TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
08 January 2024,
Monday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. Marcos signs ease of paying taxes law
-Ease of Paying Taxes
Act a ‘pro-taxpayer’ law that would foster transparency, boost PH economic
dev’t—senators
[Interaksyon, The
Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Manila Standard,
Remate, People’s Journal]
2. Pulse Asia: Marcos’ approval rating up by 3
percent, Duterte up by 1 percent
[Inquirer, GMA News,
ABS-CBN News, Rappler, Daily Tribune, PhilStar]
3. Marcos: Time to become ‘Bagong Pilipino’ in
2024
- BBM resolutions:
More family time, better health
[Philippine Daily
Inquirer, The Philippine Star, Manila Standard, People’s Journal, People’s
Tonight]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1885157/marcos-time-to-become-bagong-pilipino-in-2024
4. DESTABILIZATION PLOT
-PNP: Call for
President’s resignation, destabilization plot are all lies
-Rody debunks
destabilization, opposes Cha-cha
-Duterte itinanggi
destab plot vs PBBM
-PNP tinutugis nasa
likod ng ‘destab’ kay Marcos
-No destabilization
plot vs. Marcos in AFP —spox
[Inquirer, Pilipino
Star Ngayon, ABS-CBN News, The Philippine Star, Remate, One News, GMA News, CNN
Philippines, Manila Bulletin]
5. BBM open to discuss SMNI probe with Duterte
-Imee pushes talks
between Bongbong Marcos, ex-President Duterte
[The Philippine Star,
Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, Abante, Malaya, Abante Tonite, Manila Times, Manila
Standard]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/01/08/2324166/president-marcos-open-discuss-smni-probe-rody
6. Majority of Filipinos disapprove of Marcos
admin's inflation response — Pulse Asia
[PhilStar, GMA News,
Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, Inquirer]
7. High-ranking NPA leader killed in Eastern
Samar clash — military
[CNN PHL, Daily
Tribune, Abante, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, The Philippine Star, Manila
Times]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2024/1/7/NPA-leader-killed-in-Samar-clash.html
8. EDUCATION
-Marcos urged to
review CHED's competence amid abrupt halt of SHS program in SUCs
-K to 12 Program ‘not
abolished’ despite removal of SHS in public universities, colleges --- CHED
[The Philippine Star,
GMA News, People’s Journal, CNN Philippines, Manila Bulletin, People’s Tonight]
9. ICC
-Duterte clears
Marcos of ICC probe; Dela Rosa: Gov’t should halt probers
-Drug war victims’
lawyers agree ICC probe likely finished
[Philippine Daily
Inquirer, Manila Standard, Pilipino Star Ngayon]
10. Gasoline, diesel, kerosene prices up P0.10
per liter on Tuesday
[GMA News, ABS-CBN
News, PhilStar, Manila Times, CNN Philippines, Manila Bulletin]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/893416/oil-price-hike-effective-january-9/story/
11. Marcos says 51% of target 131,000 kms of
farm-to-market roads finished
[GMA News, ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune]
https://tribune.net.ph/2024/01/marcos-half-of-farm-to-market-road-program-completed/
12. Korean firm is lone bidder again for 2025
election contract
-Watchdog to Comelec:
Be wary of Miru firm
[ABS-CBN News, GMA
News, CNN Philippines, Daily Tribune, Rappler]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/08/24/korean-firm-is-lone-bidder-again-for-2025-election-contract
13. DBM releases P3 billion to repair public
schools nationwide
[Inquirer, GMA News,
Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2024/1/8/gov-t-allots-p3-b-for-school-buildings-repair
14. DILG rolls out community cleanliness drive
-4Ps beneficiaries
join nationwide clean-up drive
[Manila Standard,
Inquirer, Daily Tribune, People’s Journal]
https://manilastandard.net/lgu/314405476/dilg-rolls-out-community-cleanliness-drive.html
15. NGCP ISSUE
-Hontiveros, Tolentino
call for action, probe into Panay blackout
-Sandro Marcos pushes
for NGCP franchise review after Panay power outage
-Review of NGCP
franchise, deal with Transco sought in Senate
-Maybe time for
urgent, serious look at NGCP’s franchise — Imee Marcos
[GMA News, Daily
Tribune, Inquirer, News5]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1885516/resolutions-filed-on-massive-power-outage
16. TRASLACTION 2024
-Marcos hopes
Catholic faithful will discover renewed sense of hope on Black Nazarene Feast
-NDRRMC on blue alert
for Traslacion 2024
-Signal jamming to be
imposed on Traslacion 2024 — Abalos
[CNN Philippines, GMA
News, Manila Bulletin]
17. ‘Blacklisting panel at DA should ferret out
real hoarders’
-Chiz: Watchdog eyed
by DA chief will unmask smugglers, hoarders
[BusinessMirror,
Manila Times, Manila Standard]
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2024/01/08/blacklisting-panel-at-da-should-ferret-out-real-hoarders/
18. Farmers’ group on warpath vs DENR chief
[Daily Tribune,
Pilipino Star Ngayon, Abante]
https://tribune.net.ph/2024/01/farmers-group-on-warpath-vs-denr-chief
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