TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
7 October 2022,
Friday, as of 9AM
-Congress
leaders laud Marcos: ‘Great job’ in first 100 days as president
-VP Duterte
cites return of in-person classes as her biggest achievement
[ABS-CBN News,
GMA News, CNN PHL, Rappler, Inquirer, PhilStar, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/10/6/Zubiri-Romualdez-on-Marcos-first-100-days.html
2. Chinese Coast Guards, 2 militia vessels spotted near Panatag Shoal- PCG
[GMA News,
Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, Inquirer, PhilStar] ©PIA-PMU
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/10/6/Chinese-ships--militia-vessels-in-Panatag-Shoal.html
3. Percy Lapid’s killing
-CCTV captures
person of interest in Percy Lapid slay; cash reward now P1.5M
-Makabayan bloc
files reso to probe Percy Lapid slay
[GMA News,
Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, PhilStar] ©PIA-PMU
4. COMELEC: Marcos names Maceda Jr. commissioner, Celis reappointed
[GMA News,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News] ©PIA-PMU
5. PHL condoles over Thailand shooting tragedy
-No Filipinos
hurt in Thailand nursery attack so far, PHL Ambassador says
[Inquirer,
ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/06/22/no-pinoys-hurt-in-thailand-nursery-attack-so-far-envoy
6. Senators grill DBM officials on NTF-ELCAC, SIPSIP, other lump sum funds
[CNN PHL,
ABS-CBN News, Inquirer]
7. Zubiri to Ombudsman: Let’s give anti-red tape law a chance
[CNN PHL, GMA
News, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/10/6/Zubiri-appeals-to-Ombudsman-give-ARTA-a-chance.html
8. PHL logs 2,562 new COVID cases; active infections now at 26,380
[Inquirer, GMA
News, ABS-CBN News]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1676453/ph-logs-2562-new-covid-cases-active-infections-now-at-26380
9. DOH: Expanding primary care centers seen to help unburden health facilities
[CNN PHL,
ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/10/6/DOH-expanding-primary-care-centers.html
—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—