TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print monitoring)
As of Monday, 5:00 p.m., 6 January 2025
1. Philippines starts temporarily hosting Afghans seeking US visas
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Rappler, The Manila Times]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/6/philippines-starts-temporarily-hosting-afghans-seeking-us-visas-1100
2. PCG challenges China ‘monster ship’ seen near Zambales
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya,
NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/01/06/2412139/pcg-challenges-china-monster-ship-seen-near-zambales
3. Lawmakers seek common effort in Duterte impeachment
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://www.newswatchplus.ph/news/2025/1/6/makabayan-bloc-meeting-impeachment-filers.html
4. Printing of 73M ballots for 2025 polls starts today
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, News5,
Philstar, The Manila Times]
https://malaya.com.ph/news/national-news/printing-of-73m-ballots-for-25-polls-starts-today/
5. Phivolcs warns of increased seismic activity at Taal Volcano, cites risk of phreatic eruption
[Daily Guardian, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Manila Standard, Philstar, Watchmen Daily Journal]
https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/6/phivolcs-warns-of-increased-seismic-activity-at-taal
6. Security preparations for Traslacion in place — PNP
[BusinessMirror, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, News5, Philstar, Sunstar, The Manila Times]
https://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/314543689/security-preparations-for-traslacion-in-place-pnp.html
7. NSC changes reveal widening rift bet. Marcos, Duterte – groups
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Cebu Daily News, Philstar]
https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/615555/nsc-changes-reveal-widening-rift-bet-marcos-duterte-groups
8. Suspension of higher SSS contributions sought
[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, The Manila Times]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/01/06/2412133/suspension-higher-sss-contributions-sought
9. BuCor suspends 4 officers over stabbing incident
[BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Malaya, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, The
Manila Times]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/01/06/news/national/bucor-suspends-4-officers-over-stabbing-incident/2030555
10. Oil firms open 2025 with major pump price hike
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
NewsWatchPlus, News5, The Manila Times]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/931920/oil-price-hike-effective-january-6/story/
© Philippine Information Agency Monitoring Unit