TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
As of 5:00 p.m., 07 December 2023, Thursday
1.Peace talks
-Marcos has military's ‘full support’ over
amnesty for rebels: AFP chief
-Imee backs VP Sara, opposes peace talks with
communist rebels
-No preconditions in new talks with rebels –
gov’t
-PH peace adviser to take all comments on
planned talks with communist rebels; asks support from public
[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Daily Tribune, Manila
Standard, Philstar, Pilipino Star Ngayon, People’s Journal, Philippine Daily Inquirer,
Business Mirror]
2. Jobless rate falls in October,
underemployment up
[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, Philstar,
Rappler, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/07/23/jobless-rate-falls-in-october-underemployment-up
3. DOH logs 4 cases of ‘walking pneumonia’;
says cases already recovered
[Philstar, Manila Standard, ABS-CBN News, CNN
PHL, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, Daily Tribune
4. ‘Uncomfortable truth’: Duterte calls for
collective action after PH’s dismal performance in 2022 PISA
-Senator seeks more funds for DepEd's learning
recovery plan
[BusinessWorld, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, GMA
News, ABS-CBN News, Rappler, Manila Standard, CNN PHL]
https://manilastandard.net/news/314396815/low-survey-score-uncomfortable-truth-vp-sara.html
5. SMNI franchise revocation
-SMNI anchors go on hunger strike while in
House custody
-Hunger strike day 2: Celiz, Badoy in 'normal'
condition after House check-up
-SMNI franchise hearing resumes Monday; SMNI
will get chance to answer issues as it faces losing franchise – House rep
[Manila Bulletin, Philstar, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN
News, Business Mirror, Inquirer]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/12/7/smni-lorraine-badoy-jeffrey-celiz-hunger-strike-.html
6. PH fishing banca destroyed in allision with
Chinese vessel; 5 rescued
[GMA News, Inquirer, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News,
Philstar]
7. Pilot of Piper plane that went missing
found dead; other passenger being located
[GMA News, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News, Inquirer]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/12/7/missing-piper-plane-isabela-updates.html
8. West PHL Sea
-France ready for joint WPS patrols [Manila
Times, Philstar]
-House adopts resolution condemning China's
actions in WPS
[Manila Times, Philstar, Rappler, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/12/7/france-joint-patrols-in-west-ph-sea.html
9. Quake
-Over 4,000 aftershocks logged from 2 major
Surigao del Sur quakes
[DZBB, GMA News, CNN PHL, Inquirer, Manila
Bulletin]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/12/7/Surigao-del-Sur-aftershocks-damages.html
10. Marawi blast
-BARMM police says 2 suspects in Marawi blast
are MSU ‘residents’
-AFP admits failure of intelligence 'in a way'
in MSU blast
-MSU bombing suspects involved in other
attacks: PNP
[ABS-CBN News, Philstar, CNN PHL, GMA News,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin] https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1872154/police-saying-that-2-suspects-in-marawi-blast-are-residents-of-msu
11. DOF’s Diokno on replacement rumors: I’ll
work as long as needed
[ABS-CBN News, Abante, GMA News]
12. EO on lower agri tariffs up for approval
[BusinessWorld, Philstar, Manila Times]
https://www.bworldonline.com/top-stories/2023/12/07/562028/eo-on-lower-agri-tariffs-up-for-approval/
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