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TOP STORIES - Tuesday, 18 March 2025

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print monitoring)

As of Tuesday,5:00 p.m., 18 March 2025

1. Palace tells Guevarra to assess if he is still fit to be SolGen

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler, Sunstar] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/939627/palace-tells-guevarra-to-assess-if-he-is-still-fit-to-be-solgen/story

2. SolGen on resignation calls: ‘I leave it to the President’

[ABS-CBN News, Rappler, GMA News, Inquirer, NewsWatchPlus, Rappler]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/18/solgen-on-resignation-calls-after-stepping-aside-in-duterte-icc-case-i-leave-to-the-president-1318

3. DUTERTE ICC TRIAL:

-DOJ to defend gov't in SC case questioning Duterte arrest

-SC orders Duterte siblings to comment on gov't response to bid for dad Rodrigo's return

-Roque says VP not part of Duterte’s legal team

-Bong Go urges supporters to advocate ex-president Duterte’s return

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Sunstar]

https://www.newswatchplus.ph/news/2025/3/18/doj-represent-govt-officials.html

4. PCO on warpath vs fake news amid Duterte arrest

-ICC Judge Iulia Motoc targeted online by Duterte supporters

-SC denies receiving Marcos resignation petition

[BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, The Freeman, Philstar, Sunstar]

https://tribune.net.ph/2025/03/17/pco-on-warpath-vs-fake-news

5. Palace denies political persecution vs Roque; BI says Roque likely left PH using same route as Alice Guo

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Sunstar] https://www.newswatchplus.ph/news/2025/3/18/palace-no-political-persecution-harry-roque.html

6. MRT3 general manager relieved from post; DOTr asks MRT-3 to extend evening ops by an hour

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/939603/mrt3-general-manager-relieved-from-post/story/

7. DepEd to reduce teachers' paperwork by 57%

[BusinessMirror, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Philstar, Sunstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/03/18/2429175/deped-reduce-teachers-paperwork-57

8. Viral cop faces inciting to sedition complaint over posts after Duterte arrest

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, Sunstar]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/939604/viral-cop-faces-inciting-to-sedition-complaint-over-posts-after-duterte-arrest/story/

9. Hontiveros slams Li Duan Wang PH citizenship bid

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, NewsWatchPlus, News5]

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/268533/rotten-pogo-product-hontiveros-slams-li-duan-wang-ph-citizenship-bid

10. Navy rescues 26 after boat sinks off Tawi-Tawi

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar, Sunstar]

https://manilastandard.net/news/314569816/navy-rescues-26-after-boat-sinks-off-tawi-tawi.html

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