TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
14 March
2023, Tuesday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. Degamo slay case update
-Raps
filed vs. Teves secretary, 5 others arrested during raids —CIDG
-Supreme
Court OKs transfer of Degamo cases to Manila RTC
-Teves
tells Romualdez reason why he refuses to come home; Will only return to PH if assured of fair
play, counsel says
-House
cancels probe into absence of Degamo security when he and others were killed
-Ejercito
to Teves: Come home, face accusations on Degamo slay; Urges AFP, PNP: Urges
crackdown on private armies after Degamo slay
-Lawyer
says cops threatened woman to testify vs. Teves
[DZBB,
GMA News, ABS-CBN News, ANC, DZMM, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, Manila
Times, Business Mirror] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/03/14/2251628/raps-filed-teves-aide-5-more-over-guns-and-grenades-seized-his-properties
2. DOJ prosecutors indict Bantag, Zulueta for murder over Percy Lapid slay
[Inquirer,
Philstar, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, DZMM, CNN PHL, Manila Times]
3. Senate hearing on MT Princess Empress oil spill tragedy
-Ship
that caused Mindoro oil spill has no permit to operate – MARINA
-PCG
should face raps for allowing MT Princess Empress to sail sans permit to
operate —Tulfo
-Oriental
Mindoro reeling from impact of massive oil spill
-UP
experts: Oil spill may reach Verde Island, Batangas due to weakening of amihan
-68 areas
affected by the oil spill, 122 people fall ill, over 13,500 fishermen affected
– OCD
-VP
Duterte leads relief ops in Antique town affected by oil spill, gives school
supplies
[Philstar,
ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, News5, DZMM, DZBB, Inquirer, Manila
Times]
4. Journalist, ex-UP CMC dean Luis V. Teodoro passes away
[GMA
News, Rappler, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Manila Times, Philstar, Manila
Bulletin]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1742404/journalist-luis-v-teodoro-dies-at-81
5. Philippines posts biggest trade deficit in 5 months
[Philstar,
Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Reuters, GMA News, Channel News Asia]
https://business.inquirer.net/390976/philippines-posts-biggest-trade-deficit-in-5-months
6. Build 11 fish ports in coastal provinces – PBBM
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, CNN PHL, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/14/marcos-wants-cold-storage-facilities-at-ports-to-counter-fish-spoilage
7. Palace press briefing on infrastructure update
-DPWH has
over 70,000 projects in 2023, says Bonoan
-DPWH to
push through with P25.24-B CTBEX project; to start in late 2023
-Six
bridges will also be built across Pasig River
-DPWH
starts demolition of 150 houses in Caloocan City
[Manila
Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, CNN PHL, GMA News]
8. Cessna plane crash victims' remains brought to Cauayan, Isabela
[GMA
News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/14/bodies-of-6-people-in-isabela-cessna-crash-flown-to-cauayan-city
9. Makabayan Bloc has filed a resolution for a return to face-to-face plenary sessions
[GMA
News, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]
10. House approves "National Government Rightsizing Act " via 292-3-0 votes
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Rappler]
11. House hearing on alleged recycling of illegal drugs
-20-year
modus: Barbers slams recycling of seized illegal drugs
-PDEA
chief clarifies there’s no policy of rewarding informants with ‘recycled’ drugs
for successful operations
-Hontiveros
on drug war cop’s guilty verdict: ‘Partial victory, but not the end’
[CNN PHL,
ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/14/20-year-modus-barbers-slams-recycling-of-seized-illegal-drugs
12. Over 17K troops to join largest PH-US ‘Balikatan’ exercise
[GMA
News, CNN PH, ABS-CBN News]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/3/14/ph-us-balikatan-2023.html
13. BJMP to add new jail libraries as it includes reading as part of PDL's rehab program
[GMA
News, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin]
14. Zubiri files a bill proposing a P150 wage hike for private sector workers
[Inquirer,
ABS-CBN News, Philstar]
https://twitter.com/PhilstarNews/status/1635550356901072896
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