TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
19 April
2023, Wednesday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. Marcos launches gov’t projects in Bulacan:
-Marcos
says 1.2-M housing sites started since he assumed office
-Marcos
brings 'Kadiwa' to San Jose del Monte
-Marcos:
Leaders from all over the world asking for more PHL health workers
-Marcos
eyes hospital expansion to beef up local health services
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5,
Phiksat Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1758397/bongbong-marcos-launches-govt-projects-in-bulacan
2. Marcos to talk to Chinese envoy over comments on Taiwan OFWs
[Inquirer,
Philstar, Rappler, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/23/marcos-says-to-talk-to-chinese-envoy-about-taiwan-ofws
3. Reign of terror in NegOr:
-NBI
regional head says Teves tried to influence e-sabong raids in Cebu
-Degamo’s
widow: Pryde Teves benefited from killings in Negros Oriental
-Teves
denies sowing fear in Negros, defends maΓ±anita
-‘Arnie
wanted our business,’ say Dumaguete survivors of slay try
-Degamo
widow wants PNP rule on public presentation of suspects changed
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, GMA News, News5, DZMM, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5,
Rappler, Philstar]
4. Senate hearing on EDCA sites:
-Senate
panel questions EDCA sites' locations, suggests other areas
-No
written agreement yet on new EDCA sites, senators told
-Imee on
EDCA sites: Why do we rely on foreigners to defend us?
[Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
5. Prosecution seeks to reopen De Lima trial, present new witness
[CNN PHL,
GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar, Rappler, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/19/prosecution-seeks-to-reopen-de-lima-trial-present-new-witness
6. Domingo Panganiban now SRA’s officer-in-charge
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]
https://business.inquirer.net/396579/panganiban-now-sras-officer-in-charge
7. PNR repairs rails round the clock but derailed train has yet to be removed; trips still limited
[DZBB,
News5, Philstar, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
8. LRT1 enforces limited ops after train malfunction at Roosevelt station
[News5,
DZBB, GMA News]
9. Crypto scam hubs already in PHL, says Hontiveros
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, Inquirer, Rappler, Manila Bulletin]
10. PHL, US congressmen meet in Washington; Romualdez cites 'new levels of understanding'
[CNN PHL,
Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]
11. Zubiri meets US trade chief Tai [Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1758038/zubiri-meets-us-trade-chief-tai
12. No SIM Registration extension 'at this point' —DICT
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/19/no-sim-registration-extension-at-this-point-dict
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