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TOP STORIES –Wednesday, April 5, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

05 April 2023, Wednesday, as of 12:00 p.m.

1. Inflation cools to 7.6 percent in March

[DZMM, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Business World, Inquirer, Rappler, News5, Daily Tribune]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/05/23/inflation-cools-to-76-percent-in-march

2. 2022 Bar Examinations to be released and uploaded at SC website on April 14

[CNN PHL, GMA News, Rappler, Philstar, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/866068/2022-bar-exam-results-out-by-april-14-supreme-court-says/story/

3. Holy Week preparation

-Trains, railways in Metro Manila suspend ops on April 6-9, says DOTR

-PNP, PCG, LTO, DOH conduct series of inspections in bus terminals, ports, airports  

-PCG logs over 35,000 passengers in seaports on Holy Wednesday 

-Uninterrupted internet services a must this Lent — NTC  

-SLex, STAR, TPLex, Naia tollways ready for Holy Week

- 441 police service dogs are deployed in different places in the country this Holy Week

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Daily Tribune, DZBB, CNN PHL]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/05/23/trains-railways-in-metro-manila-suspend-ops-on-april-6-9-says-dotr

4. Degamo slay case update

-DOJ indicts alleged mastermind in Degamo slay

-DOJ to file charges vs. Arnie Teves ‘very soon’

[ABS-CBN News, Philstar, DZMM, DZBB, CNN PHL] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/866076/doj-indicts-alleged-mastermind-in-degamo-slay/story/

5. Tulfo wants probe on rude gov’t workers, eyes ‘Anti-Taray’ bill

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, GMA News, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1752725/tulfo-wants-probe-on-rude-govt-workers-eyes-anti-taray-bill

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