TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
As of 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, 26 June 2024
1. BAMBAN POGO PROBE:
-’Sick, stressed’ Bamban Mayor Alice Guo skips
Senate panel’s POGO probe
-Hontiveros flags possible case of ‘stolen
identity’ as Bamban mayor shares same name, birthday with a Filipina
-PSA: Cancellation of Alice Guo's certificate of
live birth endorsed to OSG
-Lapid denies links to Porac POGO hub
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Manila Standard, News5, Philstar, The Manila Times]
2.
VP Sara jokes about neck stabbing: 'They tried to slash me'
[The Manila Times, The Philippine STAR, GMA News,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/06/26/2365673/vp-sara-jokes-about-neck-stabbing
3.
DUTERTES POLITICAL DREAMS:
-3 Dutertes target Senate; youngest eyes Palace
next
-Duterte family's Senate ambitions slammed
-'Basta qualified': Romualdez sees nothing wrong
with Dutertes' Senate ambition
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila
Bulletin, The Philippine STAR, Manila Times] https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1954920/3-dutertes-target-senate-youngest-eyes-palace-next
4.
LEDAC MEETING:
-LEDAC identifies 28 priority bills, eyes passage
before June 2025
-Divorce, SOGIE still excluded from Marcos’ updated
list of priority measures
-Senate to prioritize passage of 6 remaining
priority measures
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, The Philippine STAR, Manila Standard]
5.
Marcos amends proclamation transferring Tondo lot to DHSUD
[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philstar, The
Manila Times, Manila Bulletin]
https://www.manilastandard.net/news/314464100/marcos-reserves-tondo-lot-for-dhsud-project.html
6.
Marcos vows maritime industry modernization
[Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard,
The Philippine STAR] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/06/26/2365660/marcos-vows-maritime-industry-modernization
7.
Marcos urges LGUs to adopt, enhance anti-hunger initiatives
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, The Manila Times] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/911278/marcos-urges-lgus-to-adopt-enhance-anti-hunger-initiatives/story
8.
WEST PHL SEA DISPUTE:
-DFA: Note verbale sent to China over latest
Ayungin Shoal incident
-Tsinoy biz groups call for ‘de-escalation’
-PHL war veterans blast China’s latest ‘barbaric’
acts in WPS
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Philstar, Manila Bulletin,
Inquirer, Rappler] https://mb.com.ph/2024/6/26/philippines-files-note-verbale-vs-china-over-recent-sea-incident
9.
Makati mayor hits COMELEC ruling on House bet for ’embo’ barangays
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Manila Standard] https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1955121/fwd-binay-on-embo-barangays
10.
NEDA approves public broadband network project
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, GMA
News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, The Philippine STAR]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/6/26/neda-approves-public-broadband-network-project-1007
11.
Maynilad customers get P2-M rebate for poor water quality
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer]
https://business.inquirer.net/465601/maynilad-customers-get-p2-m-rebate-for-poor-water-quality
12.
Romualdez bares plans for 2025 polls; 2028? 'Matagal pa yun'
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2024/6/25/romualdez-bares-plans-for-2025-polls-2028-matagal-pa-yun
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