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TOP STORIES - Monday, February 06, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

06 February 2023, Monday, as of 5PM

1. Up to P3 per liter fuel price rollback set February 7

[Inquirer, Manila Times, Philstar, DZBB, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/859792/gasoline-prices-down-by-p2-10-liter-diesel-by-p3-liter-tuesday/story/

2. Sibuyan mining scuffle:

-Altai voluntarily suspends Sibuyan exploration and testing operations

 -Senate inquiry into mining activities, brief scuffle in Sibuyan island sought

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, News5, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/2/6/altai-voluntarily-suspends-exploration-testing-sibuyan.html

3. BuCor files plunder, graft raps vs. Bantag, others

[DZBB, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/859806/bucor-files-plunder-raps-vs-bantag/story/

4. Gov’t to investigate ENHYPEN security check incident at NAIA

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/korean-popular-music/office-transportation-authority-investigate-viral-security-check-incident-naia-staff-enhypen/

5. Senators inspect CAAP’s air traffic management center

[DZMM, CNN PHL, Rappler, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1725782/senators-inspect-caaps-air-traffic-management-center

6. DOJ: 2 Japanese fugitives to be deported Tuesday

[Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/859825/doj-2-japanese-fugitives-to-be-deported-tuesday/story/?just_in

7. LTFRB extends franchises of 25K traditional jeepneys

[DZBB, News5, Philstar, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/859818/ltfrb-heeds-drivers-call-extends-franchises-of-25k-traditional-jeepneys/story/?just_in

8. House resumes Charter Change hearing; Groups launch protests

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, News5, Rappler]

https://www.rappler.com/nation/video-house-public-consultation-charter-change/

9. Congress accepts Gatchalian's resignation; Quezon lawmaker Mark Enverga named caretaker of Valenzuela’s 1st District

[DZBB, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Rappler, Manila Bulletin]

https://www.rappler.com/nation/house-designates-wilfrido-mark-enverga-caretaker-valenzuela-first-district/

10. Power rates to go down as WESM launches Mindanao grid operations — PBBM [GMA News, inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/06/power-rates-to-go-down-as-wesm-launches-mindanao-grid-operations-pbbm/

11. Mental health woes can be ‘cured’ in ROTC training, says Galvez

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1725890/mental-health-woes-can-be-cured-in-rotc-training-says-galvez

12. At least 118 killed as Magnitude 7.9 quake strikes central Turkey, shakes Syria [DBB, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, PhilStar, Rappler]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/world/2023/2/6/magnitude-7-8-earthquake-turkey.html

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