TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
03 May 2023, Wednesday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. US firms eyeing to hire 75,000 Filipino seafarers
[CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]
2. Pimentel files resolution seeking to probe “long delayed” issuance of National IDs
[GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]
3. Vaccine maker, BPO firm mull PH expansion
[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/3/int-l-vaccine-maker-bpo-firm-mull-expansion-to-ph
4. Bryan Co named MIAA officer-in-charge after chief Chiong's suspension
[DZBB, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/03/23/bryan-co-named-miaa-officer-in-charge-after-chiong-suspension
5. Four passengers injured after train activates 'emergency break' system, says MRT-3
[GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/03/23/4-hurt-after-mrt-train-uses-emergency-brakes
6. NWRB cuts water allocation for irrigation from May 1 to 10
[GMA News, News5, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/5/3/water-allocation-irrigation.html
7. Plane overshoots runway in Isabela; 9 passengers safe
[ABS-CBN News, DZBB, GMA News, CNN PHL, Inquirer]
8. West PHL Sea
-US stands with PH vs. Chinese 'intimidation' in South China Sea —US
State Dep't official
-Bong Go urges China to stop all forms of bullying, encroachment in the
West PH Sea
-Over 100 Chinese militia ships linger in Julian Felipe Reef: coast
guard
-PHL needs US support in building our capability for our own self
defense – Romualdez [
-Rodriguez calls China a 'frenemy'; says even Digong got fed up
[GMA News, Rappler, Reuters, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/868845/us-stands-with-ph-vs-chinese-intimidation-in-south-china-sea-us-state-dep-t-official
9. Sugar anomaly
-SRA mulls selling smuggled sugar in supermarkets
-SRA works to lower sugar price to P85 per kilo; Open to possible probe
on high sugar prices
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, CNN PHL]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/03/23/sra-mulls-selling-smuggled-sugar-in-supermarkets
10. Western Visayas power crisis
-Zubiri calls on DOE and NGCP to solve Western Visayas blackouts
-Poe seeks probe, long-term solutions to Panay Island brownouts [
-NGCP energizes P52-B Mindanao-Visayas interconnection
-Sen. Tulfo hits pricey electricity in PHL, vows to summon DOE and ERC
officials when session resumes
-Solons seek probe on massive Western Visayas blackout
-NGCP energizes P52-B Mindanao-Visayas interconnection
[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/3/poe-seeks-probe-long-term-solutions-to-panay-island-brownouts
11. PAGASA: LPA off Negros Oriental to bring rains in parts of PH
[Manila Bulletin, Philstar, DZBB, GMA News]
12. MIAA power outage
-Poe faults MIAA for power outages
-MIAA needed P1 billion for generators; why request just now? Poe asks
-NAIA’s new electrical system won’t necessarily cost P1 billion —Recto
-This House leader calls for 'complete check-up' of NAIA
-Zubiri on NAIA mess: Fix airport issues or let foreigners manage
[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/3/poe-faults-miaa-for-power-outages
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