TOP STORIES – Sunday, 17 September 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)

17 September 2023, Sunday, as of 4:00 p.m.

1. Singapore's Dyson to invest in PH

[The Manila Times, Manila Bulletin, People’s Journal, GMA News, Inquirer]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/882375/dyson-committed-p11b-worth-of-investments-in-ph-palace/story/

2. Malaysian retail group eyes PH for duty-free airport shops

 [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, GMA News]

https://business.inquirer.net/421516/malaysian-retail-group-eyes-ph-for-duty-free-airport-shops

3. ABRA LAWYER KILLING        

-Palace vows authorities will 'work relentlessly' to bring justice to slain Abra lawyer

- DOJ: Abra lawyer slay suspects identified

- Abra police urge public to help identify suspects behind lawyer’s killing

- Abra lawyer’s murder sends chills even to Mindanao legal circles

[Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, GMA News, PhilStar, CNN Philippines, Rappler]

https://tribune.net.ph/2023/09/17/bersamin-vows-justice-for-alzate/

4. Maharlika chest at P107 billion; ‘gains seen in 4-5 years’

[Inquirer, Daily Tribune, PhilStar, Manila Standard, People’s Journal]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1832514/maharlika-chest-at-p107b-gains-seen-in-4-5-years

5. 2023 BAR EXAMS

-Bar exams 2023 start for almost 11,000 examinees nationwide

- SC to release results of 2023 Bar exams before Christmas

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN Philippines, Rappler, Daily Tribune, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/17/23/higit-10000-sasabak-sa-2023-bar-exams

6. Crime volume dips by 7.84 percent

[PhilStar, GMA News, CNN Philippines, Manila Bulletin]

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/09/17/2296792/crime-volume-dips-784-percent

7. ‘There’s nothing left’: AFP observes massive coral reef damage in WPS after Chinese swarming

[Manila Bulletin, CNN Philippines, Rappler, PhilStar]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/17/there-s-nothing-left-afp-observes-massive-coral-reef-damage-in-wps-after-chinese-swarming

8. Surprise drug tests on 89 PNP ranking officials yield negative results

[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, GMA News]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1832738/surprise-drug-tests-on-89-pnp-ranking-officials-yield-negative-results

9. Romualdez won’t confirm or deny reported $2 million Harvard donation

[Rappler, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News]

https://www.rappler.com/nation/speaker-martin-romualdez-statement-million-dollar-donation-harvard-tagalog-language-course

10. Pope Francis dismisses Borongan priest due to alleged sex abuse

[Rappler, Inquirer, GMA News, Daily Tribune]

https://www.rappler.com/nation/visayas/pope-francis-dismisses-borongan-priest-father-pio-aclon-sex-abuse/

11. ITCZ to bring rain showers over Mindanao; Habagat to affect rest of PH

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, PhilStar]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/weather/882389/itcz-to-bring-rain-showers-over-mindanao-habagat-to-affect-rest-of-ph/story/

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