TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
22 May
2023, Monday, as of 9:00 a.m.
1. Fire hits Manila Central Post Office, highest alarm raised [DZBB, DZMM, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
2. Fire hits residential area in Quezon City's Old Capitol Site [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]
3. COVID-19 pandemic:
-PHL
detects 7 more cases of 'Arcturus'; total now at 11
-DOH logs
1,912 new COVID-19 cases; active cases dip to 16,422
-PHL
COVID-19 positivity rate at 24.3 percent
-Sen.
Villanueva tests positive for COVID-19
[Inquirer,
Manila Standard, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/21/23/7-more-cases-of-omicron-subvariant-arcturus-detected-doh
4. PAGASA monitoring potential 'super typhoon' outside PAR [ABS-CBN News, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]
5. President Marcos reorganizes task force tackling hunger [GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar]
6. Romualdez says House 'in order,' shuns 'moves to destabilize' [Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philstar, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/21/23/house-in-order-romualdez-shuns-moves-to-destabilize
7. Makabayan 'dismayed' with Senate's MIF Bill as this contentious provision returns [GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
8. Four more ‘NPA rebels’ killed as Negros clashes continue [Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Philstar] https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/05/22/2267997/4-more-npa-rebels-killed-negros-clashes-continue
9. Belmonte, Singson emerge as top performing city mayors [Manila Standard, Philstar, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1772288/belmonte-singson-emerge-as-top-performing-city-mayors
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