TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
10 January 2023, Wednesday, as of 5:00 p.m.
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| President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. welcomes Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the Kalayaan Grounds in Malacañang Palace, in Manila on January 10, 2024. Yummie Dingding, PPA Pool |
1. Widodo visit
-Marcos welcomes Indonesian President Widodo
to Palace; Both agree to bolster political, security ties
- PH, Indonesia discussed South China Sea
developments — Marcos
-Widodo urges PBBM to acquire anti-sub aircraft
from Indonesia amid border issues in WPS
- PH, Indonesia sign MOU on energy cooperation
- Widodo seeks ‘special safeguards' from PH on
Indonesian coffee
[Manila
Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Times, Inquirer, Manila Times, CNN
PHL, Philstar, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Abante Tonite, Rappler, Daily Tribune]
2. Veloso clemency request
-Marcos to again raise Veloso's freedom with
Widodo
-DFA chief reiterates clemency request for
Veloso ahead of Indonesian president’s visit
-Mother of death row Filipina begs Indonesia
president to free her
[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, Inquirer, Philstar,
Manila Standard, Manila Times, Business Mirror, GMA News, Rappler] https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2024/1/10/marcos-widodo-mary-jane-veloso-clemency.html
3. Traslacion 2024
-Traslacion 2024 'generally peaceful' and
'better coordinated' than before: police
-Traslacion draws 6 million devotees after
3-year hiatus
-Traslacion 2024: Devotees’ trash
disrespectful to people, nature – EcoWaste
-More garbage collected in Nazareno 2024
compared to previous years —Manila LGU [ABS-CBN News, Manial Standard, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Times, Inquirer, CNN PHL, Inquirer, Abante, GMA News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/09/24/traslacion-2024-generally-peaceful-better-coordinated-police
4. PUV modernization
-LTFRB: Gov't has no say on brand of modern
jeepneys for PUV Modernization
-No imperative to buy Chinese jeepneys: DOTr
-Modern jeepneys’ cost may push drivers to
earn P6K daily – solon
[Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, GMA News, CNN PHL,
Philstar, Manila Standard, Daily Tribune, Manila Times, Business Mirror,
ABS-CBN News]
5. Charter change
-Imee: P20 million offered per district for
House Cha-cha
-Lagman flags 700% increase in P14.22-B budget
for polls
-Support for charter change not among the
conditions to qualify for government aid: DOLE, DOH
- Garbin: Albay mayors want Cha-Cha, started
collecting signatures
- Farmers’ groups pushing people’s initiative
as solon rips ‘false claim’
- Robin Padilla: Keep political ambitions off
people's initiative for Cha-cha
[Philstar, Bulgar, Inquirer GMA News, Daily
Tribune, CNN PHL, ABS-CBN News, Manila Standard]
6. DOJ recommends filing of ‘terrorism’ raps vs 11 Reds over ambush of
Army troops in Mindoro
[Inquirer, Manila Times, Business Mirror,
Inquirer, Manila Standard, Daily Tribune, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]
7. Jobs data better, but labor dropouts rise
-Stagnant employment and shrinking labor force
indicate worsening disguised joblessness — IBON
- Barbers: Drop in unemployment rate shows
admin’s policies are working
[Daily Tribune, Inqurier, Philstar, Business
Mirror, Abante Tonite, Bulagar]
Ibon, Manila Bulletin]
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2024/01/10/jobs-data-better-but-labor-dropouts-rise
8. Meralco power rates rising slightly in January
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila
Bulletin, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2024/1/10/Meralco-bills-January-2024.html
9. Anti-illegal drugs fight
Marcos cites gains in fight vs illegal drugs;
says 177 cops charged for drug offenses
[Philstar, Daily Tribune, Philippine Daily
Inquirer, Business Mirror, Bulgar, Abante Tonite, Abante, Pilipino Star Ngayon,
Remate, Manila Times, People’s Journal]
10. Pag-IBIG gets ECOP support in bid to raise savings contribution
rates
[Manila Standard, Business World, Manila
Times, Inquirer]
https://manilastandard.net/news/national/314406048/pag-ibig-gets-ecop-support-in-bid-to-raise-savings-contribution-rates.html
11. Pag-IBIG gets ECOP support in bid to raise savings contribution
rates
[Manila Standard, Business World, Manila
Times, Inquirer]
12. Pag-IBIG gets ECOP support in bid to raise savings contribution
rates
[Manila Standard, Business World, Manila
Times, Inquirer]
https://manilastandard.net/news/national/314406048/pag-ibig-gets-ecop-support-in-bid-to-raise-savings-contribution-rates.html
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