to-other-areas-oriental-mindoro.html
6. PCG: Possible debris of missing air ambulance spotted off Palawan [GMA News, DZBB, Inquirer]
7. 4 suspected NPA rebels killed in Negros Occidental clash [Manila Bulletin, Rappler, GMA News]
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