TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
07 March
2023, Tuesday, as of 9AM
Authorities present the weapons believed to have been used by the suspects in the assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo and eight other victims Saturday morning. The firearms were recovered by law enforcers during a hot pursuit operation that resulted in the killing of one of the suspects and the arrest of four others. Romeo D. Marantal
1. DEGAMO KILLING
-Marcos
to DILG, PNP: Dismantle private armies
-Marcos
orders police to identify political ‘hotspots’ as charges filed vs Degamo
shooters
-Degamo
slay suspects willing to talk -PNP
-‘Frightened’
Teves issues this appeal to Marcos
-Political
rival says nothing to gain from Degamo killing
-Arrested
suspects in Gov Degamo killing charged; manhunt on vs other gunmen
-Slain
NegOr governor had threats before assassination
[Manila
Bulletin, Business Mirror, ABS-CBN News Online, GMA News Online, Manila Times,
OneNews, Philstar]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/03/07/2249875/marcos-dilg-pnp-dismantle-private-armies
2. WEEKLONG TRANSPORT STRIKE
-Gov’t
downplays strike as protesters say 95% of Metro Manila transport paralyzed
-Marcos
‘sympathetic’ to transport groups; gov’t open to talks — Romualdez
-Week-long
transport strike results in economic loss – employers group
-More
than 3,000 commuters avail of ‘Libreng Sakay’ program in Malabon
-Romualdez:
House, Palace provide 100 ‘Libreng Sakay’ buses for commuters
-OCD
offers free rides during jeepney strike
-First
day of transport strike in Quezon, Laguna peaceful
[Inquirer, PhilStar, Manila Bulletin Manila
Times, One News, CNN PHL Online]
3. House OKs E-Governance Act for digitized government services
[Business
Mirror, ABS-CBN News Online, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL Online]
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/03/07/e-governance-bill-getshouse-3rd-reading-okay/
4. House OKs creation of evacuation centers in every city, municipality
[ABS-CBN
News Online, CNN PHL Online, GMA News
Online, Manila Bulletin]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/06/23/house-oks-evacuation-centers-in-every-city-town
5. Magna Carta of Pinoy Seafarers gets final House nod
[Manila
Bulletin, CNN PHL Online, ABS-CBN News Online, Inquirer, GMA News Online]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/03/06/magna-carta-of-pinoy-seafarers-get-final-house-nod/
6. Bill amending AFP officers’ fixed term law gets Senate nod
[Manila
Bulletin, ABS-CBN News Online, Inquirer, GMA News Online]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1739146/bill-amending-afps-tour-of-duty-hurdles-senates-final-reading
7. AGRICULTURE
Marcos
counting on millennial farmers to modernize PHL agri
-Marcos
‘hopes’ young Filipino farmers in the future will have modern tech
-Marcos:
Private firm, MSME, farmer partnerships transforming agri industry
-Marcos
vows decent living for Filipino farmers ‘so they’ll live by virtue of hard
work’
[PhilStar,
Business World, OneNews, Business Mirror, Inquirer, GMA News]
8. Malaysia, US help Ph search for missing medevac plane in Palawan
[CNN PHL:
Online, GMA News Online, PhilStar]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/3/7/US-Malaysia-help-PH-search-for-missing-chopper.html
9. OIL SPILL
-Oil
spill puts 8 more towns in Oriental Mindoro in calamity state
-DOT:
Mindoro oil spill affects protected areas, resorts, cruise tourism
-Oriental
Mindoro fishing ban also hurts other sectors relying on coastal activities
-Sunken
motor tanker located, says Oriental Mindoro governor
[Inquirer,
PhilStar, GMA News Online, CNN PHL Online, Manila Bulletin]
10. Cagayan Gov. Mamba keeps seat after Comelec reverses December ruling
[GMA News
Online, CNN PHL Online, Inquirer]
11. WEST PHL SEA
-‘PCG
still able to reach Pag-asa despite Chinese ships’
-PCG
renews call for modernization as Chinese maritime vessels ‘loiter’ near Pag-asa
Island
-Canada
expresses openness to cooperate over West PH Sea
-42
Chinese vessels linger near Pag-asa Island
[PhilStar,
CNN PHL Online, ABS-CBN News Online]
© Philippine Information Agency Monitoring Unit
