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TOP STORIES - Tuesday, February 07, 2023

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]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/859953/philippines-to-send-team-aid-to-quake-hit-turkey-marcos/story/?just_in

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]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/07/2243220/court-clears-two-japanese-fugitives-tagged-robbery-ring-paving-way-deportation

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]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/07/forensic-expert-dr-tidball-binz-returningto-ph-to-help-filipino-forensic-pathologists/

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]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/07/up-professor-nabbed-for-non-remittance-of-sss-contribution-released-after-posting-bail-qcpd/

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