TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print news monitoring)
14
June 2023, Wednesday, as of 5:00 p.m.
[GMA
News, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]
2. Gov’t food stamp program
-Marcos
OKs wider food stamp program
-Marcos
expands food stamp aid
[The
Philippine Star, Manila Times, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Philippine Daily Inquirer,
The Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Bulgar, Business Mirror]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/06/14/news/national/marcos-oks-wider-food-stamp-program/1895849
3. Maharlika fund
-‘Foreign
investors express interest in MIF’
-Economic
managers insist on MIF, say it’s needed
-LandBank
RoI seen getting MIC boost
[The
Philippine Star, Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Daily Tribune, Manila Times,
Manila Standard]
https://www.philstar.com/business/2023/06/14/2273617/foreign-investors-express-interest-mif
4. Marcos pays tribute to ex-Senator Biazon
[Manila
Bulletin, Inquirer, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News, Manila Standard]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/13/marcos-pays-tribute-to-ex-senator-biazon
5. Mayon Volcano update
-7
volcanic quakes, 309 rockfall events recorded in Mayon Volcano —PHIVOLCS
-Marcos
wants financial aid given to affected residents amid Mayon unrest: DSWD
-Abalos:
LGUs can evacuate 40K people if Alert Level 4 is raised in Mayon Volcano
-Abalos
orders ‘chokepoints’ to keep Albay
residents out of Mayon danger zone
-Phivolcs
says 'more vigorous' Mayon eruption possible; evacuees top 15,000
-PHIVOLCS:
Mayon unrest may last for months
[GMA
News, One News, ABS-CBN News, The Daily Tribune, The Philippine Star,
Philippine Daily Inquirer, People’s Tonight, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin]
6.
Bivalent Vaccine
-DOH
chief urges LGUs to roll out bivalent jabs
-390K
doses of bivalent vaccines arrive from COVAX Facility
-Herbosa:
Bivalent jabs expiring Nov., must be administered soon
-DOH
buying additional bivalent jabs
[The
Philippine Star, Manila Standard, The Daily Tribune, Pilipino Star Ngayon,
Manila Bulletin]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/06/14/2273734/doh-chief-urges-lgus-roll-out-bivalent-jabs
7. Alleged PNP P6.7B shabu haul
-Abalos:
'Powerful' syndicate possibly behind ₱6.7-B drug haul; source still unknown
-Abalos:
Police probe on P6.7-B drug haul to continue
[GMA
News, The Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News. Business Mirrror]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/872914/abalos-police-probe-on-p6-7-b-drug-haul-to-continue/story/
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/6/14/Abalos-syndicate-possibly-behind--6.7-B-drug-haul.html
8. Daulah Islamiyah-Maute group leader killed in encounter in Marawi City –AFP
[GMA
News, ABS-CBN News, Rapppler, CNN PHL]
9. DNA matched four Degamo slay suspects
[Inquirer,
Philstar, Manila Standard]
10. Leyte court allows Kerwin Espinosa, 4 others to post bail
[CNN
PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
11. De Lima files MR to reverse a ruling by a Muntinlupa court denying petition for bail
[Philstar,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/6/13/leila-de-lima-motion-reconsideration-bail-plea.html
12. Rep. Rodriguez backs plan to accept Afghan refugees
[Business
Mirror, The Manila Standard, Philippine Daily Inquirer]
13. Senators buck NLEx toll fee hike, tell operator to fix traffic first
[Philippine
Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star, Manila Standard, Manila Times]
14. Makati to file land dispute comment at SC
[The
Daily Tribune, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Business Mirror]
https://tribune.net.ph/2023/06/14/makati-to-file-land-dispute-comment-at-sc
15. Most Filipinos feel safe in homes, communities, says Octa Research survey
[Philstar,
Manila Times, Rappler]
https://www.rappler.com/nation/filipinos-feel-safe-neighborhood-octa-survey-march-2023/
16. MalacaΓ±ang declares June 28, 2023 a regular holiday in observance of Eid'l Adha
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin] https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1668899043852820481
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