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TOP STORIES – Monday, 18 March 2024

TOP STORIES from online and print media monitoring)

As of 5:00 p.m., Monday, 18 March 2024

1. Marcos condemns Maguindanao del Sur ambush, vows justice for 4 slain soldiers

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, The Manila Times, Philstar, Rappler]

https://news.tv5.com.ph/breaking/read/despicable-marcos-condemns-killing-of-four-soldiers-in-ambush-in-maguindanao-del-sur

2. Gov't signs landmark deal for NAIA rehab, modernization

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, Rappler, The Manila Times]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/900815/gov-t-signs-landmark-deal-for-naia-rehab-modernization/story

3. DFA: China’s claim of historic rights to South China Sea ‘baseless and misleading’

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, The Manila Times]

https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/17/baseless-misleading-dfa-disputes-china-s-claim-of-historic-rights-to-scs

4. Philippines to repatriate 63 OFWs amid violent gang activities in Haiti

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, Philstar, The Manila Times]

https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/17/philippines-to-repatriate-63-of-ws-amid-violent-gang-activities-in-haiti

5. North Korea fires ballistic missiles as Blinken visits Seoul

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar, Rappler, The Manila Times]

https://www.philstar.com/world/2024/03/18/2341446/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-blinken-visits-seoul

6. Foreign debt reaches all-time high in 2023; BSP says external debt still at 'prudent levels'

[BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Manila Standard, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, Malaya, The Manila Times]

https://www.philstar.com/business/2024/03/18/2341265/foreign-debt-reaches-all-time-high-2023

7. House: RBH 7 passed before Holy Week break

[Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, The Manila Times] https://tribune.net.ph/2024/03/17/house-rbh-7-passed-before-holy-week-break

8. House resolution filed on probe into Chocolate Hills resort

[DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philstar] https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1919994/fwd-reso-seeking-probe-into-resorts-construction-within-chocolate-hills-filed-at-house

9. Senate panel insists on issuance of arrest order vs Quiboloy

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1919972/senate-panel-insists-on-issuance-of-arrest-order-vs-quiboloy

10. Diesel prices to go down Tuesday; gasoline to go up

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, The Manila Times]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/900816/diesel-prices-to-go-down-tuesday-gasoline-to-go-up/story

11. LRT 1, LRT 2 to suspend operations for Holy Week

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, News5, Rappler, The Manila Times]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1919935/lrt-1-announces-suspension-of-operations-during-holy-week

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