TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print monitoring)
As of Tuesday, 5:00 p.m., 07 January
2025
1. Inflation hits gov’t target in 2024 despite jumping to 2.9% in December
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror,
BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Philstar, Rappler, The Manila Times]
https://www.rappler.com/business/inflation-rate-philippines-december-2024/
2. Bersamin on Marcos removing Sara from NSC: Not good action to have her on board
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/932072/bersamin-on-marcos-removing-sara-from-nsc-not-good-action-to-have-her-on-board/story/
3. Marcos thanks UAE for pardoning over 200 OFWs
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Malaya,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Philstar]
https://tribune.net.ph/2025/01/06/marcos-thanks-uae-for-pardoning-over-200-ofws
4. Philippine debt rises to P16.09 trillion in November as peso depreciates
[ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin,
Philstar]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/1/7/philippine-debt-rises-to-p16-09-trillion-in-november-as-peso-depreciates-1546
5. WEST PHILIPPINE SEA:
-China monster ship in PH EEZ
concerns Palace
-‘Monster’ still in PH waters,
ignores PCG call to leave
[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, News5, The Manila Times]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/932056/china-monster-ship-in-ph-eez-concerns-palace/story/
6. SSS CONTRIBUTION HIKE:
-Malacañang backs SSS contribution
hike
-SSS pushing through with 1 pct
contribution hike despite protests
-COA: SSS fails to collect P89B worth
of contributions in 2023
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, GMA
News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, The Manila Times]
https://manilastandard.net/news/314544150/malacanang-backs-sss-contribution-hike.html
7. Chinese hackers target president’s office in yearslong campaign, steal military data – report
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Manila
Bulletin, Rappler]
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/chinese-hackers-target-president-office-steal-military-data-bloomberg-report-january-2025/
8. DOJ says PH not a haven for int'l criminals after arrest of Japanese fraudster
[ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin,
Manila Standard, Philstar]
https://abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/7/doj-says-ph-not-a-haven-for-int-l-criminals-after-arrest-of-japanese-fraudster-1447
9. Bill seeking ABS-CBN franchise to operate filed in House
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA
News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Rappler, The Manila
Times]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2022144/bill-seeking-abs-cbn-franchise-to-operate-filed-in-house
10. DA to impose 'maximum SRP' on imported rice
[BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, GMA
News, Inquirer, Philstar]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/01/07/2412354/da-impose-maximum-srp-imported-rice
11. BCDA regains Camp John Hay properties from CJHDevCo
[Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Standard,
NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, The Manila Times]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/01/07/business/top-business/bcda-eyes-redevelopment-of-camp-john-hay/2031755
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