At A Glance
- Government employees may yet be granted a salary increase next year, with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) setting aside almost P17 billion for this possibility.
- Chinese authorities have assured that they would stick to the "gentlemen's agreement" they reached with Philippine government officials back in 1999 and allow the unhampered resupply mission of the government to its troops in the Ayungin Shoal.
- The government is expecting rice prices in the country to decrease as the Department of Agriculture (DA) started talks with Vietnam and India and received favorable quotations from potential suppliers.
The day’s top stories are all but a click away in the MB Daily News Summary this Friday afternoon, August 11, 2023.
- From the Palace
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/marcos-foreign-trips-are-ph-s-major-job-generator-ecop
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/american-manufacturer-eyes-investing-1-b-in-its-ph-facilities
- Salary hike for gov’t workers
- South China Sea dispute
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/china-won-t-stop-resupply-mission-to-ayungin-shoal
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/experts-suggest-joint-patrols-in-next-resupply-mission-to-ayungin-shoal
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/afp-mulls-revival-of-plan-to-put-up-maritime-militia-in-wps
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/stop-bullying-tactics-and-pay-mutual-respect-to-ph-go-urges-china
- Price of rice
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/rice-prices-expected-to-go-down-as-ph-talks-with-vietnam-india
- Ex-MNLF, MILF join PNP
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/102-ex-milf-mnlf-fighters-join-pnp-in-landmark-ceremony
- Meteor showers
- Lotto results
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/jackpot-prize-for-mega-lotto-reaches-p50-m-ahead-of-aug-11-draw-1
- New mechanical engineers
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/2-133-examinees-pass-mechanical-engineering-licensure-exam-prc-1
- New certified plant mechanics
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/ustp-cdo-grad-tops-licensure-exam-for-certified-plant-mechanics
- PH medical technologists
- Weather Update
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/lpa-habagat-to-bring-scattered-rains-across-parts-of-ph
- AFP/DND
- COA
- Comelec
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/comelec-updates-guidelines-on-spending-ban-for-bske-2023
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/comelec-extends-submission-of-sius-until-sept-30
- Education
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/k-to-12-program-to-continue-dep-ed
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/ched-urges-more-ph-he-is-to-teach-harness-asean-languages
- Health
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/leachon-named-as-special-adviser-for-non-communicable-diseases
- Housing
- Immigration
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/bi-nabs-american-military-deserter
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judiciary
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/courts-should-not-sacrifice-justice-to-procedural-technicality-sc
- Legislature
Senate
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/bato-females-lgbtq-included-in-rotc-to-uphold-gender-equality
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/zubiri-ph-will-not-fund-china-s-continued-bullying-in-wps
House
- Religious
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/national-retreat-for-priests-set-2
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/feast-of-santa-clara-de-assisi-on-aug-11
- Metro Roundup
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/makati-life-s-opd-to-close-for-scheduled-electrical-maintenance
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/abalos-vows-justice-for-navotas-teen-slain-by-cops
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/pasig-lgu-recognizes-pwd-sports-medalists
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/pasig-muntinlupa-lg-us-exchange-good-governance-practices
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/article-827
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/antipolo-lgu-welcomes-new-batch-of-drrm-volunteers
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/health-advocates-professionals-unite-vs-hpv-cervical-cancer-in-qc
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/wounded-cop-in-taguig-police-shooting-dies
- Provincial Roundup
Luzon
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/brigada-eskwela-2023-in-quezon-kicks-off-in-tiaong
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/p10-4-m-shabu-found-in-fast-food-restaurant-comfort-room
Visayas
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/woman-yields-p149-000-shabu-in-bacolod
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/npa-admits-murder-of-cop-in-negros-occidental
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/woman-arrested-for-smuggling-shabu-for-detained-bf
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/dpwh-builds-p319-1-m-slope-protection-structures-in-iloilo
Mindanao
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/11-communist-rebels-in-caraga-surrender
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/estomo-named-area-police-command-western-mindanao-chief
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/27-loose-guns-surrendered-to-pro-13
- World Roundup
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/cia-espionage-case-uncovered-says-china-intelligence-agency
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/five-dead-40-000-evacuated-as-monsoon-floods-hit-myanmar
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/blinken-backs-peaceful-resolution-in-niger-after-ecowas-force-decision
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/death-toll-in-china-s-hebei-floods-rises-to-29
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/doctors-in-england-stage-fresh-strike-over-pay
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/russia-launches-first-moon-mission-in-nearly-50-years
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/millions-escape-poverty-in-mexico-as-incomes-rise
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/virgin-galactic-rockets-its-first-tourist-passengers-into-space
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/11/hawaii-fire-death-toll-expected-to-rise-very-significantly-governor
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/10/n-koreans-ordered-to-protect-kim-dynasty-portraits-from-storm