TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
18 January 2023, Thursday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. Charter Change
-PH, China seek de-escalation of tensions in
South China Sea
-Comelec receives signatures from 600 towns
and cities for people's initiative
-Zubiri to resigns as Senate president if
political amendments in Constitution gets through
-Salceda: Senate move 'a big step forward'
after decades of rejecting Cha-cha
-Barbers tells China: Don’t treat PH as your
subject
[Philstar, Bulgar, Abante, Manila Times,
People’s Tonite, People’s Journal, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, Inqurier, Manila
Standard, Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]
2. Marcos vows 'people-centered development' in his Pasig River
restoration project
[Abante Tonite, Philstar, CNN PHL, Manila
Bulletin, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Daily Tribune, Manila Times, GMA News, Manila
Standard, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Peeople’s Tonight]
3. Upgrade PH maritime industry, align with global standards --- Marcos
[GMA News, Inquirer, Rappler, Manila Times,
Philstar, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune]
4. Philhealth contribution
-PhilHealth awaiting Marcos' order on appeal
vs premium hike
-Senators, SBG back PhilHealth premium hike
suspension
-PhilHealth, Pag-Ibig incomes still up even
with no premium hikes
[Manila Standard, Abante, MB, Philstar,
Remate, Inquirer, Manila Times, Business Mirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News]
5. Rice supply
-Marcos OKs rice subsidy, medical gear for
troops
-MECO hands over rice donated by Taiwan to
DSWD
-Taiwan's rice donation may be used for food
packs during disasters
-Rice may hit P60/kilo, group says; DA pushes
P1.3t for harvest tools Marcos
[Manila Standard, People’s Tonight, Manila
Times, Business Mirror, People’s Jorrnal, Abante Tonite, Philstar, ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, GMA News]
6. DA bans poultry, live birds import from California, Ohio
Philippines bans importation of poultry from
Japan due to bird flu
[CNN PHL, Philstar, Business Mirror, Manila
Standard, GMA News]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2024/1/17/poultry-DA-ban-Ohio-California.html
7. Nearly half of Pinoys still consider themselves poor — SWS
[GMA News, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2024/1/17/SWS-47--Filipinos-feel-poor-December-2023.html
8. PUV modernization
-DOLE: Unconsolidated jeepney drivers,
operators to receive aid
-LTO expands impound areas for colorum PUJs
-IBON predicts P30 to P35 minimum fare in
coming years
[Inquirer, CNN PHL, Philstar, Bulgar, ABS-CBN
News, Manila Bulletin, GMA News]
9. Cop linked to Catherine Camilon's disappearance sacked —police
[GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL,
People’s Tonight, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Philstar]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/18/24/cop-linked-to-missing-beauty-queen-sacked
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2024/1/18/cop-missing-beauty-queen-dismissed.html
10. Power outage
-NGCP: Brace for another possible power outage
in Panay
-Romualdez, 2 other lawmakers file reso to
probe Palawan’s power woes
-House eyes probe on power crisis besetting
Palawan
[Business Mirror, Daily Tribune, Manila
Standard, Inquirer, GMA News]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/894604/more-power-warns-of-potential-power-interruptions-in-iloilo/story/?just_in
11. Senate bill allowing netizens to join legislative process filed
[Inquirer, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin, GMA
News]
12. SC junks petition to recover lands from PCGG
[GMA News, Philstar, Business Mirror]
13. 5.7 earthquake strikes off Surigao del Sur
[ABS-CBN News, GMA New, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1890731/5-7-earthquake-strikes-off-surigao-del-sur
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