TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
04 October 2023, Tuesday, as of 5:00 p.m.
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Retailers comply with the mandated price ceiling on rice at the Mega Q-Mart in Quezon City on September 5, 2023. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News
1. Rice issues
-Marcos lifts rice price caps
-PBBM leads distribution of rice in Taguig City to around 1K 4Ps
beneficiaries in Taguig
-Marcos: Charges filed vs. rice smugglers
-Cash aid to rice retailers 'will continue' despite lifting of price cap
—DTI
[Philstar, CNN PHL, Daily Tribune, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Times, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Business Mirror, Manila
Standard, Interaksyon, Philstar]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/10/04/23/marcos-lifts-rice-price-cap
2. West PHL Sea
-Filipino fishing boat rammed in WPS; 3 dead
-Marcos mourns 3 fishermen's deaths; appeals for public restraint
-Gov’t to hold accountable those responsible in maritime collision —
PBBM
-Senators condemn and seek justice for 3 Filipinos killed in Scarborough
Shoal ramming incident
-PAMALAKAYA demands swift investigation on death of three fishermen in
Bajo de Masinloc
-DFA condoles with fishermen's families; probe still ongoing
-PCG says oil tanker registered in Marshall Islands rammed Filipino
boat, killing 3 fishermen
[Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Business Mirror, DT, GMA News, Manila Bulletin,
Manila Times, Cebu Daily News, Philstar, Rappler, Daily Tribune,
Interaksyon]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/10/04/2301141/3-filipino-fishers-dead-after-ramming-foreign-vessel
3. Survey
-'I understand': Marcos not surprised by approval ratings dip
-Analysts point to inflation, rice promise after Marcos, Duterte
approval scores plunge
[Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL, Rappler, Daily Tribune]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/10/4/i-understand-marcos-not-surprised-by-approval-ratings-dip
4. LTFRB OKs P1 hike
in minimum PUJ fare
[The Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, Manila Times, Business
Mirror, Manila Standard, Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News]
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/10/04/ltfrb-approves-%E2%82%A71-provisional-jeepney-fare-hike-effective-oct-8/
5. Navotas court orders arrest of 6 cops in Jemboy Baltazar's death
[ABS-CBN News, Rappler, Daily
Tribune, Manila Times, Philippine Star, GMA News, Inquirer, Rappler]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/884102/navotas-court-orders-arrest-of-6-cops-in-jemboy-baltazar-s-death/story/
6. Grade 5 student’s
death
-Teacher faces raps as student dies after ‘slap’; placed on leave
-Antipolo police: Too early to file homicide rap vs teacher
[ABS-CBN News, Philstar, Manila Standard, Rappler]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/10/04/2301136/court-orders-arrest-cops-navotas-teens-killing
7. Maharlika
Investment Fund
-Speaker: House followed legislative process in Maharlika law
-SC to gov’t: Respond to Maharlika plea [Manila Standard]
-Zubiri confident that Maharlika fund will withstand judicial scrutiny
-Senate ready to answer queries on Maharlika Investment Fund Act –
Zubiri
[ABS-CBN News, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Inquirer]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/10/04/news/romualdez-due-legislative-processes-followed-in-crafting-maharlika-fund-law/1913179
8. PAF emergency
landing
-PAF surveillance aircraft makes emergency landing in Cebu
-Mactan-Cebu Airport runway temporarily closed due to stuck PAF aircraft
[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/10/4/paf-surveillance-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-in-cebu
9. Philhealth hacking
-Privacy body probes 'possible negligence' in PhilHealth ransomware
attack
-PhilHealth: Cyberattack hits only employees’ database not of members
-PhilHealth warns stolen employee data may be used for phishing, other
illegal online activities
-‘Medusa’ leaks PhilHealth data
[ABS-CBN news, CNN PHL, Inquirer, Philstar]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/10/04/2301156/privacy-commission-probes-possible-negligence-philhealth-cyberattack
10. Dalupiri Island
in Cagayan rocked by magnitude 5.7 earthquake
[CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, Daily Tribune, Philstar,
ABS-CBN News]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/884121/dalupiri-island-in-cagayan-rocked-by-magnitude-6-2-earthquake/story/
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