TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
10 July
2023, Monday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. Palace eyes free OECs via mobile app for OFWs
[Philippine
Daily Inquirer, Manila Standard, BusinessMirror, Manila Bulletin, PhilStar,
ABS-CBN News, Abante Tonite, CNN Philippines]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1799432/palace-eyes-free-oecs-via-mobile-app-for-ofws
2. WATER SUPPLY
-Govt
urges water conservation as El Niño impacts Angat dam
-MWSS:
Water concessionaires implement augmentation measures to lessen impact of
service interruption
-Poe
wants water interruption probe
-Angat
Dam now below minimum operating level; water interruptions in parts of NCR
-Zamora:
Regulating businesses' water usage up to NCR LGUs
-Angat
water level continues to drop
[CNN
Philippines, Inquirer, BusinessMirror, Manila Times, The Philippine Star, Daily
Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Rappler]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/7/9/denr-wrmo-bulletin-no2-water-conservation-el-nino.html
3. Imee questions ‘covert’ US military flights in PH
-Salceda:
Solons must know reason behind expanded US military presence in PH
-What's
the reason behind US 'covert flights' in PH? Castro wants to know
[ABS-CBN
News, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Standard, Pilipino Star Ngayon,
Pilipino Mirror, Manila Bulletin]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/09/23/imee-flags-presence-of-more-us-military-planes-in-ph
4. PHL-KOREA RELATION
-Marcos
eyes stronger ties with South Korea
-Marcos
accepts credentials of new SoKor ambassador
-South
Korea's president may visit Philippines by 2024 — Palace
[Daily
Tribune, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, PhilStar, CNN Philippines, Inquirer]
https://tribune.net.ph/2023/07/10/marcos-eyes-stronger-ties-with-south-korea/
5. Marcos admin aims for ‘A’ level investment grade rating
[Inquirer,
GMA News, CNN Philippines]
https://business.inquirer.net/409511/marcos-admin-aims-for-a-level-investment-grade-rating
6. Marcos gets $600-million World Bank loan for agriculture, fisheries development
[Rappler,
GMA News, Inquirer]
7. Carmona now Cavite's 8th city
[Manila
Times, Manila Standard, The Philippine Star, Inquirer]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/07/10/regions/carmona-now-cavites-8th-city/1899887
8. WEST PHL SEA
-AFP, PCG
dispersing Chinese ships off WPS
-AFP, PCG
boost patrols vs Chinese ships in West Philippine Sea
-French
Embassy raises concerns on developments in South China Sea
- Third
party might turn SCS into 'sea of war' - Chinese official
[Daily
Tribune, The Philippine Star, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Times]
https://tribune.net.ph/2023/07/10/afp-pcg-dispersing-chinese-ships-off-wps/
9. Meralco cuts July power rate by P0.7213/kWh
[Inquirer,
GMA News, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News, CNN Philippines]
https://business.inquirer.net/409529/meralco-cuts-july-power-rate-by-p0-7213-kwh
10. Gasoline prices down; diesel and kerosene up Tuesday
[GMA
News, ABS-CBN News, CNN Philippines, Inquirer]
11. AFP MODERNIZATION
- Retrain
military to improve readiness – President Marcos
[BusinessMirror,
The Philippine Star, Pilipino Mirror]
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/07/10/modernization-includes-soldiersmorale-welfare-pres-marcos/
12. MAYON VOLCANO
-PHIVOLCS:
Mayon Volcano logged 109 earthquakes, 19 PDCs in past 24 hrs
[GMA
News, Inquirer, PhilStar, Rappler]
13. Villafuerte urges gov't to ready funds for ASF vaccine rollout
-FDA
appeals: Produce ASF drugs, vax
[Manila
Bulletin, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/7/10/villafuerte-urges-gov-t-to-ready-funds-for-asf-vaccine-rollout
14. Speaker: Agri law to hike rice output 40%
[Manila
Standard, People’s Tonight, Abante Tonite]
https://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/314348334/speaker-agri-law-to-hike-rice-output-40.html
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