TOP STORIES – Tuesday, 27 February 2024

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

As of 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, 27 February 2024

Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri (Bibo Nueva España / Senate PRIB)

1. CHARTER CHANGE

-Zubiri: Marcos wants Cha-cha plebiscite held alongside 2025 elections

-Cha-cha proponents at House wants PBBM to confirm Zubiri’s claim

-Zubiri: Marcos ‘very clear’ on House, Senate separate Cha-cha vote

-Romualdez vows House will adopt Senate's RBH 6 ‘in toto’

-Romualdez reiterates high-stake Cha-cha deliberation's goal is the economy

-House leaders welcome DU30’s support for economic amendments

[BusinessWorld, GMA News, Malaya, Manila Standard, People’s Tonight, The Manila Times, The Philippine STAR, Philippine Daily Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1910338/fwd-zubiri-bbm-wants-cha-cha-plebiscite-to-coincide-with-2025-elex

2. OVP says deleted EDSA anniversary statement was posted mistakenly

[GMA News, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philstar]  https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/02/27/2336513/ovp-says-deleted-edsa-anniversary-statement-was-posted-mistakenly

3. Marcos to participate in ASEAN-Australia Special Summit next week, to seek support amid South China Sea issue

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/898748/marcos-to-participate-in-asean-australia-special-summit/story/

4. PCG: China deploys floating barriers, signal jammers in West PH Sea

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/26/china-deploys-floating-barriers-signal-jammers-in-west-ph-sea-pcg-2021

5. Coast Guard’s FB page hacked in third cyberattack this year

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, Manila Standard]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1910384/pcg-facebook-page-hacked-to-become-the-3rd-cyberattack-this-month

6. Baste brands PBBM's P20/kilo rice campaign promise as scam

[News5PH, Bulgar, DZME, Abante]

https://www.abante.com.ph/2024/02/26/p20-per-kilong-bigas-scam-baste/

7. Alleged Marcos dummies cleared in P2-B civil case

[Malaya, Philippine Daily Inquirer, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/26/sandiganbayan-dismisses-ill-gotten-wealth-case-vs-alleged-marcos-dummies-1930

8. Marcos orders tech-voc skills integration to senior high

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/26/marcos-orders-integration-of-tech-voc-skills-to-senior-high-as-soon-as-possible-1

9. QUIBOLOY’S CASE:

-Quiboloy still in Philippines, just being cautious — lawyer

-DOJ: No Quiboloy extradition request yet

-DOJ waiting for Senate report before issuing lookout order for Quiboloy

[BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Remate, The Philippine STAR, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/27/quiboloy-still-in-philippines-just-being-cautious-lawyer-951

10. CRIME STORIES:

-Navotas cops get lighter penalties for ‘mistaken’ killing of Jemboy Baltazar

-Senate panel subpoenas suspects in disappearance of beauty queen

-All-Muslim prison doable, says Remulla

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/898742/navotas-cop-found-guilty-of-homicide-in-jemboy-baltazar-case/story/

11. BOHOL CLASH:

-AFP responds to torture claims of Bar passer in Bohol clash: 'Just speculations'

-PHL Army defends Bohol clash as legitimate operations

[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/27/just-speculations-afp-responds-to-torture-claims-of-bar-passer-in-bohol-clash

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