TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print monitoring)
As of Friday, 5:00 p.m. 17 January 2025
1. DA backs food security emergency declaration; Marcos says announcement likely next week
[GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Daily
Tribune, Rappler]
2.
Marcos leads turnover of completed housing units to Yolanda victims
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer,
News5, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Manila Bulletin] https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/17/marcos-leads-turnover-yolanda-housing
3.
Marcos backs sex education in schools amid rising teen pregnancy rates;
Senators divided
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer,
Philstar, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/01/17/2414899/marcos-backs-sex-education-schools-amid-rising-teen-pregnancy-rates
4.
PH, China agree to honor provisional understanding on Ayungin trips
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News,
Inquirer, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Philstar, Rappler, Manila Times]
https://www.inquirer.net/425605/ph-china-agree-to-honor-provisional-understanding-on-ayungin-trips/
5.
Families of drug war victims file disbarment case vs. Rodrigo Duterte
[GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune,
Inquirer, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar,
Rappler, News5]
6.
84% of Filipinos back gov’t move to assert rights in West PH Sea – Octa
[GMA News, News5, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2025691/fwd-octa-survey-on-wps
7. Metro Manila crimes down by 23.73 percent –
NCRPO
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila
Bulletin, Inquirer]
https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/17/metro-manila-crimes-down-by-23-73-percent-ncrpo
8.
Wire break forces LRT-2 to suspend operations
[Inquirer, News5, GMA News, ABS-CBN
News, Philstar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2025606/lrt-2-operations-disrupted-due-to-broken-wire
9.
Big-time hike in fuel prices seen next week
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/1/17/big-time-oil-price-hike-set-january-21-0837
10.
Santo Niño de Cebu Traslacion draws over 17,000 devotees
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila
Bulletin, Rappler, News5]
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