TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
7 November
2023, Tuesday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. Inflation eases to 4.9% in October — PSA
[CNN PHL,
Manila Times, Business Mirror, Philstar, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News, Business Mirror] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/887506/inflation-slows-down-to-4-9-in-october-psa/story/
2. OVP's
P125-M confidential fund in 2022 questioned before SC
- 57% of
Filipinos in favor of reallocation of confidential funds
[GMA
News, Philstar, CNN PHL, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, Manila
Times, Rappler]
3. Jumalon’s killings
-Cops eye
personal grudge as motive behind radio broadaster’s slay; NBI conducting own
probe on broadcaster shot on air
-PBBM
orders creation of task force to probe radioman Jumalon’s killing
-NUJP
logs 100 attacks vs journalists under Marcos administration
-EU,
Japan, UK, German envoys condemn killing of broadcaster
-Senators
condemn brutal killing of veteran radioman; calls for crackdown vs loose
firearms
[Business
Mirror, CNN PHL, Daily Tribune, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times,
Inquirer, GMA News]
4. Israel-Gaza conflict
-DFA
announces Gaza's border with Egypt opens
-More
OFWs to return from Israel
-Israeli
envoy pledges to support families of slain OFWs
-2 Pinoy
fatalities in Israel-Hamas war laid to rest
[GMA
News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, Philstar, Daily Tribune]
https://twitter.com/manilabulletin/status/1721791200230048172
5. House rallies behind Romualdez after
ex-Pres. Duterte's tirades
[CNN PHL,
GMA News, One News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/11/7/house-lawmakers-back-romualdez.html
6. PBBM orders DND, AFP to bolster external defense amid emerging geopolitical realities
[Business
Mirror, Business World, Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN
News]
7. President Bongbong Marcos presides over a
sectoral meeting in MalacaΓ±ang
[Manila
Times, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin]
https://x.com/tmtcathyvalente/status/1721706593874825715
8. Columnist Conrado de Quiros dies at 72 [CNN PHL, Philstar, Rappler, ABS-CBN News,
Inquirer, GMA News] https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/11/7/conrado-de-quiros-died.html
9. Senate OKs ‘Tatak Pinoy’ bill on final
reading
[Manila
Bulletin, Inquirer, CNN PHL, GMA News]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/11/6/senate-o-ks-tatak-pinoy-bill-on-final-reading
10. MRT3 implements provisional service from
North Ave. to Shaw due to hanging object from footbridge
[Remate,
CNN PHL, GMA News]
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Philippine Information Agency Monitoring Unit
