TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
30 August 2023, Wednesday, as of 5:00 p.m.
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio gives the keynote address during the "Tribute to soldiers" awards ceremony at The Manila Hotel, Rizal Park, Ermita in Manila on Aug. 28, 2023. Inday Sara Duterte / Facebook
1. OVP Budget
-OVP budget hearing ends in just 14 mins; Makabayan
up in arms
-VP Duterte explains 2022 confidential funds use
-Palace approved Duterte office's P125-M confidential
funds in 2022: DBM records
-Solon wants DepEd’s confidential funds reduced; VP
Sara says it’s up to Congress
[PHILSTAR, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
CNN PHL, GMA News, News5, Rappler]
2. Education budget
-Duterte defends 'purpose' of DepEd confidential
funds
-Sara says DepEd’s 2024 budget not enough to solve
problems in basic education
-DBM OKs creation of 5,000 non-teaching positions
for DepEd schools
-DepEd to back teachers’ salary hike if supported by
'empirical evidence'
-Solon wants DepEd’s confidential funds reduced; VP
Sara says it’s up to Congress
[GMA News, Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News, Philstar,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/30/23/duterte-defends-purpose-of-deped-confidential-funds
3. Maharlika investment fund
-Maharlika IRR released, to take effect Sept. 12:
Diokno
-Search is on for 1st Maharlika Investment Fund
chief
-Marhalika Fund exec nominees due on PBBM's desk by
mid-Oct.
[The Philippine Star, Abante Tonite, Rappler, CNN
Philippines, Business Mirror, Remate, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN
News, Business World]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/29/23/maharlika-irr-released-to-take-effect-sept-12-diokno
4.
Veteran broadcast journalist Mike Enriquez dies
-PBBM pays tribute to Mike Enriquez: ‘A pillar in
our broadcasting industry’
-Senators honor late veteran broadcaster Mike
Enriquez
-Romualdez extols late Enriquez: 'A champion of the
oppressed, abused'
-PCO chief honors Mike Enriquez's 'outstanding'
legacy
[Rappler, PhilStar, GMA News, Inquirer, CNN PHL,
Pilipino Star, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, Manila Times,
Philstar]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/8/29/Broadcaster-Mike-Enriquez-dies.html
5. Ex-cop road rage
-QCPD chief resigns after public uproar
-Lawmakers seek probe on viral QC road rage video;
Attempted homicide among possible charges vs. gun-toting ex-cop, lawyer says
-Belmonte slams QCPD for giving platform to viral
ex-cop in road rage video
-Abalos also wants raps filed vs. ex-cop assaulting
cyclist in road rage video
-Remulla: Gun-toting dismissed cop in viral video
not a DOJ employee
-NCRPO chief vows to penalize gun ban violators in
Metro Manila
-CBCP condemns ‘systematic’ police misconduct
-NCRPO confirms another road rage incident involving
cop, alleged AFP intelligence personnel
[Rappler, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, DZBB,
Manila Standard, Daily Tribune, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin, News5, Rappler]
6. Goring update
-Damage due to Goring hits P41 million, says NDRRMC
-NDRRMC: 1 reported missing, nearly 197K affected
due to Goring
-Batanes, Babuyan Islands now under Signal No. 2 as
'Goring' maintains strength
-PAGASA: Haikui now a severe tropical storm as it
approaches PAR
-Airports cancel flights due to bad weather
-DSWD releases P1 M for flood victims in Western
Visayas
[Manila Bulletin, DZBB, CNN Philippines, Rappler,
Philstar, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, News5, Pilipino Star Ngayon]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/30/23/damage-due-to-goring-hits-p41-million-ndrrmc
7. UK-PHL relation
-Marcos: PH seeking alliances with Europe for
security, defense a 'welcome evolution'
-BBM hails evolving Philippines-UK partnership
[Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Standard, The
Philippine Star, Daily Tribune, CNN Philippines, Manila Bulletin]
8. State-run IBC-13 gets zero budget again; P500 million in retirement pay still unpaid
- IBC-13 employee-turned-congresswoman in tears
after learning network will get zero funds in 2024
[GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL,
Philstar]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/8/29/ibc-13-funds-congress-2024.html
9. Marcos OKs implementation of food logistics action agenda
[GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/30/23/marcos-oks-plan-to-revolutionize-food-distribution
10. P19-million needed to fight fake news — PCO
PCO says more funds needed for info programs,
anti-fake news campaign
- Presidential Comms says it’s not a fact-check
body, eyes P19M for media info literacy
[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin]
11. NBI files murder complaint vs. Bantag over inmate's death
[CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Manila
Bulletin] https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/8/29/gerald-bantag-nbi-murder-complaint-inmate-death.html
12. BSKE
-Huge number of COCs filed for BSKE elections
-SC amends procedural rules to settle
‘expeditiously, inexpensively, justly’ protests in Oct. 30 BSKE -200K
[Manila Times, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, Manila
Standard]
https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1696734921350676629
https://manilastandard.net/news/314365495/huge-number-of-cocs-filed-for-bske-elections.html
13. Supreme Court to Cagayan Gov. Mamba: Explain filing, withdrawal of TRO petition
[CNN PHL, Inquirer, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, Manila
Bulletin]
14. CA confirms appointments of AFP chief, 29 other officers
[Daily Tribune, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1823976/ca-confirms-appointments-of-afp-chief-29-other-officers
15. P20M ‘black cocaine’ seized; Ugandan national, 2 Filipinos arrested
[Manila Bulletin, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
16. Philippines logs 801 new COVID cases from August 21 to 27
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin]
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