TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
8 May 2023, Monday, as of 9:00 a.m.
1. Filipino families who rate themselves as ‘poor’ steady at 51% —SWS [Bombo Radyo, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Malaya, CNN PHL, GMA News]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/869276/filipino-families-who-rate-themselves-as-poor-steady-at-51-sws/story/
2. Foreign relation:
-Marcos wishes King Charles III a long, happy reign
-Marcos off to Indonesia tomorrow for 3-day ASEAN Summit
[GMA News, Philstar, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb-com-ph.webpkgcache.com/doc/-/s/mb.com.ph/2023/5/7/pbbm-wishes-king-charles-iii-a-long-happy-reign
3. Death toll in Degamo attack rises to 10 as another victim dies [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Bombo Radyo, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard, Inquirer, Philstar, Rappler]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/05/07/2264539/capitol-staff-hurt-degamo-killing-dies-death-toll-reaches-10
4. Magnitude 5.3 quake hits Isabela [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/07/23/magnitude-53-quake-hits-isabela
5. Maharlika Investment Fund, 10 other bills added to LEDAC —Speaker Romualdez [Manila Times, CNN PHL, GMA News]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/869259/mif-10-other-bills-added-to-ledac-speaker-romualdez/story/
6. DOH logs 1,920 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily total in 6 months [Bombo Radyo, Philstar, GMA News]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/869256/doh-logs-1-920-new-covid-19-cases-highest-daily-total-in-6-months/story/
7. FDA warns vs fake versions of popular medicines [Malaya, Philstar, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1766089/fda-warns-vs-fake-versions-of-popular-meds
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