TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)
26
April 2023, Wednesday, as of 5:00 p.m.
-DFA:
Filipino hit by stray bullet in Sudan, PHL officials figure in accident
-DFA
says 300 more Filipinos move out of Sudan but are stuck in border
[DZBB,
Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5, Rappler, CNN PHL, GMA
News, ABS-CBN News]
2. Balikatan exercises:
-Marcos
witnesses 'Balikatan' 2023 drills, hopes PHL could benefit from enhanced
cooperation with US
-AFP,
US forces sink 'enemy ship' in Balikatan main event
[Daily
Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5, Philstar, ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/4/26/pnp-syndicates-990-kilos-shabu-haul.html
3. COVID-19 pandemic:
-DOH:
First ‘Arcturus’ case in PH asymptomatic, already recovered
-DOH
denies return of mandatory masks in Metro Manila
[Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/4/26/first-arcturus-case-asymptomatic-recovered.html
4. SIM registration:
-DICT:
No more extension after addt’l 90-day SIM registration period expires
-NTC
discourages telcos from using emergency alerts for SIM registration
[DZBB,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
5. Internet speeds in PH improve in March 2023 — Ookla
[CNN
PHL, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer]
https://technology.inquirer.net/123549/internet-speeds-in-ph-improve-in-march-2023-ookla
6. Marcos commits to deeper ties with Ecuador
[Manila
Bulletin, Manila Times, Daily Tribune]
https://tribune.net.ph/2023/04/26/pbbm-commits-to-deeper-ties-with-ecuador/
7. Cynthia Villar may file charges over viral video of incident with subdivision guards [ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Rappler, Philstar]
8. 990-kilo shabu haul controversy:
-Former
anti-drug chief: Syndicates behind 990-kilo shabu haul ‘succeeded’ in
incriminating cops
-Solons
slam PNP official's claim that Mayo could escape charges due to House probe
[CNN
PHL, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/26/solons-slam-pnp-official-s-claim-that-mayo-could-escape-charges-due-to-house-probe
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/4/26/pnp-syndicates-990-kilos-shabu-haul.html
9. Fire hits informal settlers’ compound in Cavite City [Rappler, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]
10. World War II vintage bomb found at a construction site in UST [ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/26/world-war-ii-vintage-bomb-recovered-at-a-construction-site-in-ust
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