TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print monitoring)
As of
Monday, 5:00 p.m., 20 January 2025
1. PRESIDENCY:
-Marcos
on Duterte's remark on 2025 budget: He's lying
-Marcos
‘shocked, appalled’ by anti-adolescent pregnancy bill’s contents
-Marcos:
Adjusting gov't working hours should be 'practical' for commuters
-Marcos
leads Tesla PH launch
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Philstar, Rappler]
2. Marcos cites 'strong argument'
to extend term of PNP chief Marbil
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, Manila Times, Philstar]
3. WEST PHILIPPINE SEA:
-US
carrier strike group joins PH in WPS training
-PCG: As
‘monster’ sails away, another China ship nears Zambales coast
-Congress
allots P3 billion more for Kalayaan infrastructure
[ABS-CBN
News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila
Standard, Manila Times, News5, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Sunstar]
4. Chinese national, 2 Filipino
'cohorts' arrested for alleged espionage
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZBB, GMA News, Manila Standard, News5, Philstar] https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/20/1-chinese-national-2-filipino-cohorts-arrested-for-alleged-espionage-1430
5. Enrile tags INC rally as
'political pressure'
[Daily
Tribune, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2026256/enrile-tags-inc-rally-as-political-pressure
6. Baguio records first mpox case
[BusinessWorld,
Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Times, Philstar]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/933397/baguio-records-its-first-mpox-case/story/
7. DHSUD to complete this year
houses for Yolanda victims
[Daily
Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Sunstar]
8. Afghans in PH leave for US with
special visas
[BusinessMirror,
BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Manila Times,
NewsWatchPlus]
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/261675/afghans-in-ph-leave-for-us-with-special-visas
9. Sandigan finds Ex-QC Mayor
Bautista, ex-city admin guilty of graft
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, Manila Times, News5, Philstar]
10. Oil prices up for 3rd straight
week
[ABS-CBN
News, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times,
NewsWatchPlus, News5, Philstar]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/1/20/oil-prices-up-for-3rd-straight-week-0858
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