TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
18 April
2023, Tuesday, as of 9:00 a.m.
1. CZECH
PM VISITS MANILA
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala talks to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Malacañang Palace grounds in Manila on April 17, 2023. MPC pool photo
-Czech
PM, Marcos hold bilateral talks in Malacañang; discuss defense, trade
cooperation
-Czech
Republic’s Petr Fiala: ‘First’ European PM to visit PH under Marcos
-PBBM, PM
Fiala launch book highlighting Phl, Czech Republic cultural, diplomatic
exchanges
-West PHL
Sea among topics discussed between Marcos, Czech PM
-Visiting
Czech PM cites connections rooted in history
-Czech
Republic backs PH military modernization
[ABS-CBN
News Online, PhilStar, Inquirer, GMA News Online, CNN PHL Online, Manila
Bulletin, Daily Tribune, Rappler, Manila Times]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/17/23/marcos-czech-pm-hold-bilateral-talks-in-malacaang
2. PHL
logs 2,386 new COVID-19 cases from April 10-16, 2023
[Inquirer,
Philstar, GMA News, CNN PHL Online, Manila Bulletin]
3. NFA shelves plan to import 330,000 tons of rice
[Inquirer,
Philstar, Manila Standard, ABS-CBN News Online]
4. GOV. DEGAMO SLAY CASE
Teves
questions Remulla's statements on 'terrorist' tag; found it funny
-Teves
still mum about his whereabouts
-Bato
says Pryde Teves’ ‘makeshift’ firing range at sugar mill illegal
-Teves
hopes Senate probe won't turn into an investigation 'in aid of epal-isation'
-'Ginastusan
ng gobyerno': Teves questions P800,000 gov't spending to bring people to Senate
Degamo probe
-Firearm
used in Degamo slay slipped through PNP custody – NBI
[Rappler,
ABS-CBN News Online, PhilStar, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, GMA
News Online]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/17/23/its-becoming-a-circus-teves-questions-terrorist-tag
5. 53% of Filipino families got aid in 4th quarter of 2022 —SWS
[Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, GMA News Online, ABS-CBN News Online]
6. Durante, 6 others in Plaza slay to face court martial
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Rappler]
7. ANTI INSURGENCY CAMPAIGN
-Alleged
NPA leader arrested in Malaysia
-VP
Duterte visits 7 Masbate schools after rebel attacks
[Philstar,
CNN PHL, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/4/17/alleged-npa-leader-arrested-malaysia.html
8. DFA: Contingency plans ready for OFWs in Taiwan in case tension sparks
-OFWs
safe amid China-Taiwan row – MECO chief
-P10.6
billion DMW fund available for Taiwan OFW emergency repatriation –Estrada
[Daily
Tribune, Inquirer, GMA News]
