TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
12 May
2023, Friday as of 9:00 a.m.
-Marcos
back in PHL; labels ASEAN summit a 'success'
-Amid
regional issues, Marcos emphasizes importance of rules-based system
-Marcos:
ASEAN members want ways to reengage Myanmar junta, opposition
-Marcos
calls for increased collaboration in BIMP-EAGA
[CNN PHL,
GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Times, One News, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/11/marcos-back-in-ph-labels-asean-summit-a-success
2. Marcos meets Jokowi, asks Indonesia to reexamine Veloso’s case [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
3. Marcos Jr. wants to talk with Vietnam following Recto Bank incident [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
4. Marcos
urges Teves to come home, thanks Timor-Leste for denial of asylum bid [CNN PHL,
GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1768084/bongbong-marcos-tells-teves-come-home
5. De
Lima's drug cases:
-Court to
hand down verdict on De Lima's drug case today
-De Lima
asks for prayers for dismissal of drug case
-On eve
of drug case verdict, Remulla tells De Lima: “Good luck!”
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]
6. SWS: Fewer Filipino families went hungry in March 2023 hunger poll
[Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, GMA News]
7. Imelda Marcos recovering after ‘successful angioplasty,’ says Imee
[Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, GMA News]
8. COVID-19 pandemic:
-COVID-19
positivity rate in NCR hits 24.9%, says OCTA
-PHL logs
1,940 new COVID-19 cases, highest in six months
-PHL logs
3 new cases of COVID-19 Omicron subvariant ‘Arcturus’– DOH
[Inquirer,
GMA News]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/869796/covi
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