TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
As of 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri (Bibo Nueva EspaΓ±a / Senate PRIB)
1. CHARTER CHANGE
-Zubiri: Marcos wants Cha-cha plebiscite held
alongside 2025 elections
-Cha-cha proponents at House wants PBBM to confirm
Zubiri’s claim
-Zubiri: Marcos ‘very clear’ on House, Senate separate
Cha-cha vote
-Romualdez vows House will adopt Senate's RBH 6 ‘in
toto’
-Romualdez reiterates high-stake Cha-cha
deliberation's goal is the economy
-House leaders welcome DU30’s support for economic
amendments
[BusinessWorld, GMA News, Malaya, Manila Standard,
People’s Tonight, The Manila Times, The Philippine STAR, Philippine Daily
Inquirer]
2.
OVP says deleted EDSA anniversary statement was posted mistakenly
[GMA News, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily
Inquirer, Philstar] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/02/27/2336513/ovp-says-deleted-edsa-anniversary-statement-was-posted-mistakenly
3.
Marcos to participate in ASEAN-Australia Special Summit next week, to seek
support amid South China Sea issue
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila
Bulletin]
4.
PCG: China deploys floating barriers, signal jammers in West PH Sea
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
5.
Coast Guard’s FB page hacked in third cyberattack this year
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin,
Inquirer, Manila Standard]
6.
Baste brands PBBM's P20/kilo rice campaign promise as scam
[News5PH, Bulgar, DZME, Abante]
https://www.abante.com.ph/2024/02/26/p20-per-kilong-bigas-scam-baste/
7.
Alleged Marcos dummies cleared in P2-B civil case
[Malaya, Philippine Daily Inquirer, ABS-CBN News]
8.
Marcos orders tech-voc skills integration to senior high
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin]
9.
QUIBOLOY’S CASE:
-Quiboloy still in Philippines, just being cautious —
lawyer
-DOJ: No Quiboloy extradition request yet
-DOJ waiting for Senate report before issuing lookout
order for Quiboloy
[BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila
Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Remate, The Philippine STAR, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/27/quiboloy-still-in-philippines-just-being-cautious-lawyer-951
10.
CRIME STORIES:
-Navotas cops get lighter penalties for ‘mistaken’
killing of Jemboy Baltazar
-Senate panel subpoenas suspects in disappearance of
beauty queen
-All-Muslim prison doable, says Remulla
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Inquirer, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, Rappler, Philstar, GMA News]
11.
BOHOL CLASH:
-AFP responds to torture claims of Bar passer in Bohol
clash: 'Just speculations'
-PHL Army defends Bohol clash as legitimate operations
[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Philippine Daily Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin]
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