TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
As
of 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, 24 January 2024
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool)
1. CHARTER CHANGE:
-Marcos
open to change Constitution to fit 'globalized world'
-Pimentel:
COMELEC may face raps for accepting Charter change signatures
-COMELEC:
-Pirma
exec: Signatures for people’s initiative to be completed by April
[Manila
Times, Philstar, Inquirer, Abante, Bulgar, CNN PHL, Manila Times, Rappler,
Reuters, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2024/1/23/1987-constitution-not-written-for-a-globalized-world-marcos-says
2. ICC PROBE:
-VP
Duterte denies hand in 'Davao Death Squad', says cooperating with ICC puts PHL
to shame
-Dela
Rosa thanks Marcos for not recognizing ICC in PHL
-De
Lima questions Marcos' declaration of non-cooperation with ICC
-DILG
chief has 'no knowledge' about ICC investigation in PHL
[ABS-CBN
News, Bulgar, BusinssWorld, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Manila Times, News5, Rappler, Remate, Manila Standard]
3. Marcos believes VP
Sara 'testing the waters' on election bid plan
[Daily
Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times,
News5, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2024/1/24/marcos-sara-duterte-election-bid.html
4. Marcos defends
greeting to new Taiwan leader, affirms One China policy
[Manila
Standard, Malaya, Reuters, South China Morning Post, Abante Tonite, Philstar,
Rappler, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, CNN PHL, Remate, GMA News]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2024/1/24/marcos-taiwan-greeting-courtesy.html
5. METRO TRAFFIC:
-Marcos
on chopper use: I don't want to cause traffic
-Marcos
eyes more ferry stations to ease traffic congestion
[Philstar,
GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Abante, Manila Standard, Pilipino Star
Ngayon, People’s Tonight, Bulgar]
6. WEST PHL SEA:
-PHL
says AFP to ensure ‘unimpeded and peaceful’ exploration in South China Sea
-72%
of Pinoys want more troops in WPS —survey
-PBBM:
Gov’t to resist attempts to ‘trample upon our sacred shores’
-Philippine
military uses plane to deliver supplies to Ayungin
[Businessworld,
Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, News5, Daily Tribune, Manila Times, GMA News]
https://tribune.net.ph/2024/01/23/pinoys-want-more-wps-patrols-survey
7. TAX AND INFLATION:
-Recto:
No plans to impose new taxes, including junk food tax
-Philippines
inflation remains an 'urgent' concern, says DOF chief
[Inquirer,
Philstar, Manila Bulletin, GMA News]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/895211/ralph-recto-no-plans-to-impose-new-taxes/story/
8. Filipino national
serving Israel military killed in Hamas attack
[CNN
PHL, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]
9. DFA: Two Filipinos
arrested for alleged abandonment of couple’s corpses in Tokyo
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN PHL, Philstar, Daily Tribune]
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2024/1/23/2-Filipinos-arrested-abandonment-Tokyo-.html
10. SC clears 21 cops
charged in killing of father, son in 2016
[Malaya,
Business Mirror, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar]
https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/01/24/2328141/sc-upholds-homicide-raps-vs-4-cops
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Philippine Information Agency Monitoring Unit
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'
Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool)
