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]
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]
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]
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]
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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