TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
As of 5:00
p.m., Thursday, 29 February 2024
1. PHL-AUSTRALIA RELATION:
Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. addresses the House of Representatives at the Parliament House in Canberra on February 29, 2024. - Ferdinand R Marcos Jr. is visiting Australia for his first official visit to hold talks on bilateral and international issues. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)
-Marcos
urges Australia to join forces vs regional threats
-Marcos
says Philippines on 'frontline' of maritime disputes, will not cede 'one square
inch'
-Marcos
lauds Australian PM's stance vs. nuclear weapons
-Philippines,
Australia boost collab in maritime security, cyber technology, climate change
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Reuters, The Manila Times, Manila
Standard]
2. Some Australian senators hold protests vs
Marcos as he addressed parliament
[Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Philstar, GMA News, Canberra Times, The Guardian, Rappler]
3. Marcos wants Cha-cha plebiscite alongside
2025 midterm elections
[Abante,
ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard, Philippine Daily
Inquirer, Pilipino Star NGAYON, Reuters, The Philippine Star, News5]
4. Rody backtracks on secession, denies drug
yarn on successor
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard, The Philippine STAR, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1911616/fwd-ex-pres-duterte-on-denying-he-called-marcos-an-addict
5. China expresses ‘grave concern’ on PHL’s
activities in WPS
[Bombo
Radyo, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, GMA News]
6. MAHARLIKA CORPORATION:
-Marcos
can’t appoint foreigners to Maharlika Investment Corporation —DOJ
-‘Dual
citizens can join board of Maharlika’
[BusinessMirror,
GMA News, Manila Standard, Rappler]
7. SC finds Badoy guilty of indirect contempt
for red-tagging judge
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Rappler, Manila Standard]
8. MIAA takes action as ‘surot’ issue bites
NAIA Terminals 2 and 3
[ABS-CBN
News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard, Philstar, Rappler,
Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1911652/miaa-on-bed-bugs-in-naia-terminals-2-and-3
9. Magnitude 5.4 quake rocks Surigao del Sur
—PHIVOLCS
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Manila Standard, The Manila Times]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/02/29/news/magnitude-54-quake-rockssurigao-del-sur-phivolcs/1934709
10. PCG regains control of its hacked Facebook
page
[ABS-CBN
News, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/29/pcg-regains-control-of-its-hacked-facebook-page
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