MB Daily News Summary


At a glance

  • A total of 3,992 or 43.47 percent of the 9,183 law graduates who took the 2022 online and regionalized Bar examinations passed the tests, the Supreme Court (SC) announced on Friday, April 14. The first five of the 31 examinees who got the highest ratings are from the University of the Philippines (UP).

  • The Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) has ordered a manhunt operation against dismissed Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gerald Bantag and former BuCor deputy security officer Ricardo Zulueta over the death of inmate Jun Villamor, an alleged middleman in the murder of radio broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa last year. 

  • Troops from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and United States Armed Forces will test their interoperability in responding to incidents involving a high number of casualties as part of the ongoing “Exercise Balikatan” 2023.


The day’s top stories are all but a click away in the MB Daily
News Summary this Friday afternoon, April 14, 2023.
1)     From the Palace

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/pbbm-ensures-ph-has-ample-rice-supply

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/marcos-urges-asean-address-brain-drain-in-healthcare

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/marcos-thanks-singapore-s-temasek-foundation-for-its-climate-change-agri-fishery-projects-in-ph

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/palace-bares-new-set-of-appointees-in-gov-t-agencies

2)     From the Office of the VP

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/vp-duterte-urges-collective-efforts-in-upgrading-ph-education-1

3)     PH, US relations

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/ph-us-focus-attention-on-emergent-concerns-in-future-agenda

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/us-trade-official-to-visit-manila-next-week

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/what-to-expect-in-ph-us-alliance-for-the-next-decade

Balikatan 2023

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/balikatan-ph-us-troops-to-train-on-mass-casualty-training

4)     PH, China relations

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/china-tells-ph-oppose-taiwan-independence-not-give-us-troops-access-to-military-bases

5)     Degamo killing

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/rep-teves-asks-doj-to-dismiss-charges-of-illegal-possession-of-firearms-explosives-filed-by-pnp

6)     Percy Lapid killing

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/pnp-cidg-orders-manhunt-vs-ex-bucor-officials-bantag-zulueta-over-death-of-middleman-in-mabasa-slay-case-1

7)     PH Covid-19 Update

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/who-panel-to-discuss-if-covid-19-remains-a-global-health-emergency

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/doh-reports-cases-of-omicron-subvariant-xbb-1-9-1

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/slight-rise-in-ph-s-covid-19-cases-not-yet-a-concern-who-official

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/expert-raises-alarm-over-increasing-ph-covid-19-positivity-rate

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/get-second-covid-19-booster-shot-to-maintain-wall-of-immunity-solante-urges-public

8)     Bar exams results

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/3-992-law-graduates-pass-2022-online-bar-exams-sc

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/up-law-graduates-sweep-top-5-spots-in-2022-bar-exams

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/cong-lani-on-cloud-nine-as-daughter-inah-passes-bar

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/manila-congressman-has-serious-message-for-bar-passers

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/muntinlupa-councilor-passes-bar-exams

9)     Lotto results

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/ticket-bought-in-agusan-del-norte-yields-new-lotto-millionaire

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/lone-bettor-wins-p27-9-m-super-lotto-6-49-jackpot

10)  Earthquake
alert

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/magnitude-5-1-quake-hits-agusan-del-norte-phivolcs

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/responders-deployed-after-5-1-earthquake-shakes-agusan

11)  Weather
Update

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/pagasa-scattered-rain-showers-to-prevail-over-bataan-zambales-improved-weather-elsewhere-as-lpa-weakens

12)  COA

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/coa-tags-imus-city-officials-on-2021-purchase-of-rusting-electronic-vehicles-for-p40-5-m

13)  Education

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/upcat-2024-application-closes-on-april-15

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/missing-st-scho-manila-student-now-found-and-safe

14)  Health

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/doh-sets-measles-polio-supplemental-immunization-drive-on-may-1-to-31

15)  Judiciary

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/chr-lauds-approval-of-house-bill-on-magna-carta-of-filipino-seafarers

16)  Immigration

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/bi-nabs-overstaying-british-operating-a-resort-in-palawan

17)  Legislature

Senate

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/human-traffickers-use-chat-groups-to-bring-pinays-abroad-for-sex-trade-hontiveros-learns

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/lto-can-collect-billions-if-vision-tests-are-done-by-gov-t-tulfo

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/gatchalian-reiterates-need-for-lifeguards-in-public-swimming-pools

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/angara-leapfrog-education-problems-through-technology

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/gatchalian-whole-of-gov-t-approach-needed-in-fixing-education-sector-woes-1

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/hontiveros-lauds-issuance-of-arrest-warrants-vs-bantag-zulueta

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/gov-t-communities-must-be-partners-in-implementing-ecological-laws-legarda

House

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/your-pretty-scholar-signing-off-shout-out-from-cong-frasco-s-scholar-will-tug-at-your-heartstrings-1

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/time-to-consider-extending-sim-registration-deadline-says-house-leader

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/make-modern-jeepneys-cheaper-to-magnify-benefit-of-reduced-co-2-emissions-salceda

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/safe-and-sound-cong-stella-shares-story-of-ofw-shiella

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/speaker-s-right-hand-man-dalipe-reacts-to-high-survey-numbers

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/keep-hospitals-running-smoothly-this-summer-solon-tells-ngcp

18)  Migrant
workers

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/ph-ksa-talks-on-unpaid-wages-of-10-k-of-ws-now-in-final-stages-ople

19)  Religious

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/caritas-manila-provides-scholarship-to-agri-students

20)  Tourism

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/dot-records-over-1-5-m-tourist-arrivals-korea-is-ph-s-top-source-market

21)  Transportation

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/lto-steps-up-drive-vs-fixers-2-arrested-in-iloilo-albay

22)  Metro
Roundup

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/ph-s-first-chess-museum-opens-in-marikina-city

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/bacoor-lgu-fortifies-disaster-response-with-inauguration-of-new-disaster-resilience-building

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/man-accused-of-rape-nabbed-in-san-pablo-laguna

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/muntinlupa-lgu-to-enter-agreements-with-funeral-parlors-to-prepare-for-the-big-one

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/single-ticketing-system-pilot-testing-to-start-on-may-2-mayor-zamora

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/rizal-lgu-announces-resumption-of-classes-for-april-14-friday-in-the-whole-province

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/pasig-lgu-robinsons-land-corp-conduct-medical-mission-in-pasig-s-poorest-area

23)  Provincial
Roundup

Luzon

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/cebu-pacific-manila-laoag-manila-flights-resume-may-22

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/bangus-festival-in-dagupan-underway

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/pdea-dismantles-2-drug-dens-seizes-p160-000-shabu-in-pampanga

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/dost-trains-6-pangasinan-lg-us-on-efficient-solid-waste-management

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/13/prc-brings-mobile-services-to-benguet

Visayas

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/african-swine-fever-hits-aklan-municipality

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/dpwh-expands-metro-iloilo-radial-road-project

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/bohol-vows-to-boost-ties-with-moscow

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/negros-occidental-logs-fewer-crimes-during-holy-week

24)  World
Roundup

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/cyclone-hits-australia-bringing-record-breaking-wind-speeds

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/in-c-africa-informal-pharmacies-provide-a-health-safety-net-of-sorts

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/trump-testifies-under-oath-in-new-york-fraud-lawsuit

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/japan-approves-country-s-first-legal-casino

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/one-israeli-killed-dozens-injured-in-bus-accident-in-south-korea

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/horrific-explosion-and-fire-kill-18-000-cattle-in-texas

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/sniff-test-japan-declares-war-on-hayfever-woes

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/brazil-s-lula-to-meet-xi-in-beijing-after-lashing-out-at-us-dollar-imf

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/saudi-readies-arab-talks-on-syria-as-mideast-diplomacy-shifts

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/biden-urges-uk-to-protect-peace-in-n-ireland-on-visit-home-to-ireland

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/us-justice-dept-taking-abortion-pill-fight-to-supreme-court

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/us-airman-arrested-over-pentagon-documents-leak

https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/14/flash-drought-frequency-increasing-due-to-climate-change-study