TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
24 May 2023, Wednesday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. 'Bikoy' found guilty of perjury over Oust Duterte plot claims
[ABS-CBN News, Rappler, Philstar, Inquirer, Manila
Times, DZBB, News5, GMA News, Manila Bulletin]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1773736/manila-court-finds-bikoy-guilty-of-perjury
2. Typhoon Mawar
-Philippines braces for super typhoon Mawar
-Mawar slightly weakens to typhoon, but may
reintensify: PAGASA
-PAGASA may raise wind signals due to ‘Mawar’
-OCD tells public: Brace for approaching
typhoon ‘Betty’
-CAAP airports prepare for Mawar
-MMDA starts preparations for super typhoon
'Mawar'
[ABS-CBN news, GMA News, DZBB, CNN PHL,
Philstar, News5 PH, Rappler, Manila Bulletin]
3. Chinese vessel mishap update
-No survivors in Chinese fishing vessel
capsizing; Five Pinoys among casualties
-PCG saddened by reported death of capsized
Chinese boat’s crew
-Coast Guard promises aid to families of 5
Pinoys on capsized Chinese vessel
-Five Filipino crew from sunken Chinese vessel
recovered – DFA
[CNN PHL, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
4. Ex-sen. Pong Biazon in ICU ‘recovering from bad case of pneumonia’ – Zubiri
-Zubiri asks chamber to dedicate opening prayer
for ex-Sen Rodolfo Biazon
[Inquirer, CNN PHL, GMA News, Rappler, ABS-CBN
News, Abante]
5. Marcos certifies as urgent Senate bill creating Maharlika fund
[Philstar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]
6. House bill seeks regulation of surrogacy in PH
[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/870982/house-bill-seeks-regulation-of-surrogacy-in-ph/story/?just_in
7. Manila Post Office fire
-42 House members seek inquiry into 30
hour-long Manila Central Post Office fire
-Zubiri wants to create a "special
committee" in the Senate to "look after the rehabilitation" of
the Manila Central Post Office
-Escudero: Rehab of Manila Central Post Office
building should come from fire insurance
[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Rappler,
ABS-CBN News]
8. Mindoro oil spill
-BFAR: Keep fishing ban in 6 oil spill-hit
Oriental Mindoro towns
-Dynamic Positioning Vessel Fire Opal to arrive
tomorrow in Subic to extract remaining oil from sunken MT Princess Empress
[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, CNN PHL, Rappler]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/5/23/BFAR-fishing-ban-Oriental-Mindoro-towns.html
9. SRP for onions on hold as Panganiban orders further studies on its viability
[Phil Star, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News]
https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1661210454188863490
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