TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
12
January 2023, Friday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. Cabinet Appointment
-Diokno
back to Monetary Board as Recto new Finance chief
-Senators
laud PBBM’s choice of Recto as new DOF chief
-Diokno
says PH economy, DOF are in better state than when I inherited them
-Businesses,
bankers laud Recto's appointment as DOF chief
-SBMA
head resigns from post
[Manila
Bulletin, Philstar, Manila Times, Rappler, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Business
Mirror, Rappler, CNN PHL, Abante, Bulgar, DZBB, News5, Businessworld, GMA News,
ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/12/24/diokno-back-to-monetary-board-as-recto-new-finance-chief
2. Charter change
-Charter
change not a panacea to PH's ills: CBCP
-Bishop
tells Filipinos: 'Reject push for Cha-cha via people's initiative'
-More
senators react to ongoing push for Cha-cha through People's Initiative
-Cha-cha
foes slam TV ad: 'Distasteful wordplay'
-Cha-cha
signature push akin to a scam, solon says
[Manila
Bulletin, CNN PHL, Rappler, Manila Standard, Inquirer, GMA News, Businessworld,
Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/12/24/charter-change-not-a-panacea-to-phs-ills-cbcp
3. PHL-Germany relations
-Marcos
welcomes German minister, reveals March trip; hopes to develop more cooperation
-Germany
willing to work with PH on climate disaster fund, envoy says
-DFA
thanks Germany for ‘unflinching support’ for int’l law amid WPS tension
[Manila
Standard, Philstar, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News,
Business Mirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Pilipino Star Ngayon, People’s
Tonight, Abante Tonite, Bulgar]
4. Widodo commits to review death
row case of Veloso
[Manila
Standard, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Daily Tribune, People’s Tonight, Pilipino
Star Ngayon]
https://www.manilastandard.net/news/314406561/widodo-commits-to-review-death-row-case-of-veloso.html
5. Marcos urges housing program beneficiaries to use units to improve lives; vows to build more housing for Filipinos
[Manila
Bulletin, GMA News, Inquirer, Daily Tribune, Manila Times, Manila Standard]
6. DSWD 73rd anniversary
-Marcos
leads launch of 2 DSWD disaster management programs
-Marcos
to DSWD: Serve Pinoys with kindness, compassion
[Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Manila Times, Daily Tribune]
7. PhilHealth: Premium rate
adjustment already in effect; Benefits plan won't be affected should Marcos
suspend premium hike
[GMA
News, Inquirer, Daily Tribune, CNN PHL]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/893939/philhealth-benefits-plan-won-t-be-affected-should-marcos-suspend-premium-hike/story/?just_in
8. Marcos in vin d’honneur: PH
‘back on its feet’ following pandemic, amid conflicts [GMA news, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Remate, Summit Express]
9. Coup vs. Marcos
-Sen.
Marcos says she advised, cautioned President on destab plots
-PNP
officers urged to shun adventurism
- Destab
plot futile
[Manila
Standard, Inquirer, Abante, Philstar, Manila Times, People’s Tonight, Bulgar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1887889/imee-marcos-on-destabilization
10. PUV modernization
-50% of
Metro Manila jeepneys could be considered ‘colorum’ starting Feb. 1 Solon:
LTFRB not ready to implement PUVMP
-House
panel urges PBBM to reconsider lapsed PUV consolidation deadline
-LTFRB
stands firm on PUV modernization
-Solon:
LTFRB unprepared for PUV modernization
-CHR to
gov't: Address issue of potential income loss due to PUV modernization
-PUV
modernization ‘legitimate but should not burden public' – CHR [MB]
-MMDA:
Senator, congressman among EDSA busway violators
[CNN PHL,
GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin,Philstar, People’s
Journal, GMA News]
11. Erring cops
-NCRPO
‘clean up’ assured after indictment of 177 Metro cops in drug-related offenses
-Stiffest
sanctions for ‘narco-cops’
-985
erring cops dismissed, 3.9K sanctioned
-108 cops
dismissed over illegal drugs in Marcos admin so far — PNP
[GMA
News, Manila Bulletin, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Philstar, Inquirer, Manila
Standard, Business Mirror, Inquirer, Daily Tribune]
12. Education
-Marcos
wants PHL ranking in PISA to improve faster
DepEd
told to elevate PH students’ global standing
DepEd begins
training for teachers to spot bullying red flags
[Business
Mirror, People’s Journal, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, Philstar,
Malaya, Inquirer, Manila Times, People’s Tonight, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Abante
Tonite]
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