TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
10
January 2023, Tuesday, as of 5PM
-PH
to import 21,060 MT of onions, fewer than earlier eyed
-Ombudsman
to probe DA officials over onion procurement
-Quimbo
prods House to look into alleged onion ‘cartel’
-Marcos
orders smuggled onions checked before selling
[CNN
PHL, DZBB, Inquirer, Philstar, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, News5,
Manila Times]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/10/23/philippines-to-import-21060-mt-of-onions-as-prices-soar
-Ex-Defense
OIC Faustino says surprise AFP leadership change led to resignation
-At
least 7 to 9 DND officials resigned with Faustino, spox says
-Sources
of 'memo' on alleged AFP destab plot identified, says PNP
-Imee
Marcos hopes ‘unrest’ in AFP would be resolved ASAP
[CNN
PHL, Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, Rappler,
Manila Times]
-Heads
must roll for New Year's Day aviation mess - Ejercito
-Bautista
apologizes for air traffic glitch on New Year’s day
-MIAA
offers ‘sincere apology’ for New Year flight cancellations during House
briefing
-CAAP
buys 2 UPS to prevent another air traffic management system breakdown
-No
timetable for CAAP system ‘forensic probe’, Tamayo tells House panel
-Rep
Rodriguez calls CAAP Dir Gen Tamayo to go on a leave
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Rappler, CNN PHL, Inquirer, News5, Manila Bulletin]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/10/23/heads-must-roll-for-ph-aviation-mess-ejercito
4. Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil now Communications secretary
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, News5] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/01/10/2236625/oic-secretary-cheloy-garafil-now-heads-malacaang-communications-arm
5. SC declares unconstitutional 2005 joint deal among PH, China, Vietnam on oil exploration
[CNN
PHL, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, Philstar, ABS-CBN News] https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/10/sc-declares-unconstitutional-2005-joint-dealamong-ph-china-vietnam-on-oil-exploration/
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Inquirer]
7. Meralco hikes power rate by 62 centavos in January
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar]
8. PBBM presides first Cabinet meeting; Marcos tells Cabinet: Know each other’s programs
-Orders
DOJ to free more PDLs to decongest jails
[Manila
Bulletin, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Philstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/10/marcos-tells-cabinet-know-each-others-programs/
9. Pinoys abroad
-Ople
on unpaid salaries of Pinoys in Saudi Arabia: Arrangements still being made
-DMW
offers 1,000 jobs as staffing of 16 regional, 4 foreign offices begins
-PH
Consulate in New York backs Fil-Am nurses’ strike over work conditions
[CNN
PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, News5]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/10/23/more-time-needed-to-fix-saudi-ofws-backpay-ople
10. PH narrows trade deficit in November
-Philippines
central bank flags 25 or 50 bps rate hike next month
-FSCC
says market going through storm, flags systemic risks
[Manila
Bulletin, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer]
11. LPA update/damage/victims
-OCD:
12K individuals displaced by LPA rains; 11 reported dead
-Ranking
solons give P1M cash aid, food packs to Davao del Norte flood victims
-OCD
records P125M worth of infrastructure and about P77M agricultural damages
-Classes
suspended in Butuan City, some parts in Caraga region due to continuous rain
-LPA
enters PAR; heavy rains may spawn floods, landslides
[CNN
PHL, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/10/ocd-12k-individuals-displaced-by-lpa-rains/
