TOP STORIES – Wednesday, May 17, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

17 May 2023, Wednesday, as of 9:00 a.m.

Teves                                                                Remulla's

1. Teves denies Remulla's claim he's returning to PHL today [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, News5, Manila Bulletin]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/870293/arnie-teves-on-reported-return-to-philippines-fake-news/story/

2. DOJ to file torture charges vs. ex-BuCor chief Bantag [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/5/16/doj-torture-charges-bantag.html

3. SEA Games:

-Gilas Pilipinas gets back at Cambodia, regains SEA Games gold

-Basketball, arnis, wrestling, kickboxing bring PHL's gold medal haul up to 57

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/16/23/gilas-pilipinas-gets-back-at-cambodia-regains-seag-gold

4. Electricity problems:

-Marcos: Gov't will take back control of PH power firm if needed

-Palace: Marcos OK’d Senator Tulfo’s proposal to probe NGCP

[DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/05/17/news/marcos-govt-will-take-backcontrol-of-ph-power-firm-if-needed/1891875

5. Foreign relations:

-DFA chief promotes rules-based global order, highlights PHL-Japan ties

-PHL, Japan should engage both China, US ‘constructively,’ says DFA’s Manalo

-Manalo, Canada foreign minister to tackle West Philippine Sea issue

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/870212/dfa-chief-promotes-rules-based-global-order-highlights-ph-japan-ties/story/

6. DOH: Proposed transfer of PhilHealth to the Office of the President under evaluation [Daily Tribune, News5, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/16/23/doh-proposed-transfer-of-philhealth-to-the-op-under-evaluation

7. 400,000 bivalent vaccines arriving next week [Inquirer, GMA News, Philstar, ABS-CBN News]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1770051/ph-to-receive-390k-doses-of-donated-bivalent-jabs-next-week-says-doh

8. Marcos to Ilocano solons: Keep solidarity, strength of Solid North [Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/870238/marcos-to-ilocano-solons-keep-solidarity-strength-of-solid-north/story/

9. Tulfo unearths ‘wide-scale corruption scheme’ in NIA, calls for probe [CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1770027/tulfo-unearths-wide-scale-corruption-scheme-in-nia-calls-for-probe

10. Police official in P6.7 B shabu haul keeps mum in Senate panel probe [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1769967/cop-caught-with-990-kilos-of-shabu-mum-in-senate-panel-probe

11. Economic team wants MIF bill signed before SONA [News5PH, Manila Times, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/05/17/2266884/economic-team-wants-maharlika-fund-bill-signed-sona

12. Heat reaches 'dangerous' levels in 27 areas – PAGASA [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/5/16/Heat-reaches-dangerous-levels-27-areas-PAGASA.html

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