TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
06 August
2023, Sunday, as of 4:00 p.m.
 |
Handout photo from the Philippine Coast Guard
showed a Chinese Coast Guard vessel firing a water cannon.
Philippine Coast Guard |
-Philippines
condemns China's use of water cannons at its vessels
-US says
China Coast Guard's water cannon attack vs. PCG threatens regional peace,
stability
-China
water cannon attack: Senators urge PH gov’t to heed Senate recommendations in
West PH Sea reso
[GMA
News, Manila Times, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Philstar, Daily Tribune,
Rappler, Manila Bulletin]
2. National Budget
-'Lack of
empathy': Pimentel blasts Marcos admin over P9-B confi, intelligence funds
-1/5 of
OVP budget are intel, confidential funds
-House to
begin marathon hearing on 2024 budget
[ABS-CBN News, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin,
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/05/23/lack-of-empathy-pimentel-blasts-govts-p9-b-confidential-funds
3. 1 dead, 3 injured after motorbanca sinks off Romblon boat 'overloaded,' says PDRRMO
[ABS-CBN
News, Inquirer, CNN PHL, Philstar, Manila Standard, GMA News, Manila BUlletin]
https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/08/06/2286631/boat-sinks-romblon-1-dead-94-rescued
4. October is Communications Month --- PBBM
[Manila
Bulletin, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, CNN PHL, GMA News]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1812873/bongbong-marcos-declares-october-as-communications-month
5. PBBM admin committed to peace in Mindanao
[Manila
Standard, Philstar, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/5/marcos-gov-t-renews-commitment-to-mindanao-peace-process
6. DOH: Adults with comorbidities may now receive COVID-19 bivalent vaccine
[CNN PHL,
Inquirer, Manila Times, Sunstar]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/8/5/doh-bivalent-vaccines-adults-comorbidities.html
7. Public court hearings back
[Daily
Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Manila Standard]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/08/06/2286581/courts-adjust-health-protocols
8. On diesel price hike possibly reaching P4.10/liter, DOE exec says it's possible
[GMA
News, Manila Standard, CNN PHL, Manila Times]
9. Government to subsidize electricity bills of
poor families
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, Philstar, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, GMA News]
10. Senate to start probe into NBP ‘mass grave’ on Aug. 8; Bato vows to ask about inmates being allowed to order food online [CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/6/senate-to-start-probe-into-nbp-mass-grave-on-aug-8-bato-vows-to-grill-nbp-on-inmates-being-allowed-to-order-food-online
11. Palarong Pambansa drone supplier apologizes for PH flag mishap; Marikina plans legal action
[GMA
News, Rappler, ABS-CBN News]
12. Phivolcs: Mayon Volcano quakes decline, rockfall events up
[GMA
News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
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