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MB Daily News Summary

Published Sep 5, 2023 10:44 am

At A Glance

  • <strong>JAKARTA, Indonesia —</strong> President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to call on developing countries to strengthen their commitment to climate action, saying climate change continues to threaten a country's progress.
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  • The rate of increase in consumer prices accelerated for the first time in six months in August, driven by higher food and transport costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In a briefing on Tuesday, Sept. 5, National Statistician Dennis S. Mapa said that the headline inflation increased to 5.3 percent last month from 4.7 percent in July.
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  • The Department of Finance (DOF) warned that keeping rice prices artificially low for a long time could have negative effects. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said implementing price ceilings on rice could help control rising prices in the short term, but such intervention should only be temporary.

The day’s top stories are all but a click away in the MB Daily News Summary this Tuesday afternoon, September 5, 2023. 

  1. From the Palace

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/palace-justifies-giving-p221-2-m-confidential-fund-to-ovp-for-new-projects-in-2022

 

PBBM in Jakarta ASEAN

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/marcos-tells-asean-urge-developing-countries-to-heighten-climate-action-commitment

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/not-for-online-marcos-arrives-in-jakarta-for-43rd-asean-summit

 

Related stories:

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/k-pop-star-choi-siwon-addresses-asean-summit-calls-for-action-for-youth-s-future

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/widodo-calls-for-asean-s-unity-to-address-challenges

 

  1. From the Office of the VP

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/vp-duterte-thanks-senate-panel-after-approval-of-ovp-s-p2-36-b-budget

 

  1. August inflation

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/inflation-picks-up-to-5-3-in-august

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/economist-solon-not-surprised-by-faster-inflation

 

  1. Rice price cap

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/cartels-a-bane-to-the-soaring-prices-of-prime-commodities-says-abalos

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/san-juan-lgu-inspects-prices-of-rice-amid-rice-price-ceiling-order

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/da-bpi-justifies-p41-p45-rice-price-cap

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/prolonged-rice-price-controls-carry-unwanted-consequences-diokno-says

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/dswd-chief-assures-financial-aid-for-small-retailers-amid-imposition-of-rice-price-ceiling

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/salceda-flexible-rice-price-cap-is-better

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/consumer-group-backs-pbbm-s-rice-price-cap-order

 

Other rice-related stories

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/ph-should-look-to-pakistan-us-for-rice-salceda

 

  1. Degamo killing

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/manila-rtc-orders-arrest-of-expelled-congressman-teves-other-accused-in-killings-of-degamo-9-others

 

  1. West PH Sea dispute

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/seek-damages-from-china-for-illegal-actions-in-wps-former-sol-gen

 

  1. 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Awards

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/miriam-coronel-ferrer-filipina-peace-builder-2023-ramon-magsaysay-awardee

 

  1. Online scams

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/scam-complaints-declined-then-surged-after-sim-registration-ntc

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/senators-want-g-cash-pay-maya-invited-to-senate-probe-into-proliferation-of-text-scams

 

  1. PH Covid-19 Update

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/ph-logs-780-new-covid-19-cases-5-more-deaths-doh

 

  1. Lotto results

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/lotto-ticket-bought-in-las-pinas-yields-new-millionaire

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/one-lucky-ticket-wins-p111-m-grand-lotto-jackpot-1

 

  1. Weather Update

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/ineng-may-exit-par-in-the-next-few-hours-slightly-enhances-habagat

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/lpa-east-of-extreme-n-luzon-develops-into-tropical-depression-ineng

 

  1. AFP/DND

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/ph-navy-to-commission-2-patrol-vessels-from-us

 

  1. Civil service/ARTA

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/csc-arta-join-forces-to-improve-anti-red-tape-reforms

 

  1. Customs

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/customs-arise-plus-ph-to-strengthen-trade-facilitation

 

  1. Economy/Finance

 

Explainer:

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/understanding-national-budget-funding-realities

 

  1. Education

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/dep-ed-sets-30-day-straight-break-for-teachers-this-school-year

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/upd-calls-for-honest-to-goodness-media-information-literacy-under-marcos-jr-admin

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/are-we-ready-to-pilot-new-k-to-10-curriculum

 

  1. Health

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/doh-alerts-public-on-false-diabetic-cure-claims

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/ppan-2023-2028-ncc-unveils-plan-to-combat-nutrition-challenges-in-ph

 

  1. Judiciary

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/coa-clears-ex-lipa-city-accountant-of-liability-in-p293-m-notice-of-disallowance-in-2017

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/909-pd-ls-in-davao-prison-interviewed-for-release-on-executive-clemency-bu-cor

 

  1. Labor

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/dole-asked-to-appoint-union-officials-as-system-protector-amid-workplace-tragedies

 

  1. Legislature

 

Senate

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/probe-into-rising-incidence-of-social-media-related-hacking-cybersecurity-crimes-in-ph-sought-in-senate

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/senators-split-on-diokno-s-call-for-a-review-of-free-college-program

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/recto-suggests-2-actions-to-address-food-crisis-as-rice-farmers-face-p40-b-in-losses-1

 

House

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/solons-do-tr-execs-soldier-through-13-hour-budget-hearing-here-s-what-happened

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/champion-cager-turned-congressman-asks-what-happened-to-gilas

 

  1. PNP

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/pnp-24-cops-test-positive-for-illegal-drugs-use-since-january-2023

 

  1. Religious

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/caceres-archdiocese-launches-mobile-app

 

  1. Transportation

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/passenger-jeepneys-buses-plying-routes-way-fewer-since-pandemic-guadiz-tells-house-panel

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/15-m-metal-plates-ordered-to-address-license-plates-backlog-lto-says

 

  1. Metro Roundup

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/lrmc-issues-apology-on-lrt-1-monumento-train-incident

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/article-981

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/article-982

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/muntinlupa-lgu-starts-distributing-free-shoes-bags-supplies-to-90-007-students

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/some-areas-in-rizal-province-to-have-no-water-for-6-to-8-hours-between-sept-5-to-7

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/water-interruptions-to-hit-makati-manila-qc

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/taytay-and-rodriguez-lg-us-suspend-classes-for-september-5-due-to-habagat

 

  1. Provincial Roundup

 

Luzon

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/int-l-group-condemns-abduction-of-2-ph-environmentalists-in-bataan

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/dict-chief-vows-swift-digitalization-in-palawan-1

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/drug-pusher-yields-p1-m-shabu-in-quezon-buy-bust

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/reelectionist-village-chair-shot-dead-in-batangas

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/3-puv-drivers-test-positive-for-illegal-drugs

 

Visayas

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/construction-of-5-1-mw-solar-farm-underway-in-iloilo

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/dentist-dies-in-suv-crash-in-cebu

 

  1. World Roundup 

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/pope-says-great-russia-comments-referred-to-culture

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/5/pope-returns-from-mongolia-trip-dominated-by-china

 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/4/turkey-against-alternative-proposals-to-ukraine-grain-deal-erdogan

 

 

 

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