TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
As of 5:00 p.m., 16 November 2023, Thursday
US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson (Photo by RICHARD A. REYES / Philippine Daily Inquirer)
1. PBBM at APEC Summit:
-PH, US conclude talks on civil nuclear
agreement: White House
-Marcos courts American businesses: PHL is ready
to explore new horizons with you
-Marcos: PH willing to work with US in
developing semiconductor industry
-PH, US firms ink deals to build first cancer
hospital, boost medicine production
[Daily Tribune, Philstar, Manila Times, Manila
Bulletin, Business Mirror, Manila Standard, Inquirer, Rappler]
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/222674/ph-us-to-ink-pact-easing-investments-in-nuke-energy
2. Marcos Jr. to meet with US Vice President
Kamala Harris, Canadian PM Trudeau
-Marcos, Kamala Harris tackle 'continued'
PH-US economic, defense ties
-Marcos: Philippines embracing AI revolution
[Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Phistar,
Daily Tribune, CNN PHL, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Sunstar]
3. Marcos’ speech in Singapore event:
-'Hologram' Marcos renews commitment to PH
digital transformation in SG event
-Marcos urges fintech firms to partner with PH
for digital transformation
-Marcos eyes PH as hub for digital innovation
[ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times,
Inquirer, GMA News, Philstar]
4. West PHL Sea
-PH calls on China to remove illegal
structures, cease reclamations in WPS
-Kamala Harris reaffirms US commitment to PH
in defending WPS sovereign rights
-US renews vow to defend PH amid China’s aggression
in South China Sea
-US reiterates ‘ironclad’ commitment to PH in
defending its sovereign rights, jurisdiction
[GMA News, Rappler, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
5. Marcos says 80 infra projects can be funded
through Maharlika Investment Fund
[GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila
Times, Business Mirror, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/11/16/marcos-maharlika-fund-infrastructure-projects.html
6. Marcos picks Mariflor Punzalan Castillo as
new CA presiding justice
[Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila
Times, Philstar, Rappler]
7. UN rapporteur to PH: Repeal anti-terror
law, abolish anti-communist task force
- DOJ says no to UN expert's call for
disbandment of NTF-ELCAC
- UN rapporteur’s report on NTF-ELCAC
incomplete — AΓ±o
- Bato calls UN expert who urged NTF-ELCAC
abolition 'misinformed foreigner'
[GMA News, CNN Philippines, Rappler, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Philstar]
8. De Lima’s release from detention:
-De Lima acquittal likely — Remulla
-Robredo, De Lima reunite
-Freed De Lima an extra hand in ICC probe into
Duterte drug war, death squad
[Philstar, Daily Tribune, GMA News, CNN
Philippines, Manila Times, Rappler, Inquirer]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/11/16/2311816/remulla-sees-de-lima-acquittal-last-drug-case
9. 2 passengers shot dead inside bus
[CNN Philippines, Manila Bulletin, GMA News,
Manila Times, Inquirer, Daily Tribunes, Sunstar, Philstar]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/11/16/victory-liner-bus-shooting-nueva-ecija.html
10. Economic stories:
-BSP keeps benchmark rate steady as inflation
eases
-OFW remittances up 2.6% in Sept
[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Philstar]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/16/23/bsp-keeps-benchmark-rate-steady-as-inflation-eases
11. 2023 Bar exams results to be released on
December 5
[Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Rappler, Manila
Times, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/16/23/bar-exam-results-out-on-december-5
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