TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print monitoring)
As of 5:00 p.m. Monday, 28 October
2024
1. DRUG WAR PROBE:
-'I did what I had to do': Duterte
defends drug war
-Ex-Pres. Duterte: I take full, legal
responsibility for drug war
-Duterte at Senate drug war probe: I
offer no apologies, no excuses
-Hontiveros: There's no honor in
punishment like tokhang
-Duterte, De Lima face off at Senate
-Kian’s uncle says he lost job after
Bato falsely linked him to drugs
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, Philstar]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/28/-i-did-what-i-had-to-do-duterte-defends-drug-war-1015
2. TROPICAL STORM KRISTINE:
-Marcos provides P130-M aid to
storm-hit region
-Death toll from ‘Kristine’ rises to
116, says NDRRMC
-Agricultural damage due to Kristine
climbs to P3.11B
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily
Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philstar, The Manila Times]
https://tribune.net.ph/2024/10/27/marcos-provides-p130-m-aid-to-storm-hit-region
3. Marcos greenlights expansion of Laguindingan Airport
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar, The Manila Times]
https://manilastandard.net/news/314516233/marcos-greenlights-expansion-of-laguindingan-airport.html
4. VICE PRESIDENCY:
-VP Sara may face impeachment over
fund use —House panel chair
-House panel eyes plunder case vs
Sara
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, Philstar]
5. SWS survey: 37% of Filipinos feel lives improved in last 12 months
[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard,
News5, Philstar]
6. Marcos names Voltaire Agas acting SSS chief
[GMA News, Manila Bulletin, News5,
The Manila Times]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/10/28/news/marcos-names-voltaire-agas-acting-sss-chief/1992214
7. Leon now a severe tropical storm; 12 areas under Signal No. 1
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila
Bulletin, News5, Philstar]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/weather/925142/leon-severe-tropical-storm/story/
8. Fuel prices slightly up on October 29
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Philstar, The Manila Times]
https://www.philstar.com/business/2024/10/28/2395887/fuel-prices-slightly-october-29
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