TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
02 July
2023, Sunday, as of 4:00 p.m.
1. VP Sara lauds Marcos on first year as President
[Daily
Tribune, CNN Philippines, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]
2. PBBM FIRST YEAR
-Reopening
economy Marcos' key achievement in 1st year
-Navigating
power rivalry: PH foreign policy during Marcos' first year
-Marcos
able to craft 'very clear, definite' foreign policy in first year of
presidency—political analyst
[The
Manila Times, CNN Philippines, Manila Bulletin]
3. DOT probes 'Love the Philippines' video over alleged use of 'non-original shots'
[CNN
Philippines, Rappler, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, PhilStar,
Inquirer]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/02/23/dot-says-investigating-ad-campaign-footage
4. DOT contractor apologizes for stock footage in 'Love the Philippines' video
[GMA
News, ABS-CBN News, Rappler, CNN Philippines, Manila Bulletin]
5. HUNGER AND POVERTY
No empty
promise: Marcos committed to end hunger
-PBBM
vows to provide ‘better quality of life’
[The
Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin, The Manila Standard, Manila Times ]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/07/02/2278107/no-empty-promise-marcos-committed-end-hunger
6. PBBM vows to improve public transpo
[Manila
Standard, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Times, Daily Tribune]
7. First family greets Marcos matriarch on her 94th birthday
-Bongbong
wishes mom Imelda good health on 94th birthday
[GMA
News, CNN Philippines, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/7/2/first-family-greets-marcos-matriarch-on-her-94th-birthday
8. BBM opens ‘BBB’ project sans Rody
-Marcos
launches P46.8-billion road project in Davao City
[Daily
Tribune, Philippine Daily Inquirer, PhilStar]
https://tribune.net.ph/2023/07/02/bbm-opens-bbb-project-sans-rody/
9. MAYON UPDATE
-Mayon
lava flow advances 2.7 km from crater — Phivolcs
-PHIVOLCS
tells residents in Mayon danger zone to prepare for possible evacuation
-NDRRMC:
More than 41,000 individuals affected by Mayon unrest
-Mayon
Volcano records 397 rockfall events, Alert Level 3 stays — PHIVOLCS
[Manila
Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, PhilStar]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/7/2/mayon-lava-flow-advances-2-7-km-from-crater-phivolcs
10. PHOTOJOURNALIST AMBUSH INCIDENT
-Several
suspects eyed in shooting of photojournalist, kin - PNP
-Wounded
child in QC photojournalist ambush dies
[GMA
News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News]
© Philippine Information Agency Monitoring Unit
