TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
21 October 2023, Saturday, as of 4:00 p.m.
1. PBBM Saudi trip
-Marcos returns from 'short yet successful' KSA trip; closes $4.26-B
investment deal
-Palace: Saudi investors interested in Maharlika
[Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Business
Mirror, Philstar, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Abante, People’s Journa, Manila
Standard]
https://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/314382026/marcos-bags-4-2b-investment-deals.html
2. OFW issue
-PBBM eager to resolve diplomatic tensions with Kuwait; accepts Kuwaiti
crown prince's apology
-Saudi gov't now processing OFWs' unpaid wages — Marcos
-Marcos tells Filipino community in Riyadh: You are PH'a invaluable
assets
-DMW repatriates 95 distressed OFWs from Saudi Arabia
[Manila Bulletin, GMA News, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News, Rappler, Daily
Tribunes]
3. Crisis abroad
-President Marcos: Cease hostilities, release war hostages
-Filipinos leaving Gaza assured of smooth entry into Egypt — DFA
-DFA seeks voluntary repatriation in Lebanon, cautions Pinoys in Egypt
-DFA considering placing Lebanon under Alert Level 3 - official
[GMA News, Manila Standardm ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar,
CNN PHL]
4. Marcos abolishes Northrail
Corp.
[News5, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, GMA News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/21/23/palace-abolishes-north-luzon-railways-corporation
5. Oil prices seen to go up next
week
[Manila Standard, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/21/23/pump-prices-expected-to-rise-by-more-than-p1
6. Phivolcs records 'short-lived
lava bursts' in Mayon
[GMA News, PhilStar, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/21/23/phivolcs-records-short-lived-lava-bursts-in-mayon
7. PDEA destroys P6-B drugs,
chemicals
[Inquirer, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/10/20/pdea-destroys-close-to-p6-b-dangerous-drugs
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