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TOP STORIES – Friday, 06 October 2023

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

06 October 2023, Friday, as of 5:00 p.m.

1. Jobless Pinoys down further to 2.21M in August, employed up to 48.07M

[GMA News, ABS-CBN News, News5, Rappler, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, Philstar, Daily Tribune, Manila Times]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/884365/jobless-filipinos-further-down-to-2-21m-in-august-employed-up-to-48-07m-psa/story/

2. Presidential Visits

-Marcos urges public to report agri smugglers, hoarders; Leads distribution of rice in Capiz

-Mar Roxas joins Marcos Jr. in rice distribution in Capiz

-PBBM visits Kalibo, Aklan to distribute confiscated smuggled rice to 4Ps beneficiaries

[Manila Times, CNN PHL, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, GMA News]

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/10/6/Marcos-urges-public-to-report-hoarders-smugglers.html

3. Sara denies causing Commonwealth traffic jam

-QCPD apologizes to VP Duterte over misleading info on Commonwealth incident

-Cop sacked, faces admin rap for stopping traffic flow

[Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News, PhilStar, Daily Tribune, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1841719/sara-duterte-denies-causing-road-closure-incident-demands-probe-from-qcpd

4. Teachers’ day

-VP Duterte wants teachers to be strong and resilient; hails teachers as agents of change in communities

-BBM: Teachers are ‘artisans’ shaping the character of Filipino students 

-World Teachers’ Day 2023: Groups challenge gov’t to prioritize welfare, dignity of teachers 

-Groups hold protest on World Teachers' Day, raise 7 demands to MalacaΓ±ang

https://mb.com.ph/2023/10/5/vp-duterte-reminds-role-of-teachers-as-agents-of-change-in-communities

5. Philippines takes on another $300 million ADB loan for financial inclusion

 [Rappler, Philstar, Manila Times, BusinessWorld, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://www.rappler.com/business/philippines-gets-loan-asian-development-bank-financial-inclusion

6. Confidential funds

-Sara brands secret fund critics ‘enemies of peace’;

-Sara draws flak for calling confidential fund critics ‘enemies of peace’

-House not likely to return Sara’s secret funds

-Confidential funds realigned to best-suited agencies —Romualdez

-Lawmaker urges VP Duterte: Focus on education, not confidential funds

-DA told to give up P50M confidential funds intended to combat smuggling

[Manila Times, Philstar, GMA News, Inquirer, Cebu Daily News, Rappler, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/10/06/2301562/sara-brands-secret-fund-critics-enemies-peace

7. Court acquits Palparan over kidnapping, torture of two farmers

[ABS-CBN News, Rappler, CNN PHL, Philstar, Daily Tribune]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/06/23/court-acquits-palparan-over-kidnapping-torture-of-2-farmers

8. Philippine airports under heightened security alert over bomb threats – CAAP

[Rappler, Manila Bulletin, CNN Philippines, Inquirer]

https://www.rappler.com/nation/philippine-airports-under-heightened-security-alert-bomb-threats-october-6-2023/

9. P2.1 billion worth of suspected shabu intercepted at Manila port

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1842044/authorities-seize-p2-2-billion-shabu-hidden-in-meat-jerky

10. Manila gov't suspends classes due to inclement weather

[Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, Manila Times, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, CNN PGL]

https://mb.com.ph/2023/10/6/manila-gov-t-suspends-classes-due-to-inclement-weather-mdrrmo-to-monitor-flooded-areas

11. Filipinos spend more for food, particularly rice, yet eat less – Pulse Asia

[Rappler, Manila Standard, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/05/23/nearly-all-filipinos-spend-more-money-on-food-in-past-quarter-pulse-asia

12. Fatal collision at WPS

-PCG: Collision an accident, not deliberate ramming

-PCG to retrieve FB Dearyn for investigation

-On fatal collision in WPS: PH contacts ship’s next stop, country of origin — PCG 

-Speaker Romualdez, House leaders visit Pag-asa Island, promise aid to fisherfolk

-China condemns Philippine re-supply mission to disputed atoll; blocks Ayungin resupply anew 

[Inquirer, Rappler, GMA News News, CNN PHL, Manila Times, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/10/06/2301555/pcg-collision-accident-not-deliberate-ramming

13. 14 Sayyaf fighters surrender in Basilan [Manila Times, BusinessWorld, Philstar]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/10/06/regions/14-sayyaf-fighters-surrender-in-basilan/1913367

14. DA: Cases filed vs 40 'onion smugglers'

[GMA News, Inquirer, Cebu Daily News]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1841862/raps-filed-vs-40-onion-smugglers-price-manipulators-da

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