TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
26 July
2023, Wednesday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. PBBM’s Malaysia visit:
-Marcos
meets with Malaysia's king, PM Anwar in Kuala Lumpur
-Marcos
cites need to reexamine PH, Malaysia ties towards post-pandemic recovery
-Marcos,
Romualdez meet Filipino community in Malaysia
[BusinessMirror,
Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Philstar, Pilipino Star
Ngayon, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
2. Weather disturbance:
-1
reported dead, 2 injured due to Typhoon Egay —NDRRMC
-Typhoon
Egay makes a second landfall in Aparri, Cagayan —PAGASA
-‘Egay’
keeps strength; Signal No. 4 remains over parts of Cagayan, Apayao, Ilocos
Norte
-Over
44,000 families affected amid 'Egay' onslaught
-Luzon
power lines down due to Typhoon Egay
-Typhoon
Egay leaves regional airports damaged, passengers stranded in seaports
[Manila
Bulletin, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Inquirer, News5, Manila Times,
PhilStar]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/7/26/typhoon-egay-casualties-.html
3. Gov’t prepares P173M for Egay response; power 93.53% restored — Bongbong Marcos [Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Manila Times, CNN PHL]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1807608/fwd-2-govt-prepares-p173-m-for-egay-response-bongbong-marcos
4. Marcos lauds Philippine women's football team over historic first win in World Cup [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
5. DBM submits 2024 national budget to Marcos [BusinessMirror, Manila Bulletin, Pilipino Mirror, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1807305/dbm-submits-2024-national-budget-to-marcos
6. DMW chief goes on 2-week wellness, mourning leave [Manila Standard, GMA News, BusinessMirror, Inquirer, CNN PHL]
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/07/26/dmw-chief-goes-on-2-week-wellness-mourning-leave/
7. Paul Soriano on leave due to personal reasons —Garafil [GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, Manila Times]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/7/25/paul-soriano-on-leave-due-to-personal-reasons-garafil
8. SC cites PAO Chief Acosta for ‘belligerence, disrespect;’ orders explanation [ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, GMA News]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/7/25/sc-cites-pao-chief-acosta-for-belligerence-disrespect-orders-explanation
9. Bilibid under red alert after prison fight leaves 1 dead [Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, GMA News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/26/23/bilibid-under-red-alert-after-prison-fight-leaves-1-dead
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