TOP STORIES - Wednesday, June 19, 2024

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)

As of 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, 19 June 2024

1. Sara Duterte quits DepEd, NTF-ELCAC posts

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, BusinessMirror, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, News5, Rappler, Philstar, The Manila Times] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/910524/sara-duterte-quits-as-deped-chief/story

2. AYUNGIN SHOAL ENCOUNTER

-8 PH Navy men injured in latest Ayungin Shoal encounter with Chinese; one had finger cut off

-AFP honors Navy officer injured in China Coast Guard ramming

-DFA condemns Ayungin collision incident; asks China to act 'responsibly'

-Pentagon: China's behavior in WPS 'could lead to something more violent'

-Lagman slams China Coast Guard for 'criminal acts'

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philstar, Rappler, The Manila Times]

https://www.inquirer.net/406717/8-ph-navy-men-injured-one-had-finger-cut-off/

3. Alice Guo denies she’s Guo Hua Ping —legal counsel

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar, Rappler, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1952909/inqtoday-alice-guo-denies-shes-guo-hua-ping-legal-counsel

4. Philippines stays at 52nd spot in world competitiveness ranking

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar, The Manila Times]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/910440/philippines-stays-at-52nd-spot-in-world-competitiveness-ranking/story/

5. Marcos declares July 17-23 of every year as 'National Disability Rights Week'

[Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, News5, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, The Manila Times]

6. Marcos declares June 24 special non-working day in Manila

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, The Manila Times]

7. Senators slam NTC for failure to prevent text scams; NTC says its discussing anti-text scam measures with Meta, Viber

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, The Manila Times, Manila Standard]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/910513/ntc-meta-viber-discuss-measures-vs-text-scams/story/

8. Imee Marcos wants Senate probe into US propaganda operation vs China's Sinovac

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/19/imee-marcos-wants-senate-probe-into-us-propaganda-operation-vs-china-s-sinovac-846

9. Marcos told DHSUD to continue efforts to address housing gap

[Daily Tribune, BusinessMirror, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://tribune.net.ph/2024/06/18/dhsud-told-to-continue-efforts-to-address-housing-gap

10. Metro Manila LGUs urged to create ordinances vs. spaghetti wirings

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/910473/metro-manila-lgus-urged-to-create-ordinances-vs-spaghetti-wirings/story/

11. Teves extradition hearings over; ruling out by end-June

[BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philstar]

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/239966/teves-extradition-hearings-over-ruling-out-by-end-june

12. Lamitan City in Basilan declared free of Abu Sayyaf

[BusinessWorld, GMA News, Philstar]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/910493/lamitan-city-in-basilan-declared-free-of-abu-sayyaf/story/

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