TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
03 February
2024, Saturday, as of 4:00 p.m.
1. Davao flooding and landslide update
Davao de
Oro death toll due to floods, landslides climbs to 8
Davao
lawmakers thank BBM, Romualdez for aiding flood victims
[Philstar,
Business Mirror, Manila Standard, Sunstar, Inquirer, Pilipino Star Ngayon, GMA
News]
2. Abolish NTF-ELCAC – UN’s Khan; NSC spox:
Now’s not the time, agency may shift to peace mandate
[Manila
Standard, Philstar, Inquirer, Pilipino Star Ngayon, ABS-CBN News, Abante]
3. Filipinos should shun Mindanao secession
calls
[Pilipino
Star Ngayon, Abante, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Mania Standard, GMA News]
4. Charter change
-Senate
probe bares alleged ‘ayuda’ for people’s initiative signature
-Dalipe
urges halt to Cha-cha signature campaign Senate probe
-End
probe on people’s initiative now, House Majority Leader urges Senate
[Philstar,
People’s Journal, GMA News, Manila Standard] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/02/03/2330570/senate-probe-bares-alleged-ayuda-peoples-initiative-signature
5. Lakas stalwarts sign pro-Speaker manifesto
[Philstar,
People’s Journal, Manila Standard, People’s Journal]
6. First Lady leads DSWD payout for indigent
seniors
[Philstar,
Daily Tribune, Inquirer, People’s Journal]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/02/03/2330572/first-lady-leads-dswd-payout-indigent-seniors
7. Marcos bares push for solar-powered irrigation
amid El Niño
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Inquirer]
8. Another oil price increase looms
[Philtar,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/02/03/2330573/another-oil-price-increase-looms
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