TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print monitoring)
As of Wednesday, 16 October 2024
1. Palace supports reopening of probe into high-profile killings during Duterte drug war
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, GMA News,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, Philstar, The Manila Times]
2.
Marcos seeks urgent reforms to mining fiscal regime
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, The Manila Times]
https://manilastandard.net/news/314510956/marcos-seeks-urgent-reforms-to-mining-fiscal-regime.html
3.
WEST PHL SEA:
-PH, US hold maritime exercise in West PH Sea
-China: PH vessels threatened safety of Chinese
personnel near Pag-asa Island
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer,
Malaya, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Philstar, Rappler, The Manila
Times]
https://www.newswatchplus.ph/news/nwp/2024/10/15/ph-us-samasama-exercise.html
4.
1Sambayan, others file petition to block transfer of excess PhilHealth funds
[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard,
News5, Philstar, Rappler]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/923865/1sambayan-others-file-petition-to-block-transfer-of-excess-philhealth-funds/story/
5. DRUG WAR PROBE:
-Senate to conduct separate probe on the war on drugs
during Duterte admin
-Drug war findings won’t be given to ICC, but
accessible on social media—House Quad Comm
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
NewsWatchPlus, News5, Rappler]
6.
Bangko Sentral cuts benchmark rate by 25 basis points
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, GMA
News, Inquirer, Philstar]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/10/16/bangko-sentral-cuts-benchmark-rate-by-25-basis-points-1240
7. OVP
insists DSWD turned down aid requests, calls Gatchalian's statement
'misleading'
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila
Standard, News5, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://manilastandard.net/news/314510804/ovp-refutes-gatchalian-on-dswd-aid.html
8. DFA
chief back-to-back visits to boost ties with Malaysia, Thailand
[DZBB, Manila Bulletin, NewsWatch Plus, Philstar,
Rappler]
https://www.newswatchplus.ph/news/2024/10/16/Manalo-malaysia-thailand-.html
9.
POGO:
-POGO big boss Lin Xunhan to be invited to next Senate
hearing
-POGOs operating ‘underground’ amid crackdown—PAOCC
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA
News, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, Rappler]
10.
House hikes 2025 budget for social services by P292B
[BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Malaya, Manila
Bulletin, Philstar, The Manila Times]
https://malaya.com.ph/house-hikes-2025-budget-for-social-services-by-p292b/
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