TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
07 February
2023, Tuesday, as of 5PM
1. Philippine inflation rose to 8.7% in January
-Marcos
expects lowering of inflation rate after drop in prices of fuel, agri products
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, GMA News, DZBB, Rappler, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, PhilStar,
BusinessMirror]
https://business.inquirer.net/385374/philippine-inflation-rose-to-8-7-in-january
2. Turkey quake
-Philippines
to send team, aid to quake-hit Turkey —Marcos
-248
Filipinos affected by 7.8-magnitude Turkey quake —envoy
-Turkey,
Syria earthquake: Death toll rises to more than 4,300
[PhilStar,
DZBB, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News]
3. Marcos leads 2023 nat'l tax campaign launch; urges Filipinos to pay correct taxes
[ABS-CBN
News, Inquirer, PhilStar, CNN PHL]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/07/23/marcos-urges-filipinos-to-pay-correct-taxes
4. Court
clears two Japanese fugitives tagged in robbery ring, paving way for
deportation
[PhilStar,
ABS-CBN News, Rappler, GMA News]
5. Forensic expert Dr. Tidball-Binz returning to PH to help Filipino forensic pathologists
-UN expert
to launch forensic program for gov’t doctors, authorities — Remulla
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]
6. Philippines to receive 300,000 additional bivalent COVID-19 vaccines
[CNN PHL,
ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, GMA News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/07/23/ph-to-receive-300000-additional-bivalent-jabs
7. Philippines records first case of omicron subvariant XBB.1.5
[GMA News,
ABS-CBN News, PhilStar]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/07/23/ph-records-first-case-of-omicron-subvariant-xbb15
8. Palawan is only province not free of malaria - DOH
[GMA News,
ABS-CBN News PhilStar, Inquirer]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/07/23/palawan-is-only-province-not-free-of-malaria-doh
9. Galvez clarifies ‘ROTC as cure for mental health’ statement
-DOH: ROTC
curing mental health problems would vary for every learner
[Inquirer,
CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, GMA News]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/2/7/galvez-rotc-cure-for-mental-health-clarification.html
10. ‘Moderate your greed,’ irate Romualdez tells agri product hoarders
[Manila
Bulletin, CNN PHL, Rappler]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/07/moderate-your-greed-irate-romualdez-tells-hoarders-of-agri-products/
11. Jonvic Remulla named chef de mission to Paris Olympics
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Inquirer, PhilStar]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/02/07/23/jonvic-remulla-named-chef-de-mission-to-paris-olympics
12. Tulfo wants liquor licenses to help curb teenage pregnancies
[Inquirer,
DZMM, GMA News]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1726411/tulfo-wants-liquor-licenses-to-curb-teenage-pregnancies
13. UP professor nabbed for non-remittance of SSS contribution released after posting bail – QCPD
[Manila
Bulletin, News5PH, Inquirer, GMA News]
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