TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
18 September 2023, Monday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. Marcos visit in Singapore
-Marcos brings home P11B in investments from
Singapore; meets Singapore PM at F1 race
-President Marcos hit for attending F1 Grand Prix in
Singapore
[Abante Tonite, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Times, Pilipino Star, Remate, People’s Tonite, Malaya]
https://malaya.com.ph/news_news/marcos-brings-home-p11b-in-investments-from-singapore/
2. West Phl Sea
-PCG confirms ‘severe damage’ in Rozul Reef, Escoda
Shoal corals in WPS
-Senate urged to probe China’s alleged harvesting of
corals in Rozul Reef
-Maritime expert fears collapse of Philippine fisheries
-Philippines’ reclamation in WPS doable but needs
serious studies, says AFP
-China headed for global isolation amid
‘irresponsible, aggressive’ actions in WPS – AFP
-AFP: Other countries to join Philippines-United
States maritime patrols
[CNN PHL, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Inquirer, Rappler, Philstar, Daily Tribunes]
3. 2024 National Budget
-P5.768-T national budget for 2024 enters final
stage in House
-Marcos admin has no troll farms, armies —PCO
[Daily Tribune, The Philippine Star, Pilipino Star
Ngayon, Inquirer, Business Mirror, Rappler, ABS-CBN News, Remate, GMA News]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/18/p5-768-t-national-budget-for-2024-enters-final-stage-in-house
4. PCO budget
-Senate panel OKs P1.9-B PCO budget for 2024
-Marcos admin has no troll farms, armies —PCO
-PCO hopes to regularize over 100 COS personnel
-PTV 4 and IBC 13 in 'negotiations' with
Revillame
[GMA News, Remate, Inquirer, Rappler, Daily Trbiune.
Abante]
5. Rice tariff
-Marcos bares new prices for buying dry, fresh palay
-Diokno vows balanced approach to rice import policy
-Farmers protest to denounce proposed zero tariff
import policy on rice
-PH agri trade deficit up slightly in June
-Rice farmers fear losing P19-B aid
-Escudero to BOC: File charges vs. rice smugglers,
hoarders
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, GMA
News, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Standard, Cebu Daily News, Rappler, Daily
Tribune, Abante, Bulgar]
6. Oil firms hike fuel prices by up to P2.50/liter effective Sept 19
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Rappler, DZBB,
Manila Times, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin]
7. Supreme Court asked to declare Maharlika fund unconstitutional
[GMA News], DZBB, CNN PHL, Rappler, Inquirer,
ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1833052/supreme-court-asked-to-declare-maharlika-fund-unconstitutional
8. DepEd to pilot K-10 curriculum in 35 schools
[Philstar, GMA News, CNN PHL, Daily Tribune, Manila
Standard, Inquirer] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/09/18/2297164/deped-pilot-k-10-curriculum-35-schools
9. BSKE in Negros Oriental pushes – COMELEC
[Rappler, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News, DZBB, Inquirer, GMA
News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/18/23/barangay-elections-in-negros-oriental-to-push-through
10. Acorda leads mandatory drug tests of 89 PNP senior officers
[Manila Bulletin, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Rappler,
ABS-CBN News]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1832867/top-pnp-officials-undergo-surprise-drug-test
11. Ombudsman finds Antiporda liable for harassing, oppressing NIA employees
[Inquirer, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
12. Pope expels Samar priest for minors’ ‘sexual abuse’
[CNN PHL, Philstar, One News PHL]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/09/18/2297161/pope-expels-samar-priest-minors-sexual-abuse
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