TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
As of 5:00
p.m., 23 November 2023, Thursday
1. 17 Pinoy seafarers
-PBBM
prioritizes safety of 17 Filipino seafarers hostaged in Red Sea
-DFA says
17 Pinoy seafarers taken hostage safe, hopes for release following Israel-Hamas
truce
-House
calls for international community's help to rescue Pinoy seafarers
[ABS-CBN
News, Pilipino Star Ngayon, GMA News, Inquirer, Daily Tribune, Manila Times,
Philstar, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, Manila Standard, Business Mirror
2. West
PHL Sea
-Kudos to
PBBM for raising West PH Sea issue in Xi meeting--Villafuerte
-Chinese
ship, aircraft spotted by PH-US joint sea, air patrol in WPS
-China
keeps watch on PH-US sea patrols
-First
high-level mission manifests strong US ties with PH— Marcos
-WPS
issues to be discussed in 'non-combative' way during Asia-Pacific forum —
Zubiri
-‘No
reason to bash maritime patrols’
[Philippine
Daily Inquirer, Pilipino Star Ngayon, GMA News, Business Mirror, Manila
Bulletin, People’s Journal, CNN PHL, Manila Standard]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/11/23/kudos-to-pbbm-for-raising-west-ph-sea-issue-in-xi-meeting-villafuerte
3. ICC
probe
-VP Sara
Duterte says any ICC probe in PH is ‘patently unconstitutional’
-Pro-ICC
House reso unfazes Bato, Imee
Bato
confident he can get through ICC probe on war on drugs
-Remulla
to clarify gov’t position on ICC membership
-Abante
says resolution urging gov’t to cooperate with ICC not personal attack vs.
ex-Pres. Duterte
-Robin
Padilla: Put ‘definite end’ to talks on PH cooperation with ICC
[Manila
Standard, Inquirer, Philstar, OneNews Ph, Malaya, ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune,
Manila Bulletin, Bulgar, Abanate Tonite, CNN PHL]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1864694/vp-sara-duterte-says-any-icc-probe-in-ph-is-unconstitutional
4.
Railway project
-PH
repackaging 3 mega railway projects without China loan – DOTr
-GCG
includes PCSO among ‘Most Improved’ GOCCs
-3
big-ticket railway projects in limbo but will push through, says DOTr
[CNN PHL,
Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Pilipino Mirror, Inquirer, Philstar,
Business Mirror, CNN PHL]
5.
Tacloban flooding
-Bongbong
Marcos orders flooded Northern Samar’s rehabilitation
-Man dies
in Northern Samar floods, province declares calamity state
-Over
80,000 displaced due to effects of shear line, LPA —NDRRMC
-Marcos
cancels visit to Northern Samar due to bad weather
[Inquirer,
ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Daily Tribune, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, [Manila
Standard]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1864658/bongbong-marcos-orders-flooded-northern-samars-rehabilitation
6.Mindanao
quake
-Marcos
assures quake-affected communities of total gov't support
-Magnitude
5 aftershock jolts Sarangani after massive quake
-Sarangani
town placed under state of calamity due to M6.8 quake
-Psychosocial
responders deployed for quake victims
-Magnitude
4.6 aftershock shakes Davao Occidental anew on Thursday
[Daily
Tribune, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL,
ABS-CBN News, GMA News]
7. Four
Cordillera activists question legality of ‘terrorist’ tag in court
[ABS-CBN
News, Philstar, GMA News, Inquirer] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/11/23/2313659/cordillera-indigenous-leaders-challenge-terrorist-tag
8. Fire
hits 4th floor of Pasig City Hall; work suspended
[DZBB,
GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/23/23/fire-hits-pasig-city-hall
9. SUV driver who sideswiped Angkas rider faces attempted murder charge
[ABS-CBN
News, Rappler, Philstar, Daily Tribune, GMA News]
10.
House, MMDA agree to apprehend vehicles with plate number '8'
[CNN PHL,
Manila Times, Malaya, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/11/22/House--MMDA-apprehend-plate-number-8.html
11.
Mimaropa workers to get pay hike
[Philstar,
Inquirer, CNN PHL]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1864233/mimaropa-minimum-wage-increase
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