TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
26
October 2023, Thursday, as of 5:00 p.m.
"Any attack on Filipino aircraft, vessels or armed forces will invoke our mutual defense treaty with the Philippines," US President Joe Biden told reporters. REUTERS/ Jonathan Ernst/ File photo
1. West PHL issues
-US
defense commitment to Philippines 'ironclad' — Biden
-PCG
to urge China to probe WPS collisions
-DFA
verifying reports of 2 Filipino hostages in Israel-Hamas war
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, Inquirer, Rappler, GMA News, Manila Times, Remate]
2. Bersamin: October
31, November 3 not holidays
[GMA
News, CNN PHL, Philstar, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/10/26/palace-oct-31-nov-3-not-holidays.html
3. PH quits seeking
Chinese loan for Mindanao rail
[Inquirer,
GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Rappler, Manila Bulletin]
https://www.philstar.com/business/2023/10/26/2306511/philippines-drops-china-loan-mindanao-railway
4. Israel-Hamas war
-3
Pinoys remain in Gaza City; more repatriates from Israel home by Oct 30 --- DFA
-Israelis
appeal for rescue of Hamas hostages, including Filipino
-DFA
joins UN call for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war
-DFA:
4th batch of Filipino repatriates from Israel to arrive by end of October
[ABS-CBN
News, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Philstar, Inquirer]
5. Undas
-Influx
of Undas travelers expected to begin on Friday; Over 27,000 PNP personnel to be
deployed for Undas 2023
-CAAP
to Undas travelers: Be punctual, responsible
-Ports
on alert as 1.4M passengers take break
-Naia
expecting 1.2M passengers for ‘undas’, long weekend
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar, Rappler]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/26/23/influx-of-undas-travelers-expected-to-begin-on-friday
6. Philippines ranks
100th out of 142 nations on rule of law — WJP
[GMA
News, Philstar, Inquirer, BusinessWorld] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/886349/philippines-ranks-100th-out-of-140-nations-on-rule-of-law-wjp
7. EU provides €60 M
for PH green economy program
[Manila
Bulletin, BusinessWorld, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1851283/ph-eu-ink-e60-million-financing-pact-for-green-economy
8. Economic news
-BSP
announces an off-cycle rate hike of 25 bps, bringing the current key policy
rate to 6.5%
-PH,
EU ink €60-million financing pact for ‘green economy’
[Rappler,
GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News]
https://business.inquirer.net/428824/bsp-delivers-off-cycle-rate-hike-as-price-pressures-build-up
9. Garin unfazed by
Ombudsman case, views it as a positive; says no realignment of funds for
Dengvaxia procurement
[Manila
Bulletin, Philstar, Manila Times, CNN PHL]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/10/25/garin-unfazed-by-ombudsman-case-views-it-as-a-positive
10. Sierra Madre
landslide leaves 4 dead in Quezon town
[Inquirer,
Rappler, Manila Bulletin, GMA News]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/886300/4-miners-dead-in-quezon-landslide/story/
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