TOP STORIES –Thursday, 9 November 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)

9 November 2023, Thursday as of 5:00 p.m.

1. Philippine economy grows 5.9 percent in third quarter of 2023

2. Confidential Fund

-Sara Duterte gives up P500-M OVP secret fund — Sonny Angara

-Senate to probe info leak from executive session on confidential funds

-Angara: P125-M fund ‘transfer’ to OVP just DBM labeling error

-Senate removes OVP, DepEd secret funds

-OCTA poll on confidential funds vindicated House, say lawmakers

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, GMA News, Rappler, CNN PHL Malaya, Abante Tonite]

3. Meralco hikes power rates anew for November; Transport, oil seen to keep prices high

[DZBB, Inquirer, GMA News, Rappler, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, Business Mirror, Philstar, Daily Tribune]

4. Paul Soriano out as Palace adviser, says senator

-Pascual, Diokno, Bautista out? Find out the young guns reportedly joining Marcos’ Cabinet

-PBBM appoints ex-MMDA chair de Dios as new PCGG commissioner

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, CNN PHL, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Bilyonaryo]

5. Timor-Leste president arrives in Manila for official visit

[Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Inquirer, CNN PHL]

6. Yolanda 10th anniversary

-54K housing units for Yolanda survivors unoccupied —NHA

-PBBM: 10 years after Typhoon Yolanda, PHL now better equipped vs. climate change

[Inquirer, ABS-CBN news, People’s Tonight, Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News, Manila Standard, Philstar, Business Mirror]

7. UNITEAM ALLIANCE

-House shake-up bares cracks in ruling alliance – Castro

-House leadership slams Arroyo for keeping silent on Duterte’s attack on Congress

-Imee’s choice: Through thick and thin, I’ll stick with the Dutertes

[Rappler, Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News, News5PH, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1857102/house-shake-up-bares-cracks-in-ruling-alliance

8. DA-PhilRice execs push for revival of ‘half-cup-rice’ rule

[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News]

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