TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
22 December
2023, Friday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. PH poverty rate in first half of 2023 down to 22.4% —PSA
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Manila Times]
2. Pulse Asia: Most Filipinos facing 2024 with
hope
[Manila
Bulletin, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer] https://mb.com.ph/2023/12/22/pulse-asia-most-filipinos-facing-2024-with-hope
3. ‘Fake’ holiday proclamation spreads online;
Palace aide sorry
[Business
Mirror, Manila Times, Inquirer, Abante, Philstar, Pilipino Star Ngayon] https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1878216/fake-holiday-proclamation-spreads-online-palace-aide-sorry
4. Marcos to raise gratuity pay for AFP Medal
of Valor awardees
[Manila
Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Bulletin] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/12/22/2320701/marcos-raise-gratuity-pay-afp-medal-valor-awardees
5. WEST PHL SEA
-PHL will
remain 'undeterred' amid WPS issue, PBBM says
-PBBM
urged to seek US help vs WPS attacks
-Wang Yi:
PHL-China ties facing ‘serious difficulties’
-JV hits
back at Wang Yi
[ABS-CBN
News, Business Mirror, Manila Standard, Daily Tribune, Philippine Star,
People's Journal Pilipino Star NGAYON] https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/12/21/phl-will-remain-undeterred-amid-wps-issue-pbbm-says/
6. 2024 BUDGET
-Ex-Sen.
Lacson questions hiked unprogrammed funds in 2024 national budget
-Zubiri:
Koko free to question budget
-Marcos
vetoes 2 provisions of 2024 budget
[CNN PHL,
Inquirer, Manila Standard, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Manila Bulletin]http://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/12/21/Lacson-unprogrammed-funds-budget.html
7. SMNI SUSPENSION:
-Ex-president
Duterte: MTRCB suspension of SMNI show violates 'right to free expression'
-Robin,
Imee hit ‘lack of due process’ in NTC’s suspension of SMNI
-Castro
says SMNI suspension not a press freedom issue
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Manila Times, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, CNN
PHL]
8. No Filipino hurt in deadly Prague shooting –
embassy
[GMA
News, Philstar, Inquirer, CNN PHL] https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/12/22/no-Filipino-hurt-Prague-shooting.html
9. Number coding lifted on Dec. 25-26, Jan.
1—MMDA
[ABS-CBN
News, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL] https://mb.com.ph/2023/12/22/number-coding-lifted-on-dec-25-26-jan-1-mmda
10. PUV MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
-
Transport group asks Marcos to extend consolidation deadline
- DOTr:
Deadline still Dec. 31, but we’ll heed SC on PUVMP
- Jeepney
drivers’ refusal to cooperate in modernization tantamount to ‘hostage-taking’ —
commuters group
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, Business Mirror]
© Philippine Information Agency Monitoring Unit
