TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
14 February 2023, Tuesday, as of 9AM
-Palace
says Congress committed to pass Maharlika bill, nine others by June 2
-Cha-cha
‘not a priority’ for PBBM, but solons unfazed
-Villanueva
accuses SOGIE bill advocates of same-sex marriage agenda
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, BusinessWorld, One News, Manila Times, Malaya, Philstar,
Rappler, Inquirer]
2. West PHL Sea dispute:
-China
blames PHL Coast Guard over laser incident near Ayungin Shoal
-US
backs Philippines in laser dispute with China
-DND
slams latest incident with China in Ayungin
-AFP
tells China to restrain forces in the West Philippine Sea
[Inquirer,
News5, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
3. PHL-Ukraine relations:
-Marcos,
Zelenskyy talk about deepening PHL-Ukraine cooperation in first phone call
-Zelensky
thanks Marcos for supporting Ukraine
[CNN
PHL, GMA News, News5, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
4. DOJ offers P6 million reward for arrest of suspects behind missing sabungeros [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar]
5. DOJ sends Bantag plunder complaint to Ombudsman
[ABS-CBN
News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/13/2244693/doj-sends-bantag-plunder-complaint-ombudsman
6. Election officer shot dead in Sultan Kudarat; COMELEC condemns killing [Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/860671/election-officer-shot-dead-in-sultan-kudarat/story/
7.
DOH: 1,101 new COVID-19 cases logged on Feb. 6-12, up by 9% from previous week
[Inquirer, GMA News, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/2/13/DOH-COVID-tally-021323.html
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