TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
4 July
2023, Tuesday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. Despite fiasco, ad agency of DOT could still get paid
-Cebu
officials: Tourism campaign mess demolition job directed at DOT chief
-Salceda
won't seek Frasco's resignation, vows to help her instead
-DDB vs
DDB: Dangerous Drugs Board distances agency from tourism campaign mess
-Senators
see DOT’s termination of contract with ad agency as a right step
-Gordon
says DOT should not scrap contract with DDB, let agency redeem itself
[Daily
Tribune, Manila Times, GMA News, BusinessMirror, ABS-CBN News, Interkasyon, CNN
PHL, Manila Bulletin, Cebu Daily News]
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/07/04/despite-fiasco-ad-agency-of-dot-could-still-get-paid
2. PAGASA: Weak El Niño begins, may get stronger in coming months
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, GMA News, DZBB, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Rappler, Manila
Times, Daily Tribune]
3. SONA preparation update
-SONA
invites to be sent out by July 10, says House exec; Soriano will direct SONA
2023
-PNP
prepares for July 25 SONA
-Velasco
says unvaccinated guests and symptomatics are discouraged to attend SONA on
July 24
-LEDAC
meeting to be held before SONA —Balisacan
[CNN PHL,
Inquirer, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/7/4/sona-invites-to-be-sent-out-by-july-10-says-house-exec
4. Marcos backs Air Force modernization
[ABS-CBN
News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard,
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Pilipino Mirror, Pilipino Star Ngayon, The
Philippine STAR, Manila Times]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/07/04/news/national/marcos-backs-air-force-modernization/1899029
5. Illegal drugs issues
-PDEA
hauls P21.72b in illegal drugs, lauds PBBM's anti-drugs accomplishments
-SC notes
‘reprehensible’ handling of drug case leading to acquittal of accused
[GMA
News, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, People's Tonight, Pilipino
Mirror, Inquirer, Malaya, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1796835/p21-72-billion-worth-of-illegal-drugs-seized-in-10-months
6. National housing
-PBBM
leads housing project inspection in Pampanga; vows to resolve housing backlog
-Gov't to
deliver over 100,000 housing units by 2024 —Acuzar
[Abante
Tonite, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, Manila Times, The Philippine STAR, People's Journal]
https://journalnews.com.ph/pbbm-leads-housing-project-inspection-in-pampanga
7. COA flags VP’s office, MMDA on procurement
[GMA
News, Inquirer, Rappler, Manila Times, Manila Standard, ABS-CBN News, Manila
Bulletin]
https://manilastandard.net/news/national/314346091/coa-flags-vps-office-mmda-on-procurement.html
8. PBBM, VP Sara’s ratings remain ‘stable’–survey
[Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, Business Mirror]
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/07/04/pbbm-vp-saras-ratings-remain-stable-survey/
9. Mayon Volcano shows increased seismic activity; Alert Level 3 remains
- Albay
seeking help from national gov't as Mayon fund runs out
[CNN PHL,
Philstar, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Rappler]
10. Bongbong Marcos says COVID health crisis ‘de facto’ lifted – DOH chief
[GMA
News, Inquirer, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/04/23/marcos-to-order-lifting-covid-emergency-soon-herbosa
11. Valenzuela City bans POGO operations
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/874716/valenzuela-city-bans-pogos
12. MTRCB to review ‘Barbie’ after ban
-Hontiveros:
"The movie is fiction, and so is the nine-dash line”
[GMA
News, Manila Standard, CNN PHL]
https://manilastandard.net/news/314346098/mtrcb-to-review-barbie-after-ban.html
13. CHR urges better protection for media workers after latest attack
-
Photojournalist's shooting: 5 persons of interest watched
[GMA
News, Inquirer, Philstar, Business Mirror]
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