TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print news monitoring)
15 June 2023, Thursday, as of 5:00 p.m.
This map shows the epicenter of a strong quake that was felt in parts of Luzon on Thursday. Phivolcs
1. Quake update
-Magnitude 6.3 earthquake jolts
Calatagan, Batangas; 5 aftershocks recorded
-LRT-1, LRT-2, MRT-3, and PNR
temporarily halt operation due to magnitude 6.2 quake
-CAAP: No damage in 9 airports after 6.3
quake in Batangas
-Public and private schools on all levels
suspend classes in Calatagan, Batangas due to quake
-DSWD turns over 38,000 food boxes for
families affected by Mayon Volcano activity
-Permanent relocation for residents
within Mayon's 6-km danger zone eyed
[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Philstar,
Manila Bulletin, GMA News, DZBB, CNN PHL, Rappler]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/15/23/strong-quake-hits-off-batangas-rattles-luzon
2. Mayon Volcano update
-Marcos visits Mayon evacuees; work
program set at shelters
-Marcos confident budget for
Mayon-affected residents enough
-Brace for 90-day evacuation–PBBM
-Around 17,000 flee homes as Mayon
unrest continues
-7 volcanic quakes, 309 rockfall events
recorded in Mayon
[Philippine Daily Inquirer, The
Philippine Star, Manila Times. Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, One News Ph,
GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1788247/marcos-visits-mayon-evacuees-work-program-set-at-shelters
3. Marcos declares 28 June as regular holiday for Eid'l Adha
[The Philippine Star, Pilipino Star
Ngayon, Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Daily Tribune, Business Mirror, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, ABS-CBN News]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/06/14/2273850/june-28-declared-regular-holiday-eidl-adha
4. Marcos lead rice program launch in South Cotabato
[Manila Times, Philippine Daily
Inquirer, The Philippine Star, Business Mirror, The Daily Tribune]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/06/15/news/national/rice-program-launched-in-south-cotabato/1896084
5. World Bank OKs $750 million loan for Philippines climate resilience
[Business Mirror, Business World, Manila
Times, Philstar, Manila Standard, CNN PHL, Pilipino Mirror, Manila Bulletin]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/business/2023/6/15/world-bank-loan-ph-sustainable-recovery.html
6. Remulla: AI needed vs human traffickers
[Daily Tribune, Malaya, Inquirer, Manila
Times, Manila Standard]
https://tribune.net.ph/2023/06/15/remulla-ai-needed-vs-human-traffickers
7. Dawlah Islamiya chief killed in Marawi clash
[Philstar, Manila Times, Inquirer,
Pilipino Star Ngayon, Rappler]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1788210/top-is-leader-killedin-marawi-raid
8. 2 cops killed in Maguindanao del Sur ambush
[CNN PHL, Rappler, Sunstar, Inquirer]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/regional/2023/6/15/manhunt-maguindanao-del-sur-ambush.html
9. Survey: 53% of Filipinos buck mandatory ROTC
[Philstar, Business World, Malaya]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/06/15/2273952/survey-53-filipinos-buck-mandatory-rotc
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