TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
As
of 5:00 p.m., Thursday, 07 March 2024
1. WEST PHL SEA:
-Marcos:
PHL will not invoke defense treaty with US despite fresh sea tensions
-China
will 'legitimately defend rights' in South China Sea —FM
-China
says PHL proposed Maritime Zones Act is horrendous and illegal
[Daily
Tribune, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Pilipino Star NGAYON, Rappler, The
Philippine STAR, ABS-CBN News]
2. PBBM hits ‘clear
intrusions’ into Benham Rise
[Daily
Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, People's Journal, The Philippine
STAR, Pilipino Star NGAYON, Remate, ABS-CBN News]
3. ASEAN-AUSTRALIA
SUMMIT:
-Marcos
returns to Manila following participation in ASEAN-Australia Summit
-PHL
signs second protocol to Asean-Australia-NZ FTA
-ASEAN,
Australia decry actions that 'endanger peace'
[Abante,
ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, GMA News, Manila Standard, People Journal,
Pilipino Mirror, The Manila Times, The Philippine STAR, BusinessMirror]
4. DMW: 2 Filipinos
killed in Houthi missile attack off Yemen
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar,
Rappler, The Manila Times, GMA News]
5. No, Imelda Marcos is
not dead —Palace
[ABS-CBN
News, People's Tonight, Manila Bulletin, News5, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1915359/imelda-marcos-death-fake-news
6. Jobless Filipinos at
9.4 million in December 2023 —SWS
[Malaya,
Manila Bulletin, Radyo Inquirer, GMA News]
7. SC junks petition
challenging legality of POGOs
[ABS-CBN
News, BusinessMirror, Philstar, The Manila Times, Daily Tribune]
https://tribune.net.ph/2024/03/06/sc-denies-plea-to-halt-pogo-rules-regulations
8. SC dismisses
‘procedurally infirm’ petition vs PUV modernization
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Malaya, The Manila Times, Inquirer]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1915117/sc-dismisses-procedurally-infirm-petition-vs-puv-modernization
9. RICE PRICE, SUPPLY
ANOMALIES:
-Suspended
NFA execs, staff linked to other questionable transactions —Marcos
-House
begins probe alleged improper disposition of NFA rice stock
-Suspended
NFA official says rice sale to private firms above board
-DA:
Rice prices up 36% in a year
[Abante
Tonite, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, News5, Philstar]
10. La Niña watch up as
El Niño weakens —PAGASA
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Inquirer, Rappler, Philstar, The Manila Times]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/03/07/news/la-nia-watch-up-as-el-nio-weakens-pagasa/1935769
11. Women take to
streets to oppose Cha-cha
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, Philstar, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/6/women-organizations-express-opposition-vs-cha-cha-on-women-s-day
12. Audit of P10.3-B
free tuition fund sought
[Philstar,
Manila Standard, The Manila Times]
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