TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
As
of 5:00 p.m., 24 November 2023, Friday
1. ICC DRUG WAR PROBE:
-Bongbong
Marcos: Gov’t studying possibility of returning to ICC
-Remulla
seeks out ES Bersamin for guidance on House ICC resolution
-No
order from Speaker to prioritize ICC probe resolution, says House leader
[Business
Mirror, Philstar, Inquirer, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Rappler, Abante Tonite,
Manila Standard, Manila Times, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Rappler, Remate, Bulgar,
CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/11/24/Gov-t-studying-PH-return-to-ICC.html
2.
PBBM signs EO granting amnesty to rebels, insurgents
[CNN
PHL, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, News5, Inquirer,
Manila Times, GMA News, Rappler]
3.
PBBM leads the inauguration ceremony of Healthway Cancer Care Hospital in
Taguig City
[Manila
Times, CNN PHL, News5PH, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1865131/fwd-marcos-on-the-hcch-inauguration
4.
Marcos skips Palace function
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Abante Tonite, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/11/24/tired-marcos-skips-asia-pacific-parliamentary-forum-dinner
5.
Mindanao quake
-Marcos
orders immediate aid for flood-hit Visayas, quake-stricken Mindanao
-Agriculture
damage due to magnitude 6.8 quake reaches P7.25 million
-Senate
to hike DSWD's 2024 budget after Mindanao quake – Zubiri
-Magnitude
4.1 quake jolts parts of Davao region
[Manila
Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Abante Tonite, People’s Journal,
Rappler, Business Mirror, GMA News, CNN PHL]
6.
West PHL Sea
-Teodoro
counters China: PH not stirring up trouble in WPS
-China
objects to PH, Indonesia APPF resolutions on maritime disputes
-PH,
US ships hold maritime tactical exercises in West PH Sea; China starts war
games too
-Estrada:
Expressing concerns in West PH Sea is upholding rule of law, not blame game
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philstar, GMA News, Rappler, CNN
PHL]
7.
42 more OFWs arrive home from Israel
[Inquirer,
GMA News, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/11/23/42-more-filipinos-come-home-from-israel.html
8.
SC affirms ruling vs former PCGG chief
[DZBB,
ABS-CBN News, Business Mirror, Manila Times, Inquirer, GMA News,]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1865013/sc-affirms-ruling-vs-former-pcgg-chief
9.
DFA says it has mandate to issue PH visas to foreigners
[GMA
News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/223316/dfa-issuing-visas-still-a-mandate-of-foreign-office
10.
Government to cancel Teves passport
[The
Philippine Star, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer] https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1865018/doj-working-on-teves-deportation
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