MB Daily News Summary


At a glance

  • The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected the Philippine government's request to suspend its ongoing investigation into former president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.

  • There is nothing more that the Philippines can do but to disengage after the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected the country's appeal to suspend the drug war probe.

  • Close to 400,000 liters of industrial oil remain intact inside the ill-fated MT Princess Empress which sank off the waters of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro exactly a month ago, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) disclosed on Tuesday, March 28.


The day’s top stories are all but a click away in the MB
Daily News Summary this Tuesday afternoon, March 28, 2023.
1)     From the Palace

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/marcos-supports-merging-of-dpb-land-bank

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/marcos-seeks-pag-ibig-s-help-in-his-admin-s-mission-to-build-1-m-houses-yearly

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/diokno-tackles-elephant-in-the-room-reforms-in-pension-system-for-military-1

2)     ICC appeal on war on drugs

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/icc-rejects-ph-appeal-to-suspend-probe-into-war-on-drugs

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/ph-not-legally-morally-bound-to-cooperate-with-icc-sol-gen-guevarra

3)     PRRD 78thbirthday

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/duterte-s-78th-birthday-ex-cabinet-execs-kin-friends-share-memories-with-former-president

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/speaker-romualdez-bares-his-2-birthday-wishes-for-duterte

4)     Oriental Mindoro oil spill

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/close-to-400-000-liters-of-industrial-fuel-remain-in-sunken-tanker-pcg-says

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/unconditional-indemnity-from-sunken-tanker-owner-sought-for-oil-spill-affected-fishers-residents

5)     Degamo killing/Teves case

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/degamo-photos-house-maps-seized-from-chief-security-of-firm-linked-to-teves-brod

6)     Lenten 2023 preparations

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/pnp-to-deploy-78-000-cops-for-lenten-summer-break

7)     Charter change

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/2-birds-with-1-stone-con-ass-to-appease-both-senate-and-ph-business-groups-says-gonzales

8)     Tagalog in Harvard

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/harvard-university-to-offer-tagalog-course

9)     PH Covid-19 Update

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/delivery-of-covid-19-bivalent-vax-donation-from-covax-on-hold-doh

10)  Health
survey

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/sws-majority-of-filipinos-agree-with-voluntary-use-of-face-masks-but-most-will-still-wear-them

11)  Earthquake
alert

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/magnitude-4-6-quake-jolts-ilocos-norte-phivolcs

12)  Weather
Update

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/rain-showers-to-persist-in-batanes-babuyan-hot-humid-in-the-rest-of-ph

13)  AFP/DND

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/ph-navy-tests-bullfrog-chaff-decoy-as-new-countermeasure-vs-anti-ship-missiles

14)  BIR

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/bir-targets-businesses-issuing-bogus-receipts-invoices

15)  Comelec

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/comelec-announces-calendar-of-activities-for-bske-2023

16)  DILG

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/rivera-designated-as-acting-bjmp-chief-1

17)  Education

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/lamp-summit-2023-set-on-march-29-to-30-pacu

18)  Immigration

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/bi-nabs-chinese-for-using-fake-immigration-documents

19)  Judiciary

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/nbi-files-criminal-charges-vs-bi-officer-3-others-for-trafficking-filipinos-to-cambodia

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/bu-cor-s-catapang-sets-massive-reorganization-in-prison-facilities

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/sc-affirms-dismissal-of-vote-buying-charge-in-2019-election-vs-qc-mayor-belmonte-3-others

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/ex-mountain-province-officials-convicted-in-irregular-purchase-of-vehicle-in-2006

20)  Legislature

Senate

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/gatchalian-vows-to-file-bill-repealing-law-taxing-pog-os

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/poe-supports-move-to-transfer-domestic-flights-to-naia-2-1

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/legarda-listen-to-science-heed-the-call-for-rapid-ghg-reduction-to-avert-the-worst-of-the-climate-crisis

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/pimentel-to-vote-against-mif-bill-1

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/gatchalian-urges-lg-us-to-take-a-stand-vs-pog-os

House

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/cayetano-s-successor-in-house-pushes-for-p10-k-ayuda-for-pinoys

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/p20-per-kilo-rice-attainable-with-ramped-up-masagana-program-says-solon

21)  PAGIBIG
gains

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/pag-ibig-records-highest-dividend-rates-since-pandemic-1

22)  Science

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/2023-ph-national-skills-competition-commences-tesda

23)  Metro
Roundup

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/7-animal-bite-treatment-centers-os-par-1-in-paranaque-administers-free-anti-rabies-shot

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/505-qc-families-complete-dswd-s-4-ps-program

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/dpwh-prioritizes-construction-of-infra-development-projects-in-bulacan

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/mayor-vico-promises-ease-of-doing-business-in-pasig-city

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/paranaque-city-s-minimum-tricycle-fare-increases-to-p12

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/denr-ncr-cites-paranaque-city-s-liquid-waste-management

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/pateros-passes-dilg-s-good-financial-housekeeping

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/building-from-ashes-binan-lgu-opens-new-command-center-made-of-volcanic-ash-blocks

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/fire-hits-residential-area-in-malate-manila

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/27/pasig-lgu-seaoil-ink-mou-for-new-urban-garden-1

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/27/pleb-dismisses-former-qc-cidu-head-suspends-3-other-cops-over-tricycle-driver-s-death

24)  Provincial
Roundup

Luzon

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/4-lady-cops-from-region-2-feted-1

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/dpwh-completes-p4-8-m-road-in-isabela

Mindanao

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/zamboanga-city-council-bans-barmm-from-opening-satellite-offices

25)  World
Roundup

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/vatican-to-send-pope-s-message-of-hope-into-orbit

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/prince-harry-elton-john-appear-at-uk-privacy-case

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/strong-winds-drive-early-spain-wildfire

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/shooter-kills-6-at-nashville-school-in-targeted-attack

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/28/ukraine-gets-new-heavy-tanks-russia-doubles-down-on-nuke-plans

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/27/mega-strike-disrupts-travel-in-germany

https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/27/at-least-16-dead-in-ecuador-landslide-caused-by-heavy-rains