TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
27
December 2022, Tuesday, as of 5PM
1. Mandatory SIM registration
-DICT
launches 24/7 SIM registration complaint center
-Telcos
face glitches as SIM card registration begins
[ABS-CBN
News, PhilStar, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Rappler] ©PIA-PMU
2. Marcos holding meetings on immediate response to widespread floods, says Palace
-Christmas
floods' damage to agriculture pegged at P59.8M — NDRRMC
-PAGASA:
Rainy weather to persist in parts of PH due to shear line
[Manila
Bulletin, GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, BusinessWorld] ©PIA-PMU
https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/27/marcos-holding-meetings-for-flooding-response-says-palace/
3. FDA grants emergency use authorization for bivalent vaccines of Pfizer, Moderna—DOH
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, DWIZ, ONE News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin] ©PIA-PMU
4. DOH asks Marcos to extend COVID-19 state of calamity
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, Daily Tribune, GMA News] ©PIA-PMU
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/27/22/doh-to-marcos-extend-covid-19-state-of-calamity
5. DOH: Fireworks-related injuries climb to 25
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, GMA News, PhilStar] ©PIA-PMU
https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/27/marcos-holding-meetings-for-flooding-response-says-palace/
6. DA says no plan to import onions as prices hit P500/kg
[GMA
News, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, Inquirer] ©PIA-PMU
7. Pasig gov't orders closure of online gambling establishments
[GMA
News, Inquirer, ANC Alerts] ©PIA-PMU
—Philippine Information Agency | PIA Monitoring Unit—