TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
08 June
2023, Thursday, as of 5:00 p.m.
-Mayon
Volcano now under Alert Level 3; rockfall activity doubles in 24 hours
—PHIVOLCS
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, News5 PH, Rappler, Philstar]
2. De Lima drugs case update
-De Lima
lawyers to ask court to reconsider dismissal of bail petition
-De Lima
disappointed with court’s denial of bail request
-De Lima
deserves speedy trial, Hontiveros says after bail plea
-HRW
condemns denial of de Lima bail
-Muntinlupa
court Branch 256 to rule de Lima’s remaining drug case within 9 months
-Rights
groups, minority lawmakers say denied bail for De Lima 'prolongs injustice'
[GMA
News, Manila Times, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, News5, Philstar, Manila
Bulletin]
-Pimentel
tells Congress: Recalling Maharlika bill approval only way to correct errors
-Diokno
defends Maharlika fund vs UPSE colleagues
-UP
economists make last-ditch plea vs Maharlika
-Policy
tracks, goals of MIF are solid, says House leader Salceda [BM]
-Can
GSIS, SSS, invest in Maharlika? Let’s wait for IRR, Villar says
-Maharlika
P500 billion capital funding bigger than BSP's: prof [ABS-CBN News]
-Teves
slams MIF, salutes Imee Marcos for opposing sovereign fund
[Business
Mirror, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, GMA News, One News,
ABS-CBN News]
4. Teodoro says he won't restore UP-DND accord
[CNN PHL,
ABS-CBN News, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, Manila Tmes] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/06/08/2272388/new-dnd-chief-gibo-says-he-wont-reinstate-dnd-accord
5. Political discord
-Martin-Sara
Duterte rift: House leaders back Romualdez, decry ‘political bickering’
-Public
barbs by UniTeam leaders signal brewing showdown
-Political
discord risks work of ‘supermajority’ to aid Marcos’ vision – solon
[Inquirer,
Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar, Business Mirror, Rappler]
6. West PHL Sea
-New PH
defense chief to China: Earn our trust by following international law
-Marcos
to new envoys: We only side with PH, not US or China
-Teodoro:
PH courting 'non-traditional' partners for national security, territorial
integrity
-PCG
questions 'big difference' in China's words, actions in WPS
[ABS-CBN
News, Philstar, GMA News, Manila Times]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/08/23/gibo-to-china-earn-our-trust-follow-international-law
8. Binay: No yielding of 7 barangays amid SC ruling
[Daily
Tribune, Inquirer, Philstar]
https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/06/08/2272302/makati-ready-defend-territory-sc
9. Pag-IBIG released P15.82B cash loans in first quarter of 2023
[GMA
News, Manila Standard, Tribune]
10. Herbosa vows to address health workers’ delayed COVID-19 allowance
-Herbosa
wants to relax rules on hiring nurses to fight shortage [CNN PHL]
[GMA
News, Inquirer, Daily Tribune, CNN PHL]
11. Chedeng intensified but unlikely to directly bring heavy rains —PAGASA
[GMA
News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Philstar]
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