TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
09 October 2023, Monday, as of 5:00 p.m.
-Filipino taken hostage, 3 wounded, 4 stlll missing
in Israel — Filipino community leader
-Assure safety and locate all Filipinos in Israel –
Marcos
-Envoy: We will protect Filipinos in Israel the same
way we protect our citizens
[ABS-CBN news, CNN PHL, GMA news, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Abante Tonite,
Business Mirror, Manila Times, Rappler, Manila Standard]
2. Oil
firms announce huge rollback of pump prices
[ABS-CBN News,
Manila Times, Inquirer, CNN PHL, GMA News, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/09/23/bigtime-oil-price-rollback-set-on-october-10
3.
Transportation
-‘Libreng Sakay’ in Metro Manila to return in
November till December
--P1 provisional fare hike for PUJs takes effect
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, CNN PHL, Daily
Tribune, Philstar]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/10/9/libreng-sakay-resume-november.html
4.
Diokno: GDP growth will be 'much better' in second half of 2023
[GMA News, Businessworld, CNN PHL, Manila Standard,
ABS-CBN News, Manila Times]
5. Marcos
to DA: Use excess RCEF collections to help farmers
[Daily Tribune, Manila Standard, Manila Times,
Manila Bulletin, Philstar]
6.
Economy
Gov’t raises $1.26B from second retail dollar bond
sale
PH economy to expand faster in H2 – Diokno
[Philippine Daily Inquirer, GMA News, Businessworld,
Interaksyon, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Inquirer]
7. P1B
released for Marawi siege victims
[Daily Tribune, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin,
Manila Times]
https://tribune.net.ph/2023/10/09/p1b-marawi-siege-award-released
8.
PhilHealth calls for public cooperation amid data breach
[Philstar, GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/08/23/philhealth-calls-for-public-cooperation-on-data-breach
9. PHL
raises $1.26B, above target, in 2nd sale of RDBs
[Business Mirror, Inquirer, Philstar]
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/10/09/phl-raises-1-26b-above-target-in-2nd-sale-of-rdbs/
10.
Volcano update
-Class suspensions in Batangas, Laguna, Rizal due to
Taal vog
[Inquirer, CNN PHL, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, Manila
Bulletin, News5] https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1842970/fwd-list-class-suspensions-shift-to-distance-learning-on-october-9-due-to-taal-volcano-smog
11. LPA
trough to bring rains over parts of PH
[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Manila Times] https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/09/23/lpa-thunderstorms-to-bring-rains
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