TOP STORIES –Tuesday, May 02, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

02 May 2023, Tuesday, as of 9:00 a.m.

1. Marcos' US visit:

-Marcos meets Joe Biden at White House

-Marcos tells Biden: ‘Only natural for PHL to look to US’ amid rising tensions in South China Sea, Taiwan

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

2. NAIA power outage:

-‘Fault current’ blamed for NAIA Terminal 3 power outage on Labor Day

-With no accommodation, stranded passengers forced to sleep at NAIA T3

-PAL adjusts flights on May 2-3 due to PHL radar system maintenance

-Senators slam airport power outage: DOTR, NAIA officials have not learned from past mistakes

[Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]

3. Rains expected over parts of Philippines as LPA forms of Mindanao

[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]

4. Single-ticketing system launched in 7 cities in Metro Manila [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Philstar, Inquirer]

5. Oil sheen seen from sunken yacht off Tubbataha [CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Standard, Philstar]

6. Marcos meets with Filipino community in Washington; Protests mar event [GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]

7. PHL won’t become military staging post —Marcos [GMA News, Philstar, Inquirer]

8. 3rd batch of Pinoy repatriates from Sudan arrive in Manila [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Daily Tribune]

9. DILG, BFP warn public as April fire incidents surge by nearly 40% [Daily Tribune, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]

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