TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
10
August 2023, Thursday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. West PHL Sea
-Marcos:
No agreement with China to remove ship from Ayungin
-PH
challenges China to prove Ayungin Shoal 'deal'
-Philippines,
US begin joint WPS patrols by yearend
-AFP:
Phl’s resupply mission in Ayungin shoal ‘legitimate’
-No
plans yet to add ships in Ayungin Shoal – AFP chief
-PCG
spox: Filipinos siding with China in water cannon attack are deemed ‘traitors’
[The
Philippine Star, The Manila Times, Manila Standard, Daily Tribune, Rappler,
Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News, Philstar]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/09/23/marcos-no-deal-with-china-to-remove-ship-from-ayungin
2. PH economic growth slows down further at 4.3% in Q2 2023
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, Inquirer, Rappler, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times,
Business Mirror, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard]
https://business.inquirer.net/415120/ph-gdp-growth-slowed-to-4-3-in-q2-2023
3. 2024 NATIONAL BUDGET
-House
to speed through budget deliberations, vows passage in 5 weeks
[The
Philippine Star, Manila Standard, BusinessMirror, Philippine Daily Inquirer,
ABS-CBN News, GMA News]
4. Manila Bay reclamation project
-
All Manila Bay reclamation projects suspended pending review — DENR
-Senators
hail decision to stop Manila Bay reclamation projects
[Philippine
Daily Inquirer, BusinessMirror, The Manila Times, Pilipino Mirror, Bulgar,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Rappler, Philstar]
5. Rice Supply
-Rice
supply can last even after El NiΓ±o – BBM
-Solons
push for postharvest facilities in PHL rice areas
-SFMR:
Di tayo malulusatan ng hoarders, price manipulators
-
Q2 farm output slows 1.3% — PSA
[The
Philippine Star, The Manila Times, Philippine Daily Inquirer, BusinessMirror,
Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Pilipino Star, People’s Journal]
6. Marcos ‘embarrassed,’ vows to do all for Filipino athletes
-
Filippino athletes says ‘Thank you PBBM’
[BusinessMirror,
The Manila Times, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, Daily Tribune, Abante Tonite, GMA
News, People’s Tonight, Philippine Daily Inquirer, ABS-CBN News]
7. DMW: OFWs in Myanmar may now return to Philippines for vacation
[GMA
News, CNN PHL, Malaya, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News, Business Mirror]
8. DA: Onion supply ‘adequate’ despite hoarders
-Crying
time again? Romualdez confirms rise in price of onions
[Philippine
Daily Inquirer, BusinessMirror, Pilipino Mirror, Abante Tonite]
9. President to attend APEC meet in US
[The
Manila Times, The Philippine Star, Bulgar, Manila Bulletin, Abante Tonite]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/08/10/news/national/president-to-attend-apec-meet-in-us
10. 1M PH families to benefit from new estate tax amnesty extension
[Manila
Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer, Malaya, People’s Journal]
https://malaya.com.ph/news_news/1m-families-to-benefit-from-law-extending-estate-tax-amnesty/
11. New BuCor deputy director named
[Daily
Tribune, Philippine Daily Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/09/23/marcos-names-new-bucor-deputy-director
12. VP and DepEd Sec. Sara Duterte leads launch of revised k-10 curriculum
[CNN
PHL, Manila Times, Rappler, Manila Bulletin] https://twitter.com/rapplerdotcom/status/1689520594642190337
13. U.S.-Asean business council vows to bring more investments to PHL
-PBBM
cites shared PH-US interests
[BusinessMirror,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard]
14. Marcos willing to partner with Zimbabwe on agri sector
[GMA
News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/10/marcos-says-ph-ready-to-help-zimbabwe-in-agri-development
15. Meralco cuts power rates this month
[CNN
PHL, Inquirer, Philstar]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/08/10/2287506/meralco-cuts-power-rates-month
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