TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
13 November
2023, Monday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. Muntinlupa court allows De Lima to post bail, says lawyer
[Rappler,
GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, PhilStar, CNN Philippines, Manila Bulletin,
Daily Tribune, Manila Times]
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/muntinlupa-court-approves-bail-de-lima-freedom-november-2023/
2. MAHARLIKA INVESTMENT FUND
-Romualdez
defends amendments to Maharlika Fund IRR
-Speaker
backs ‘autonomous’ Maharlika setup
-Officials:
New rules unfetter MIF from ‘undue influence’
-Advisory
Body member backs revised IRR for MIC
-DOF
chief Diokno: Maharlika fund IRR revisions ‘within bounds of law’
-Diokno
says Maharlika Fund IRR ensures board's independence, credible oversight bodies
-Revision
in Maharlika Investment Fund’s IRR alarms Rep. Castro
-Maharlika
fund now has 'ultimate safeguard', says House leader
[GMA
News, CNN Philippines, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Daily
Tribune, BusinessMirror, Manila Standard,
The Philippine Star, People’s Journal, Abante Tonite, Manila Bulletin,
Pilipino Mirror]
3. Marcos appoints Rafael Consing as president
of Maharlika Investment Corporation
[PhilStar,
GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, CNN Philippines, Rappler,
Manila Times, Daily Tribune]
4. JUMALON SLAY CASE
-Marcos
guarantees justice for slain radio broadcaster
-Marcos,
Romualdez provide slain radioman's family with P350,000 aid
-P3.7-M
reward up for arrest of radio anchor Jumalon’s killers
[BusinessMirror,
Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Pilipino Star Ngayon,
Daily Tribune, Abante, Pilipino Mirror, GMA News]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/11/13/marcos-assures-kin-of-slain-radio-broadcaster-justice-will-be-served
5. WEST PHL SEA
-Senator urges Palace: Recall envoy to China
-PCG
blasts Chinese risky maneuvers
-PCG: 38
Chinese vessels monitored near Ayungin Shoal in latest resupply mission
-China
Coast Guard seen firing water cannon at PH resupply ship in Nov. 10 video
-PCG
maintains need to deploy boats in resupply mission to not provoke China
[Philippine
Daily Inquirer, Manila Standard, The Philippine Star, Daily Tribune, Manila
Times, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
6. Big-time pump price rollback set on November 14
[PhilStar,
CNN Philippines, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News]
https://www.philstar.com/business/2023/11/13/2311151/big-time-pump-price-rollback-set-november-14
7. Speaker on ties with Sara after dropping CF
pleas: ‘It’s still a UniTeam
-Romualdez
hails Duterte's decision to drop confidential funds
-Senators
hail President’s CIF report
[CNN
Philippines, Manila Standard, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
8. Palace OKs modification of gypsum,
anhydrite's import duty rates
[GMA
News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
9. No foul play on students’ deaths
-DepEd
vows full cooperation over students' death
-Taguig
high school should take responsibility for death of 2 students - Anakbayan
[Daily
Tribune, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin, GMA News]
https://tribune.net.ph/2023/11/no-foul-play-on-students-deaths/
10. SC voids arrest of Pharmally execs
[PhilStar,
ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN Philippines]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/11/13/2311061/sc-voids-arrest-pharmally-execs
11. Gov’t debt payments ballooned in Q3, says
BTr
[Philippine
Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, The Philippine Star]
https://business.inquirer.net/431225/govt-debt-payments-ballooned-in-q3-says-btr
12. Senators seek probe on passport mess
-NBI
probes PH passports of foreign nationals
[Manila
Standard, Daily Tribune, GMA News]
https://tribune.net.ph/2023/11/senate-seeks-probe-on-passport-id-brouhaha/
13. Fishers submit ‘climate action’ agenda to
UN Special Rapporteur
[BusinessMirror,
ABS-CBN News, PhilStar]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/12/23/fishers-meet-with-un-rapporteur-on-rights-and-climate-change
14. Barbers' proposed 'Dangerous Drug Courts'
to solve 2 problems at the same time
[Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, Abante Tonite, PhilStar]
16. MPD recaptures 9 Tondo jail escapees
[Manila
Bulletin, Daily Tribune, Inquirer]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/11/13/mpd-recaptures-9-tondo-jail-escapees
17. PAGASA: LPA off Mindanao now a tropical
depression
[Inquirer,
GMA News, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News, PhilStar, Manila Bulletin, Rappler]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1858942/pagasa-lpa-off-mindanao-now-a-tropical-depression
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