TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
As of 4:00
p.m., Friday, 09 February 2024
1. MINDANAO SECESSION:
-Marcos:
Calls for separate Mindanao ‘doomed to fail’
-Duterte:
Secession a legal process, doesn't mean going to war
[BusinessWorld,
Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, Pilipino Star
NGAYON, Rappler, The Manila Times, The Philippine Star, Philippine Daily
Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1901720/marcos-calls-for-separate-mindanao-doomed-to-fail
2. ECONOMIC CHA-CHA:
-Marcos
on Cha-cha: Just economic provisions, nothing more
-Marcos
won’t hinder ‘democratic debate’ on Cha-cha in Congress
-Senators
on House push for Cha-cha: Admit your real intentions
[ABS-CBN
News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Standard, People’s
Tonight, Philstar, Rappler, GMA News]
3. Marcos to singles: Take care of your hearts
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Times]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/02/09/news/marcos-to-singles-take-care-of-your-hearts/1931788
4. Marcos sends ‘heartfelt best wishes’ to
cancer-diagnosed King Charles
[GMA
News, Manila Standard, Inquirer]
5. Death toll in Maco landslide rises to 15,
over 100 missing
[GMA
News, Malaya, Manila Standard, Rappler, Reuters, SunStar, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1901862/missing-persons-in-landslide-area-now-at-110-local-govt
6. Fuel prices may go down in mid-February: DOE
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/9/oil-prices-on-rollback-next-week-1
7. DMW: Second batch of OFWs awaiting payout
from Saudi Arabian gov't will receive checks 'within next month'
[GMA
News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
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