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TOP STORIES – Thursday, 29 February 2024

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)

As of 5:00 p.m., Thursday, 29 February 2024

Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. addresses the House of Representatives at the Parliament House in Canberra on February 29, 2024. - Ferdinand R Marcos Jr. is visiting Australia for his first official visit to hold talks on bilateral and international issues. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)
1. PHL-AUSTRALIA RELATION:

-Marcos urges Australia to join forces vs regional threats

-Marcos says Philippines on 'frontline' of maritime disputes, will not cede 'one square inch'

-Marcos lauds Australian PM's stance vs. nuclear weapons

-Philippines, Australia boost collab in maritime security, cyber technology, climate change

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Reuters, The Manila Times, Manila Standard]

https://manilastandard.net/news/314421235/marcos-urges-australia-to-join-forces-vs-regional-threats.html

2. Some Australian senators hold protests vs Marcos as he addressed parliament

[Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, GMA News, Canberra Times, The Guardian, Rappler]

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/australian-senators-protest-marcos-presence-speech-parliament-february-2024/

3. Marcos wants Cha-cha plebiscite alongside 2025 midterm elections

[Abante, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Pilipino Star NGAYON, Reuters, The Philippine Star, News5]

https://news.tv5.com.ph/breaking/read/saving-costs-marcos-wants-cha-cha-plebiscite-alongside-2025-midterm-elections

4. Rody backtracks on secession, denies drug yarn on successor

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard, The Philippine STAR, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1911616/fwd-ex-pres-duterte-on-denying-he-called-marcos-an-addict

5. China expresses ‘grave concern’ on PHL’s activities in WPS

[Bombo Radyo, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/898995/china-expresses-grave-concern-over-ph-s-activities-in-wps/story

6. MAHARLIKA CORPORATION:

-Marcos can’t appoint foreigners to Maharlika Investment Corporation —DOJ

-‘Dual citizens can join board of Maharlika’

[BusinessMirror, GMA News, Manila Standard, Rappler]

https://www.rappler.com/business/department-justice-legal-opinion-maharlika-investment-corporation-foreigners/

7. SC finds Badoy guilty of indirect contempt for red-tagging judge

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Rappler, Manila Standard]

https://manilastandard.net/news/314421273/sc-finds-badoy-guilty-of-indirect-contempt-for-red-tagging-judge.html

8. MIAA takes action as ‘surot’ issue bites NAIA Terminals 2 and 3

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard, Philstar, Rappler, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1911652/miaa-on-bed-bugs-in-naia-terminals-2-and-3

9. Magnitude 5.4 quake rocks Surigao del Sur —PHIVOLCS

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Standard, The Manila Times]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/02/29/news/magnitude-54-quake-rockssurigao-del-sur-phivolcs/1934709

10. PCG regains control of its hacked Facebook page

[ABS-CBN News, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/29/pcg-regains-control-of-its-hacked-facebook-page

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