TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
13 August
2023, Sunday, as of 4:00 p.m.
1. WEST PHL SEA
-China
seeks joint solution with PH on sea dispute
-After
water cannon attacks, Beijing now seeks calm
-Philippines
to resist if China removes Sierra Madre
-PCG
urges Filipinos to combat fake news on West Philippine Sea issue on social
media
-Robin
Padilla wants development projects for Pag-asa Island residents
-Chiz:
AFP brass shouldn’t talk foreign policy on WPS issue
[The
Manila Times, Manila Standard, Daily Tribune, PhilStar, GMA News, CNN
Philippines, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer]
2. Marcos Okays 5-year national security policy
[Manila
Standard, Manila Bulletin, The Manila Times, Philippine Daily Inquirer, The
Philippine Star, Daily Tribune]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1815706/marcos-okays-new-natl-security-plan
3. BI looks into involvement of foreigners in Manila Bay reclamation activities
[Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, The Philippine Star, Daily Tribune]
4. FIGHT AGAINST FAKE NEWS
-PCO,
gov’t agencies to combat fake news with new campaign
-Palace
to work with Google, Meta, Tiktok, X in fight vs fake news
-Escudero
backs admin’s fight vs fake news but urges gov’t to include DICT in new media
literacy program
[Manila
Standard, Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star, Daily Tribune, Manila
Bulletin]
5. BBM urged to enforce iron fist on PNP
[The
Philippine Star, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/08/13/2288292/marcos-urged-enforce-iron-fist-pnp
6. OCTA: 70% of Pinoys want to assert PH's territorial rights via diplomacy, peaceful means
[GMA
News, CNN Philippines, Manila Bulletin]
7. Makati: Taguig tried to take over public
schools
[Manila
Standard, ABS-CBN News, CNN Philippines, GMA News, Inquirer, PhilStar]
https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/08/13/2288185/makati-taguig-tried-take-over-public-schools
8. Admin preparing amnesty package for rebel
returnees
[Manila
Standard, Daily Tribune, GMA News]
https://tribune.net.ph/2023/08/13/govt-preps-for-new-amnesty-package/
9. Former Manila Vice Mayor Danilo Lacuna dies at 85
[GMA
News, ABS-CBN News Online, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, Manila Times, PhilStar]
10. Aftershocks expected as magnitude 5.7 quake hits Batanes
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, CNN Philippines]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/13/23/magnitude-57-quake-hits-batanes-aftershocks-expected
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