TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
As
of 5:00 p.m., Friday, 01 March 2024
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| President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (L) speaks during a joint statement with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on February 29, 2024. Lukas Coch, EPA-EFE |
1. PBBM back in Manila, hails stronger ties with ‘closest friend’ Australia after state visit
[GMA
News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, ABS-CBN News]
2. SWS: Optimism on economy
lowest since pandemic
[ABS-CBN
News, Manila Shimbun, Philstar, Manila Standard]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/03/01/2337251/sws-optimism-economy-lowest-pandemic
3. Palace appoints Quevedo
PCGG commissioner
[Abante
Tonite, BusinessMirror, People’s Journal, The Manila Times, The Philippine
STAR, Daily Tribune]
https://tribune.net.ph/2024/02/29/palace-appoints-quevedo-pcgg-commissioner
4. DepEd probes ‘selling’
of materials for Catch-Up Fridays
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times]
https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/1/dep-ed-probes-selling-of-materials-for-catch-up-fridays
5. GAS PRICES:
-LPG
prices up by P0.27-P0.30/kg; mixed adjustments in pump prices next week
-DOE:
Gas prices up, diesel and kerosene down next week
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
6. NGCP to boost DICT fiber
project
[Manila
Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine STAR]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/03/01/2337244/ngcp-boost-dict-fiber-project
7. From bed bugs to rats:
Video of rat scurrying in NAIA 3 goes viral
[ABS-CBN
News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, Interaksyon]
8. LTO wants all e-bikes
registered, riders to secure license
[Daily
Tribune, Manila Standard, Philstar]
9. DOH reports drop in
dengue cases nationwide from Jan 1 to Feb 10
[Daily
Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/1/doh-lower-dengue-cases-recorded-in-ncr-1246
10. PCSO addresses SwerTres
draw glitch; Tulfo mulls Senate probe
[GMA
News, The Manila Times, Daily Tribune]
https://tribune.net.ph/2024/02/29/tulfo-to-investigate-pcsos-3-digit-draw-glitch
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