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Here are the top stories of The Manila Times for Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
READ: Sotto names agri 'smugglers'
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto 3rd identified on Tuesday four traders or "players" allegedly involved in agricultural and fishery smuggling.
READ: BARMM governors all out for Marcos
Governors of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM pledged to deliver 70 percent of the votes in the May 9, 2022 elections for former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.
READ: Holy Wednesday: The day Judas betrayed Jesus
Holy Wednesday is an important day of the Holy Week for people of the Christian faith.
READ: Actor ignores black prop, pushes pro-poor program
Television and movie personality Arjo Atayde, who is running for congressman in Quezon City's District 1 in the May 9, 2022 elections, has launched his program called HELP, primarily aimed at extending assistance to district residents.
READ: Concepcion to Pinoys: Get boosters, save 80M doses
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose Maria "Joey" Concepcion 3rd urged Filipinos on Tuesday to get their booster shots to save around 80 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines.
READ: Probe use of pre-shaded ballots, Comelec urged
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and retired police general Guillermo Eleazar joined calls on the Commission on Elections or Comelec on Tuesday to investigate claims that overseas voters were given pre-shaded ballots in Singapore and Dubai.
READ: MMDA eyes new coding scheme
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority or MMDA has proposed a new number coding scheme or Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program, aimed to reduce traffic jams in the capital region by 40 percent.
In regional news,
READ: 'Agaton' death toll rises to 20
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said the reported death toll due to Tropical Depression "Agaton" increased to 20 as of Tuesday morning.
In world news,
READ: BIDEN ASKS MODI: Don't step up Russian oil purchases
United States President Joe Biden asked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) not to accelerate buying Russian oil – which the premier is yet to publicly commit to refrain from – as the US and other nations try to cut off Moscow's energy income, following its invasion of Ukraine.
READ: Over 10K civilians dead in Mariupol ‒ mayor
Corpses are now "carpeted through the streets" of Mariupol after Russian troops killed more than 10,000 civilians over the past six weeks in their unsuccessful flight to capture the strategic southern port, the city's mayor said while Western powers warned on Tuesday of an ongoing buildup of a suspected Russian assault in Ukraine's east.
In business,
READ: AMRO maintains PH growth outlook
The Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office or AMRO maintained its 6.5-percent Philippine economic growth forecast for this year, citing government and private spending as main drivers of growth.
And in sports,
READ: Ginebra seeks to level series versus Meralco
Defending champion Barangay Ginebra may be the favorite to win the ongoing best-of-seven series with Meralco for the PBA Governors' Cup championship, but the Gin Kings are now staring at a 1-2 deficit, going into Game Four today, April 13.
Marlen Ronquillo and Fr. Ranhilio Aquino are the featured columnists on the front page of The Times.
Ronquillo queries
READ: What if PH got serious about corn?
Fr. Aquino draws parallels between
READ: The Passover and redeeming love
In The Times editorial, it is reasoned that
READ: To curb inflation, accelerate climate change response
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With Aric John Sy Cua, Paolo Dimaapi and Christian Maghanoy, this is Dafort Villaseran reporting. Have a great Holy Week!