TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
3 January 2023, Wednesday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. GAA 2024
- Koko Pimentel, House solon to question 2024
nat'l budget law before
-Salceda confident 2024 budget will pass SC
scrutiny
-2024 budget infirmed, says Lagman
-Marcos should have vetoed P450-B unprogrammed
funds hike — Lagman
[Abante Tonite, Inquirer, Business World, CNN
PHL, Daily Tribune, Bulgar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, News5PH]
2. Education
-CHED halts SHS programs in SUCs, LUCs
-DepEd checking on affected students as SUCs
stop senior high program; SHS learners in SUCs, LUCs may transfer to public
schools
-Villanueva: Suspension of SHS program in
SUCs, LUCs should not disrupt students’ education, calls proper transition
[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin,
Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Standard]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/892975/ched-halts-shs-programs-in-sucs-lucs/story/
3. Japan quake update
-PH Embassy checking if Pinoys affected by
Tokyo runway collision
-Japan quake toll at 48 and rising; Filipinos
unharmed
-PHL working with Japan to ensure safety of
Filipinos after earthquake, PBBM says
-Filipinos in Japan on alert after massive
quake
-DMW to provide financial aid to Filipinos
affected by Japan earthquake
[Manila Standard, Inquirer, Abante, Manila
Times, Manila Bulletin, Business Mirror, ABS-CBN News, Remate, GMA News, News5,
CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2024/1/3/ph-embassy-in-japan-japan-airlines-crash.html
4. MRT-3 ridership increased by 30% in 2023,
says official
[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Inquirer] https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1883218/mrt-3-ridership-increased-by-30-in-2023-official
5. PUV modernization
-Noncompliant PUVs: We’ll stay on road until
barred
-More PUV consolidation applications before
deadline — DOTr
-Manibela threatens wider strike next week
amid PUVMP problems
- Transport group calls for deadline extension
of franchise consolidation
- P50 minimum jeepney fare 'seen in 5 years'
under PUV modernization
[Inquirer, News5PH, Abante, People’s Journal,
ABS-CBN News, One News PH, Sunstar]
6. PH books 5.45 million tourist arrivals,
P482.5 billion receipts in 2023: DOT
[Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Daily
Tribune, Business Mirror, ABS-CBN News, Pilipino Mirror]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/02/24/ph-books-545-million-tourist-arrivals-breaches-target
7. NPA now weak, on the run – AFP
[Philstar, GMA News, Business Mirror,
Inquirer]
8. Marcos welcomes new envoys from Vietnam,
Timor-Leste
[Abante Tonite, Inquirer, Philstar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1883009/marcos-accepts-credentials-of-envoys-from-vietnam-timor-leste
9. PSE halts trading
[Manila Standard, Inquire, GMA News]
https://manilastandard.net/news/314404246/pse-halts-trading.html
10. PHL quake
-Magnitude 5.3 quake hits the waters off
Hinatuan in Surigao del Sur Wednesday morning –PHIVOLCS
-Magnitude 4.8 quake jolts Ilocos Sur —
Phivolcs
[CNN PHL, Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News, GMA
News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/03/24/53-magnitude-quake-strikes-off-surigao-del-sur
11. Alert Level 2 likely over Bulusan as
seismic activity increases – Phivolcs
[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Times]
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