TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
25 April
2023, Tuesday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. SIM registration
-Marcos
approves 90-day SIM registration extension; DICT targets 70% of active SIMs in
90-day extension
-Poe
urges NTC, telcos to ‘double efforts’ to reach remote areas amid extension of
registration
-GCash
says SIM registration now available via mobile app
[GMA
News, DZBB, ABS-CBN News, Philstar, News5, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Cebu
Daily News]
2. SC denies to issue a TRO vs. the mandatory registration of SIM cards
[GMA
News, ABS-CBN News, Rappler, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, DZBB]
3. Repatriation of Filipinos from Sudan
-Marcos
says gov't looking to take advantage of ceasefire to evacuate more Pinoys in
Sudan
-DFA
reports first batch of 50 Filipinos successfully repatriated from Sudan by land
-Ceasefire
in Sudan is beneficial for the government – DFA
-OFWs in
Sudan told to inform embassy if leaving on their own
-Gatchalian
urges DFA, DMW to expedite repatriation of Filipinos in Sudan
[DZBB, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Manila
Bulletin, CNN PHL, Rappler, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]
4. PNP Chief Acorda hold first press conference
-PNP: 917
cleared in police drug links probe, 36 under deeper assessment
-PNP
Chief Acorda: No revamp yet in police organization
-Acorda
commits to more funds, strong support system for cops on the ground
[DZBB,
Rappler, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Sunstar, Inquirer]
5. Ex-DFA sec Del Rosario’s funeral
Del
Rosario laid to rest; Philippine leaders pay last respects to Albert del
Rosario
[CNN PHL,
GMA News, Rappler, ABS-CBN News]
https://www.rappler.com/nation/philippine-leaders-last-respects-albert-del-rosario
6. Degamo slay case
-Degamo
camp: No plans to turn suspects who surrendered into state witnesses
-Lawyer
claims 2 Degamo employees ‘participated’ in plan to kill Negros Oriental
governor
[GMA
News, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/4/25/Roel-Degamo-suspects-as-state-witness.html
7. House approves HB 7409 extending period of estate tax amnesty availment
[GMA
News, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL]
8. No hacking: DICT says data leak was from PNP portal
DICT
exec: ‘Unsecured’ PNP recruitment portal ‘not professionally developed’
[CNN PHL,
ANC, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/25/23/no-hacking-dict-says-data-leak-was-from-pnp-portal
9. COVID-19 vaccination and facemask
-Booster
jabs encouraged amid slight uptick in COVID cases: DOH
-Confidence
in childhood vaccines fell 25 pct in Philippines during pandemic - UNICEF
-Vergeire
says COVID-19 booster shots are still not recommended for children aged 12 and
below
-DOTr:
Face masks still mandatory in trains, buses
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Philstar]
© Philippine Information Agency Monitoring Unit
