TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
20 June
2023, Tuesday, as of 4:00 p.m.
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| MEDIA LITERACY | President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., during the opening ceremony of the 14th Edition of the International Conference of Information Commissioners in Pasay City on Monday, June 20, 2023, says the government will undertake a massive media literacy campaign to fight misinformation and disinformation. (MALACAΓANG PHOTO) |
-Marcos:
Fake news has no place in Philippine society
-Marcos
says Filipinos ‘suffer’ from disinformation, to launch media and information
literacy campaign
-Marcos
throws support behind ICIC
-Marcos
urges all gov't branches to uphold FOI, transparency
[The
Philippine Star, Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Manila Times, Daily Tribune,
Pilipino Star Ngayon, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, Business Mirror,
Pilipino Mirror, CNN Philippines]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1790417/marcos-no-place-for-fake-news-in-modern-society
2. Build better PPH, Marcos dares youth
-Study
more, serve people, PBBM dares youth
[Daily
Tribune, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, The Philippine Star, Bulgar]
https://tribune.net.ph/2023/06/20/build-better-phl-marcos-dares-youth/
3. MILITARY
-Commander-in-chief
Marcos wants high-security military intel
-Bongbong
warns of new AFP challenges
[The
Philippine Star, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard, Pilipino Mirror, Business
Mirror, ABS-CBN News]
4. HEALTHCARE
-Universal
health care tops Herbosa's priorities at DOH
-Herbosa
assumes DoH post: 'It really feels like coming home'
-PhilHealth
supervision transfer President’s call
-Government
hospitals to employ nursing grads who failed board exams
-Herbosa
sees PH nurses depleted in 3-5 years if exodus not addressed
[Philippine
Daily Inquirer, Daily Tribune, The Philippine Star, Pilipino Star Ngayon,
Manila Times, GMA News]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1790421/universal-health-care-tops-herbosas-priorities-at-doh
5. MAYON VOLCANO
-Mayon
Volcano lava flow now 2.5 km long –PHIVOLCS
-Mayon
Volcano unrest similar to 2014 eruption – PHIVOLCS chief
-DOLE
allots P50M for Mayon-affected workers
-PAGCOR
provides relief aid to residents displaced by Mayon's unrest
-Philippine
Navy ship to provide drinking water to Mayon evacuees through desalination
-Gov
wants evacuees from areas outside Mayon's permanent danger zone to go home
[GMA News,
The Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Remate, Philippine Daily
Inquirer, Rappler]
6. Commuters brace for LRT fare hike
[Daily
Tribune, The Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Manila Standard,
Pilipino Mirror, Bulgar, People’s Tonight, Pilipino Star Ngayon]
https://tribune.net.ph/2023/06/20/commuters-brace-for-lrt-fare-hike/
7. PERCY LAPID SLAY CASE
P3
million reward up for arrest of Bantag, Zulueta
-DOJ:
Informants will not get cash reward if Bantag is not convicted
-DOJ says
confident ex-BuCor chief Bantag still in Philippines
[The
Philippine Star, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Business Mirror, Manila Standard, Daily
Tribune, Manila Times, Business Mirror, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN
News]
https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/06/20/2275160/p3-million-reward-arrest-bantag-zulueta
8. PHL competitive ranking slides
[Daily
Tribune, The Philippine Star, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, Business
Mirror, GMA News]
https://tribune.net.ph/2023/06/20/phl-competitive-ranking-slides/
9. NAIA REHABILITATION
Top PH
CEOs push P267-B NAIA rehab proposal
Consortium:
P267b offer will hasten airport rehab
[Manila
Standard, The Philippine Star, Manila Times, Philippine Daily Inquirer,
Business Mirror, Manila Bulletin]
https://business.inquirer.net/406299/top-ph-ceos-push-p267-b-naia-rehab-proposal
10. Shift to old school calendar gets teachers' support
[Philippine
Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star, Manila Standard, ABS-CBN News]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1790423/shift-to-old-school-calendar-gets-teachers-support
11. 7 BIFFs killed, SAF wounded in Maguindanao Sur clash
-MILF
blasts state troops for killing of 7 members in Maguindanao del Sur
[Daily
Tribune, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Business Mirror, Manila Bulletin]
https://tribune.net.ph/2023/06/20/7-biffs-killed-saf-wounded-in-maguindanao-sur-clash/
12. Decision reversal on amparo against NTF-ELCAC sought
-NTF-ELCAC
ready to file response on Cordillera activists’ plea
[Daily
Tribune, GMA News, Manila Standard]
https://tribune.net.ph/2023/06/20/decision-reversal-on-amparo-against-ntf-elcac-sought/
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