MB Daily News Summary


At a glance

  • In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court (SC) ordered the disbarment of lawyer Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon for “misogynistic, sexist, abusive and repeated intemperate language.” Gadon had earlier been appointed as Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation.

  • President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte received high trust and approval ratings in the June 2023 survey conducted by big data research firm Tangere. In the survey results released on Wednesday, June 28, 79 percent of Filipinos expressed trust in President Marcos, while 84 percent expressed trust in Vice President Duterte in the past six months.

  • Sexually active married Filipino women are using modern contraceptives to meet their family planning needs compared to their unmarried counterparts, the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) has disclosed.


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

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/marcos-receives-special-award-for-late-father-s-contributions-to-tourism-industry

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/marcos-urges-service-academies-alumni-to-back-government-s-efforts-on-peace-and-order

2)     Observance of Eid’l Adha

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/filipino-muslims-weave-nation-s-rich-tapestry-of-diversity-marcos

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/duterte-joins-filipino-muslims-in-celebrating-eid-l-adha

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/close-to-9-000-muslims-gather-in-manila-to-celebrate-eid-l-adha

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/thousands-of-muslims-gather-at-zamboanga-city-sports-complex-for-eid-l-adha-celebration

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/pnp-assures-public-safety-security-for-eid-al-adha

3)     Gadon disbarment

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/sc-disbars-larry-gadon

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/gadon-will-do-a-good-job-despite-disbarment-bersamin

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/gadon-says-disbarment-won-t-affect-his-role-as-pres-l-adviser-1

4)     New PH tourism slogan

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/love-the-philippines-is-ph-new-tourism-slogan

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/marcos-urges-pinoys-to-be-ph-tourism-s-top-influencers

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/new-love-the-philippines-slogan-a-guidepost-for-ph-tourism-marcos

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/give-love-the-philippines-a-chance-chiz-tells-critics-of-new-tourism-slogan

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/binay-ok-with-new-ph-tourism-slogan-but-raises-concern-on-funding-for-latest-campaign

5)     SC decision on BSKE postponement

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/sc-declares-unconstitutional-law-on-postponement-of-2022-barangay-sangguniang-kabataan-elections

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/imee-marcos-reasons-behind-law-postponing-barangay-sk-elections-were-valid

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/no-changes-with-bske-preparations-despite-sc-ruling-on-dec-2022-postponement-poll-chief

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/lagman-agrees-with-sc-ruling-declaring-law-on-barangay-sk-polls-unconstitutional

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/pimentel-hails-sc-ruling-declaring-law-postponing-barangay-sk-polls-unconstitutional

6)     Survey

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/marcos-duterte-gain-high-trust-approval-ratings-survey

7)     PH use of contraceptives

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/more-married-filipino-women-use-modern-contraceptives-vs-unmarried-counterparts

8)     PH, France relations

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/france-offers-ph-training-on-maritime-security

9)     Pinoys in Russia

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/11-filipinos-affected-after-wagner-group-took-russian-city-dfa-official

10)  Mayon
Volcano update

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/mayon-volcano-logs-372-rockfall-events-in-past-24-hours

11)  US
247

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/us-ph-find-strength-in-diversity-amb-carlson

12)  Massive
anti-human trafficking raid

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/cops-rescue-over-2-700-pinoys-foreigners-in-anti-human-trafficking-raids-in-las-pinas-pogo-compound

13)  Covid-19
Update

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/covid-19-vaccines-still-free-for-poor-pinoys-herbosa

14)  Degamo
killing

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/doj-defends-panel-s-decision-not-to-inhibit-itself-from-probe-on-killings-of-degamo-9-others

15)  Lotto
results

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/still-no-winner-for-p343-m-ultra-lotto-jackpot

16)  DILG

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/abalos-warns-no-sacred-cows-in-country-s-all-out-vs-illegal-drugs

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/abalos-questions-pnp-reshuffle-of-senior-officers

17)  Education

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/up-leads-ph-universities-in-the-qs-world-university-rankings-2024

18)  Environment

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/denr-eyes-reforestation-of-2-m-hectares-of-ph-land

19)  Health

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/ph-to-who-show-political-will-to-achieve-equity

20)  Immigration

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/bi-bars-entry-of-taiwanese-with-alleged-illegal-drugs-links

21)  Judiciary

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/sandiganbayan-dismisses-ill-gotten-wealth-case-vs-late-pres-marcos-sr-wife-imelda-others

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/nbi-arrests-married-man-for-sextortion

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/chr-probes-bombing-of-lawyer-s-car-in-davao-city

22)  Legislature

Senate

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/imee-marcos-questions-landing-of-a-us-air-force-plane-at-mia

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/senators-laud-pbbm-for-bringing-back-investor-confidence-back-in-ph-during-his-first-year-in-office

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/tulfo-wants-increase-on-soldiers-cops-subsistence-allowance

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/villanueva-go-on-pbbm-s-first-year-in-office-so-far-so-good

House

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/solon-backs-creation-of-nursing-advisory-council

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/marcos-admin-bent-on-helping-local-businesses-thrive-romualdez

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/galvez-appointment-shows-pbbm-prefers-military-approach-makabayan-solon-1

23)  MMDA

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/coa-lauds-mmda-anew-for-fair-transparent-presentation-of-financial-statements

24)  NAIA

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/airport-screening-officer-nabbed-for-stealing-cellphone-at-naia

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/nearly-p5-m-worth-of-ecstasy-seized-at-naia

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/miaa-urged-to-provide-more-immigration-processing-space-at-naia-amid-long-queues

25)  PNP

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/pnp-busts-gun-for-hire-group-in-nueva-ecija-operation

26)  Religious

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/national-museum-declares-national-shrine-of-our-lady-of-perpetual-help-as-important-cultural-property

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/feast-of-saints-peter-and-paul-on-june-29-1

27)  Metro
Roundup

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/ten-drug-peddlers-users-4-wanted-felons-and-2-gamblers-arrested-by-bulacan-police

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/400-paranaquenos-joins-post-father-s-day-celebration

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/comelec-gun-ban-in-bacoor-starts-ahead-of-plebiscite-to-merge-44-barangays

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/muntinlupa-lgu-ranks-second-in-ncr-in-public-financial-management

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/over-2-000-students-graduate-from-qcu

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/binangonan-lgu-lauds-residents-for-making-the-town-insurgency-free-1

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/mayor-francis-warns-public-of-scammers-posing-as-his-wife-to-ask-for-load-donations

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/cavite-pnp-records-12-crime-rate-drop-from-april-to-june

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/manila-peso-provides-jobs-to-30-pw-ds-senior-citizens

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/valenzuela-lgu-launches-bivalent-covid-19-booster-vaccination-to-health-workers

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/qc-gov-t-pb-ed-launch-job-next-program

28)  Provincial
Roundup

Luzon

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/retired-teacher-loses-p500-000-to-swindler-in-naga-city

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/remains-of-npa-leader-unearthed-in-cagayan

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/dpwh-quezon-first-deo-completes-3-slope-protection-projects

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/dole-provides-assistance-to-50-furniture-makers-in-pampanga

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/woman-killed-husband-wounded-in-pangasinan-shooting

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/ilagan-cauayan-declared-drug-free-cities

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/new-batangas-police-chief-assumes-office

Visayas

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/iloilo-city-inks-negotiation-deal-with-metro-pacific-for-waste-to-energy-proposal

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/bohol-governor-condemns-dane-s-murder

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/iloilo-city-police-drug-enforcement-unit-feted-for-arresting-6-pushers

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/5-day-fiesta-bonanza-trade-expo-in-leyte-earns-p3-2-m

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/cops-seek-more-witnesses-in-murder-of-family-in-negros

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/man-shoots-brother-in-law-during-drinking-binge-in-negros

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/decomposing-body-of-man-found-in-negros-sugarcane-field

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/p21-5-m-shabu-seized-in-central-visayas

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/college-student-yields-p1-7-m-shabu-in-bacolod

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/p408-000-shabu-seized-in-negros

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/7-pro-7-personnel-awarded-for-exemplary-performance

Mindanao

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/pro-13-conferred-institutionalized-status-in-pgs-implementation

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/coast-guard-officer-men-probed-for-escape-of-4-indonesians

29)  World
Roundup

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/south-koreans-get-younger-as-traditional-age-system-dropped

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/pilot-dies-in-australian-outback-helicopter-crash

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/taiwan-detects-two-russian-warships-off-its-coast

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/un-has-only-20-of-humanitarian-funds-needed-at-year-s-halfway-mark

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/bus-overturns-in-south-chile-injuring-15-people

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/tuerkiye-to-tackle-water-shortage-in-bursa-by-building-new-dams

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/article-678

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/dangerous-heat-wave-continues-baking-texas-expanding-in-us-south

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/death-toll-from-building-collapse-in-egypt-s-alexandria-rises-to-4

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/34-killed-in-ambush-against-supply-convoy-in-burkina-faso

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/beer-factory-leak-turns-japanese-port-red

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/biden-unveils-election-battle-plan-bidenomics

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/28/wagner-chief-heads-into-belarus-exile-nato-vows-to-protect-allies

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/probe-after-french-police-kill-teenager-who-refused-to-stop

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/trump-heard-discussing-secret-documents-on-tape

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/police-in-indian-capital-detain-over-1-500-people-in-night-operation

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/sri-lanka-customs-arrest-five-people-for-gold-smuggling

https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/27/only-55-pct-of-preschool-buses-in-japan-to-install-mandatory-safety-devices-by-june-s-end