TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
16
January 2023, Monday, as of 9AM
-Marcos
arrives in Switzerland for World Economic Forum
-Marcos
to pitch PHL development initiatives at WEF in Davos
-Fighter
jets escort PBBM, Speaker's plane to Switzerland
[Inquirer,
Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/857523/marcos-arrives-in-switzerland-for-world-economic-forum/story/
2. Agricultural woes:
-Marcos
says government had no choice but to import onions to meet demand
-Marcos
renews call for BOC digitalization vs smuggling
[Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/857527/marcos-says-government-had-no-choice-but-import-onions-to-meet-demand/story/?just_in
3. Marcos denies snubbing Ukraine request for phone call with Zelensky [Manila Bulletin, News5, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/16/23/marcos-denies-snubbing-zelensky-phone-call-request
4. West PHL Sea:
-Marcos
clarifies ‘fishing partnership’ with China in South China Sea
-Group
urges AΓ±o to lay out West Philippine Sea security plans
[ABS-CBN
News, Inquirer, Philstar, Rappler, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/15/marcos-clarifies-fishing-partnership-with-china-in-south-china-sea/
5. Marcos explains AΓ±o, Galvez, Centino appointments [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/15/marcos-explains-ano-galvez-centino-appointments/
6. PHL airspace shutdown:
-Poe
wants independent probe on Philippine airspace shutdown
-Poe
asks CAAP chief to inhibit from probe of New Year’s Day air traffic mess
[DZBB,
Inquirer, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/857493/poe-wants-independent-probe-on-philippine-airspace-shutdown/story/
7. Luzon rains:
-LPA
dumps rain in Metro Manila, other parts of Luzon
-Few
PAL Express flights cancelled due to bad weather
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]
https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/01/16/2237976/lpa-dumps-rain-metro-manila-other-parts-luzon
8. 6.0-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra —USGS [News5, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/16/23/60-magnitude-quake-hits-off-indonesias-sumatra-usgs
9. Magnitude 5.1 quake hits Leyte, aftershocks expected [Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/15/23/magnitude-51-quake-hits-leyte
10. PHL detects 279 fresh COVID-19 cases [GMA News, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/15/ph-detects-279-fresh-covid-19-cases/
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