TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
19 April
2023, Wednesday, as of 9:00 a.m.
1. Marcos joins lawmakers, foreign embassies in mourning loss of 'true patriot' Albert Del Rosario [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, Rappler, Philstar, Inquirer]
2. Amid furor over EDCA sites, China’s FM coming to PHL [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Rappler, Business Mirror]
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/04/18/amid-furor-over-edca-siteschinas-fm-coming-to-phl/
3. PNP drug ties review to end in around two weeks —Marcos [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/4/18/Marcos-PNP-drug-ties-review.html
4. Bongbong Marcos orders peace and order councils to address pol violence, illegal drugs [BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Inquirer]
5. Senate probe on Degamo slay:
-Senate
detains cop who allegedly refused to write a blotter report on slay try
-Victims
detail Negros Oriental ‘reign of terror’ on 2nd day of Degamo inquiry
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Rappler, Inquirer]
6. CA junks Ampatuan’s bid for hospital confinement [Daily Tribune, News5, Rappler, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1758216/ca-junks-ampatuans-bid-for-hospital-confinement
7. Marcos orders creation of team to mitigate El NiΓ±o impact [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Daily Tribune, Manila Times, Philstar, Inquirer]
8. COVID-19 pandemic:
-DOH
releases guidelines for 2nd COVID-19 booster shots to general population
-DOH:
Wearing of masks still voluntary
-DOH logs
287 new COVID-19 cases; active tally climbs to 10,263
[Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News]
9. Austria open to hire over 200,000 Filipinos in coming years [Remate, GMA News, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/4/18/Austria-hire-Filipino-workers-.html
10. Hontiveros seeks Senate inquiry into proposed LandBank-DBP merger [Inquirer, Manila Times, GMA News]
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