TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
8 November 2023, Wednesday as of 5:00 p.m.
-Arroyo, Ungab removed as House deputy speakers
-Ungab backs Marcos administration despite losing
deputy speaker post
-Arroyo reaffirms support for Romualdez amid removal
from deputy speaker post
-Arroyo hits 'intriguers' for swaying Romualdez:
'There is nothing I can do'
-Arroyo saw 'nothing new' with House resolution to
support Romualdez
-House work unaffected by politics, Salceda says
- PDP-Laban leader expects more shifting of parties
in House
-Arroyo denies ouster plot vs. Romualdez
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, BusinessMirror, Daily
Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, Rappler, Malaya, CNN
Philippines, Manila Standard]
https://malaya.com.ph/news_news/house-purge-sara-ally-arroyo-ungab-ousted-as-deputy-speakers/
2. COUP
PLOT RUMORS::
-Digong denies hand in destabilization
-Digong believes Marcos is not corrupt, unsure about
others
-Imee Marcos vows support to Dutertes
-Coup plot against Marcos will hurt economy, warns
lawmaker
[Abante, Bulgar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, News5,
Philstar, Manila Times, Daily Tribune, Inquirer]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/11/08/2309752/duterte-denies-hand-destabilization
3. SUPER
TYPHOON YOLANDA 10th ANNIVERSARY:
-Marcos Jr. leads 10th year commemoration of Super
Typhoon Yolanda
-Marcos on missing Yolanda victims: Let them not be
unremembered
-PBBM questions number of ‘Yolanda’ fatalities
-Marcos on Yolanda 10 years after: Climate change a
must in nat’l policies
-Marcos admin to fast track provision of housing aid
to Yolanda survivors
Marcos: LGUs must have access to disaster management
technologies
-Marcos on missing Yolanda victims: Let them not be
unremembered
-Marcos on Yolanda's 10th anniversary: PH 'better
prepared' for severe weather events
-Address lingering post-Yolanda issues — Marcos
-Marcos admin to fast track provision of housing aid
to Yolanda survivors
-Marcos on Yolanda 10 yrs after: Climate change a
must in nat’l policies
-Yolanda victims to be awarded more housing units
-On 10th anniversary of 'Yolanda': Sara calls for
'proactive' govt
-VP Duterte remembers ‘unwavering spirit’ of Pinoys
on Yolanda anniversary
[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, CNN PHL,
ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Times]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/08/23/yolanda-survivors-commemorate-10th-anniversary
4. OTHER
YOLANDA RELATED ISSUES:
-Romualdez puts spotlight on Tacloban's resilience,
unity on 10th 'Yolanda' anniversary
-Some Tacloban residents still live in 'danger
zones' a decade after Yolanda: mayor
-PHL typhoon survivors pray for victims on 10th
anniversary
[Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Daily
Tribune]
5.
CONFIDENTIAL FUND:
-Sara Duterte welcomes 'opportunity to discuss
legality' of funds transfer to OVP
-Senators dismayed over info leak from executive
session
-Estrada refutes report 9 senators want OVP, DepEd
confidential funds back
-Majority of Filipinos agree with reallocation of
confidential funds —OCTA
-Hontiveros seeks ban on use of contingency funds to
hike confi funds under 2024 budget bill
[Pilipino Star Ngayon, Malaya, Abante, ABS-CBN News,
CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer]
6.
Marathon Senate plenary debates on ‘24 budget kicks off today
[Malaya, GMA News, Manila Times, CNN PHL, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1856626/senate-begins-marathon-plenary-debates-on-2024-natl-budget
7.
MARCOS’ US TRIP:
-Marcos to attend APEC summit, visit Indo-Pacific
Command during US trip
-Marcos likely to raise South China Sea dispute in
US visit
[Abante Tonite, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Malaya,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Rappler,
ABS-CBN News, GMA News]
7.
Jobless rate slightly rises to 2.26M, underemployment dips in September
[Inquirer, Daily Tribune, Manila Times, Philstar,
Rappler, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
8.
INFLATION, FOOD, ECONOMY:
-Diokno: Inflation slows down, thanks to Marcos
-Marcos orders support for provinces that won't be
affected by El NiΓ±o
[Abante, Manila Standard, Pilipino Star Ngayon,
Manila Bulletin, Abante Tonite, Pilipino Mirror, Business Mirror]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/11/7/diokno-inflation-slows-down-thanks-to-marcos
9. CRISES ABROAD:
-40 Filipinos exit Gaza via Rafah Crossing, are now
in Egypt
-PHL expresses appreciation to Qatar over efforts to
open Rafah crossing
-Marcos expects more Filipinos to leave Gaza safely
[Inquirer, Philstar, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL,
GMA News, Manila Times, Business Mirror, Daily Tribune]
10. Arnie
Teves' brother runs for Negros Oriental special polls
[Rappler, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, BusinessMirror,
CNN Philippines, Inquirer]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/887659/arnie-teves-brother-pryde-henry-files-coc-for-negros-oriental-special-polls/story/
11.
COMELEC cancels special elections to replace Teves
[Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, CNN Philippines, GMA News,
PhilStar]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/08/23/special-elections-to-replace-teves-cancelled
12. 2
environmental activists answer perjury complaint
[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/11/7/environmental-activists-answer-perjury-complaint.html
13. 9
detainees escape Manila jail
[Manila Bulletin, DZBB, ABS-CBN News, GMA News,
Inquirer]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/887655/9-detainees-breakout-of-manila-jail
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