TOP STORIES –Saturday, 14 October 2023

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

14 October 2023, Saturday, as of 4:00 p.m.

MEMORIAL The pool and fountain at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv is turned into a shrine Thursday night in memory of the Isrealis and other nationals killed in Hamas atrocities. —REUTERS

1. ISRAEL CRISIS

-PH must firm up exit plan as Gaza gets Israel deadline

-Marcos: Explore all exit points for Pinoys in Gaza

-DFA confirms 3rd Filipino death in Hamas attacks

-OFWs coming home Monday

-DND monitoring possible spillover of violence in Israel

-Unidentified Filipino caregiver also injured in Hamas attack in Israel

-Marcos directs govt agencies to seek other countries help on repatriation

-Marcos wants aid, livelihood assistance for Filipinos coming from Israel

[Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star, The Manila Times, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News, Abante Tonite, GMA News]

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/220751/ph-must-firm-up-exit-plan-as-gaza-gets-israel-deadline

2. Año wants Hamas declared as terrorist group

[The Philippine Star, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, News5, Pilipino Star Ngayon]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/10/14/2303595/ao-wants-hamas-declared-terrorist-group

3. NEDA Board approves P269.7B in tourism, healthcare projects

[Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, The Manila Times, Daily Tribune, BusinessMirror, Pilipino Star Ngayon, ABS-CBN News]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/10/14/business/top-business/high-impact-projects-worth-p2697b-okd/1914680

4. 2024 PHL HOLIDAYS

-Marcos removes Edsa People Power anniv from list of holidays

-NEDA cites mixed impact of holidays on economy

[Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star, The Manila Times, BusinessMirror, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Daily Tribune, Abante, Rappler]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1845454/marcos-removes-edsa-from-list-of-holidays

5. Marcos cuts LandBank’s dividend rate to 0% for 2022

[Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Rappler]

https://tribune.net.ph/2023/10/14/marcos-cuts-landbanks-dividend-rate-to-0-for-2022/

6. CYBERATTACKS AGAINST PHL WEBSITES

-Marcos to DICT: Beef up defenses vs. cybercriminals

-PNP: Forensic group database is safe amid hacking series