TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
As
of 5:00 p.m., 06 December 2023, Wednesday
VP Sara Duterte and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
1. PEACE TALKS
-Lawmakers
unite behind peace talks, issue concurrence with Marcos amnesty offer
-VP
Sara peace talk remark understandable, says AFP chief
-Ejercito
pushes for VP-PBBM talk over renewed peace negotiations with Reds
-Communist
rebels’ demands ‘premature’ —AΓ±o
[Abante
Tonite, Daily Tribune, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, People’s
Journal, People’s Tonight, Pilipino Mirror, Remate, Manila Standard, ABS-CBN
News, Inquirer, GMA News]
https://manilastandard.net/news/314396525/lawmakers-unite-behind-peace-talks.html
2. Marcos calls for
streamlined, digitalized makeover of PH jail services
[CNN
PHL, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
ABS-CBN News]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/12/6/marcos-digitalization-jail-congestion.html
3. Marcos signs PPP
code, Internet Transactions law
[Rappler,
Manila Times, Business Mirror, Inquirer, ABS-CBN News]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/12/05/news/marcos-signs-ppp-code-internet-transactions-law/1922915
4. MARAWI BOMBING:
-Metro
Manila peace council to tackle Marawi blast, heightened alert
-Marawi
bombing injuries climb to 72 — OCD
-Police
tracking 4 persons of interest in Marawi bombing
-Eyewitness
says MSU gym bomber placed bag under plastic chair
-No
need for martial law after bombing – AFP chief
-AFP
eyes ISIS retaliatory attack in Marawi blast
[Manila
Times, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Daily Tribune, CNN
PHL, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/06/23/metro-manila-peace-council-to-tackle-marawi-blast
5. CABINET APPOINTEES:
-CA
confirms Herbosa, Laurel appointments
-Cesar
Chavez appointed as Presidential Assistant for strategic communications
[Abante
Tonite, Bulgar, Philippine STAR, Remate, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, CNN
PHL, Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/12/06/news/national/ca-confirms-herbosa-laurel-appointments/1922895
6. House panel adopts
reso urging suspension of SMNI operations
[CNN
Philippines, Rappler, Manila Standard, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune]
7. Philippines still
lags behind world in math, reading and science — PISA 2022
[Philstar,
Rappler, GMA News, Inquirer, CNN PHL, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News]
8. 17 dead, 12 missing
as bus falls into ravine in Antique; Operator vows cooperation in gov't probe
[GMA
News, Manila Times, Philstar, Rappler, Inquirer, Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/12/6/antique-bus-accident.html
9. SURIGAO QUAKE
-NDRRMC:
Surigao del Sur quake death toll rises to 3; 132.6K families affected
-Surigao
del Sur placed under a state of calamity
-Strong
quake that hit Mindanao an eye-opener — Bong Go
-Timing
of recent successive quakes a coincidence, says Phivolcs
[CNN
PHL, DZBB, Daily Tribune, Manila Times, GMA News, Inquirer, Daily Tribune,
ABS-CBN News]
10. Marcos in isolation
after getting COVID-19 for the 3rd time
[Bulgar,
Inquirer, Manila Standard, Pilipino Mirror, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1871205/marcos-in-isolation-after-getting-covid-19-for-the-3rd-time
11. West PHL Sea
Joint
multilateral patrols in West PH Sea in the works
China
justifies maritime militia boats in WPS
-Bato
urges Pinoys to pray as China ignores diplomatic protests
-Number
of Chinese vessels in Julian Felipe Reef 'drastically' down, says official
[CNN
PHL, Manila Standard, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]
© Philippine Information Agency Monitoring Unit
