TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
15 February 2023,
Wednesday, as of 5PM
1. Laser attack near Ayungin Shoal
-Canada, other nations
call out China’s laser attack vs. PCG vessel
-China downplays envoy’s
summoning over laser incident in West PHL Sea
-Carlos urges PHL to be
more assertive in addressing maritime issues with China
-Gabriela files
resolution 'strongly condemning' China over laser-pointing act
[ANC Alerts, ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Times, Philstar, Rappler, Manila Bulletin]
2. DepEd replaces 'nagdarasal' in Panatang Makabayan with 'nananalangin'
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News,
News5, Inquirer, Philstar]
3. Cash remittances at $32.54 billion, personal remittances hit record $36.14B in 2022
[Inquirer, Manila Times,
Philstar, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/15/23/cash-remittances-hit-3254-billion-in-2022-bsp
4. PHL poised to import 440,000MT of refined sugar
[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL,
Daily Tribune, News5, Philstar, Inquirer]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/2/15/sugar-sra-import-440000-metric-tons.html
5. Philippines detects first XBF case, 2 new cases of XBB.1.5
[GMA News, ABS-CBN News,
DZBB, PhilStar]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/15/23/ph-detects-first-xbf-case-2-new-cases-of-xbb15
6. Marcos OKs adoption of hybrid rice to boost crop yield
[GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Times, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/15/marcos-oks-adoption-of-hybrid-rice-to-boost-crop-yield/
7. CHR probes ‘violations’ of mining firm in Sibuyan Island
[Inquirer, Philstar,
Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/15/chr-probes-violations-of-miningfirm-in-sibuyan-island-romblon/
8. Tulfo seeks review of minimum wage hike policy
[Inquirer, Philstar,
ABS-CBN News, GMA News]
9. Palace bares promotion of ranks in PCG
[Inquirer, ABS-CBN News,
GMA News]
10. BI to deport 4 South Koreans for telecom fraud, illegal bets
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News,
CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/2/15/south-koreans-deported.html
11. CHR probing attack vs. lawyer in Abra
[Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN
News, GMA News]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/860862/probing-attack-vs-lawyer-in-abra/story/
12. LPA off Mindanao enters PAR
[ABS-CBN News, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Times, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1730129/fwd-pagasa-lpa-off-mindanao-enters-par
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