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TOP STORIES – Sunday, 18 June 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)

18 June 2023, Sunday, as of 4:00 p.m.

People enjoy the view of Mayon volcano from Lingon Hills in Legazpi City Albay on June 16, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
1. OCD mulls turning permanent danger zones around active PHL volcanoes as national parks [Manila Standard, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/17/23/ocd-mulls-turning-permanent-danger-zones-around-volcanoes-as-national-parks

2. Philippines again meets US standards in ending human trafficking [Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, The Philippine STAR]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/06/18/2274694/philippines-again-meets-us-standards-ending-human-trafficking

3. Carlos Yulo bags gold in vault final at Asian Championships [Rappler, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/sports/2023/6/18/carlos-yulo-asian-championships-2023-61823.html

4. Passenger-cargo vessel catches fire off Panglao, Bohol [Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/873277/passenger-cargo-vessel-catches-fire-off-panglao-bohol/story/?just_in

5. BARMM leaders ask SC to nullify Bangsamoro Electoral Code provisions [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/873286/barmm-leaders-ask-sc-to-nullify-bangsamoro-electoral-code-provisions/story/?just_in

6. ASG sub-leader, wives, members arrested [GMA News, Daily Tribune]

https://tribune.net.ph/2023/06/18/asg-sub-leader-wives-members-arrested/

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