TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
21 September 2022, Wednesday, as of 9AM
1. President Marcos at UN General Assembly:
-Marcos confident Philippines a 'moderately prosperous country' by 2040
-Marcos seeks world cooperation, investments to boost food security in PHL
-Marcos urges big economies to help fight climate change
-Marcos says rules-based international order important
-Amid WPS rift, Marcos underscores Philippines is a 'friend to all and enemy to none'
-Marcos hopes for an end to Asian hate, racism
-Philippines bats for seat in United Nations Security Council
[BusinessWorld, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/845517/marcos-confident-philippines-a-moderately-prosperous-country-by-2040/story/
2. Martial law anniversary:
-Activities mark 50 years since martial law
-‘Never again’ echoes in New York protests against Marcos
-Move on or remember? Senators clash over martial law's 50th anniversary
[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, News5, One News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/21/2211099/activities-mark-50-years-martial-law
3. ADB keeps PHL growth forecast at 6.5%; inflation outlook up to 5.3% [GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU
https://twitter.com/PhilstarNews/status/1572384442664230912
4. COVID-19 pandemic:
-IATF set to discuss PHL COVID-19 border measures —DOH
-DOH not yet seeing end of COVID-19 pandemic
[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU
https://mb.com.ph/2022/09/20/iatf-set-to-discuss-ph-covid-19-border-measures-doh/
5. NSA chief ‘willing to change mind’ on institutionalizing NTF-ELCAC [GMA News, News5, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1667709/nsa-chief-willing-to-change-mind-on-institutionalizing-ntf-elcac
6. Davao student dies from hazing; 8 nabbed [CNN PHL, GMA News, Philstar] ©PIA-PMU
https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/09/21/2211076/davao-student-dies-hazing-8-nabbed
7. CA says 2017 search on Lottie Manalo’s house illegal [Business Mirror, Rappler, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/20/22/court-of-appeals-says-2017-search-on-lottie-manalos-house-illegal
8. PAGASA monitoring LPA off Central Luzon [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU
https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/09/21/22/pagasa-monitoring-lpa-off-central-luzon
—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—
