TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
As
of 5:00 p.m., Monday, 11 March 2024
1. PBBM leaves for 5-day visit to Berlin, Prague; VP Duterte takes on ‘caretaker’ duty
[GMA
News, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, The Manila Times, The
Philippine Star, Rappler, Bulgar]
2. RAMADAN:
-Bangsamoro
Grand Mufti says Ramadan to start March 12 in PHL
-Marcos
urges forgiveness, harmony in Ramadan message
[BusinessMirror,
Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Malaya, The Manila Times, The Philippine STAR, GMA
News, Manila Bulletin, Abante, Rappler, Remate
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/900076/ramadan-to-start-march-12/story/
3. ‘Sex for Lazy People’
book is Marcos Jr’s birthday gift for son Sandro
[Abante
Tonite, Daily Tribune, GMA News, The Philippine STAR, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard,
ABS-CBN News]
4. HOUTHI ATTACK:
-Marcos
orders aid for families of Filipino victims of Houthi attack
-Marcos
calls for end to Houthi attacks on ships
-Homebound:
11 Filipino seafarers who survived Houthi missile attack to return to Manila on
March 12
[ABS-CBN
News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Standard, The Manila
Times, Manila Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/10/marcos-orders-aid-for-families-of-filipino-victims-of-houthi-attack
5. 9 Filipino crew members
of seized tanker back in PH
[BusinessMirror,
GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News]
6. House begins plenary debates on economic Cha-cha
[BusinessMirror,
Daily Tribune, Malaya, The Philippine STAR]
https://malaya.com.ph/news_news/house-begins-plenary-debates-on-cha-cha/
7. SC denies NOW Telecom's
bid to be new major PH telco player
[ABS-CBN
News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Malaya, Philstar, Rappler, GMA
News]
8. QUIBOLOY CASE:
-Hontiveros
slams Quiboloy's '17 conditions' to
attend hearing, says Senate will not bend rules for him
-Duterte
as Quiboloy assets chief bares ‘intertwined’ stakes – Hontiveros
-Quiboloy
camp going to Supreme Court
-Padilla
seeks Senate probe on SMNI’s indefinite suspension
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, News5,
Rappler] https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/11/hontiveros-to-quiboloy-bakit-senado-mag-a-adjust-sa-kanya-1234
9. Romualdez: PH on track
for recovery with $14.2B FDI since July 2022
[Manila
Standard, People's Journal, Abante, Inquirer, Pilipino Mirror, Bulgar, Pilipino
Star NGAYON]
10. ENERGY:
-Gasoline
price down 50¢, diesel by 25¢ per liter
-Consumer
group cries monopoly in LNG tie-up, warns power rate hikes
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Philstar, The Manila Times, Inquirer]
https://business.inquirer.net/449517/rollback-gasoline-price-down-50¢-diesel-by-25¢-per-liter
11. COMELEC, Miru ink
contract for 2025 automated poll system
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Standard, GMA News]
12. Kiko Pangilinan files
cyber libel raps vs YouTuber, Google over malicious videos
[ABS-CBN
News, Rappler, Philstar]
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