TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
As of 5:00
p.m., Monday, 08 April 2024
1. QUIBOLOY CASE:
-Marcos
says Quiboloy ‘tail-wagging’ for making demands for his surrender
-DOJ:
Quiboloy cannot impose conditions for surrender
-Hontiveros
dares Quiboloy to come out, face Senate
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Rappler, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard,
Philstar, News5, The Manila Times] https://www.rappler.com/philippines/marcos-responds-quiboloy-making-demands-surrender
2. METRO MANILA TRAFFIC WOES:
- Marcos:
Develop nearby provinces to solve Metro Manila’s traffic woes
- Marcos
Jr. says gov’t officials to lead improved road discipline to ease traffic
congestion
-
Government sets traffic summit this week
[Abante
Tonite, ABS-CBN News, Bulgar, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, GMA
News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, Pilipino Star
NGAYON, The Philippine STAR, People’s Journal, People’s Tonight]
3. WEST PHL SEA:
- PBBM
hopes joint naval drills will help ease tensions in WPS
- VP
Duterte 'no comment' on continued China
bullying
- AFP:
Naval drills in West Philippine Sea successful
- China
conducts own ‘combat patrols’ in South China Sea
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Malaya, Manila
Standard, News5, Rappler, Abante Tonite, Philstar] https://mb.com.ph/2024/4/6/pbbm-hopes-joint-naval-drills-will-help-ease-tensions-in-wps
4. Marcos urges stakeholders to
identify energy locations in Visayas
[GMA
News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, The Manila Times] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/902956/marcos-energy-locations-visayas/story
5. Marcos: No need to declare
nationwide state of calamity due to El Niño
[GMA
News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, The Manila Times] https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1927509/marcos-no-need-to-declare-nationwide-state-of-calamity-due-to-el-nino
6. PBBM to sign bill creating
Negros Island Region
[GMA
News, Manila Bulletin, News5, The Manila Times, Inquirer] https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/04/08/news/marcos-to-sign-negros-island-region-act-into-law/1940404
7. DENR cancels deal with Socorro
group, to relocate settlers from protected area
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar, Rappler] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/902978/denr-cancels-deal-with-socorro-group-to-relocate-settlers-from-protected-area/story/
8. Binay presses review of
retirees' visa, notes Chinese mafia' holding special PH visas alarming
[Philstar,
Business Mirror, Manila Standard, Inquirer] https://businessmirror.com.ph/2024/04/07/nancy-urges-pra-anew-be-careful-on-retiree-visa-grants/
9. Oil price hike set Tuesday
[ABS-CBN
News, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, News5, GMA News, The Manila Times] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/04/08/2346176/oil-price-hike-set-april-9
10. MECO hands out assistance
quake-hit OFWs in Taiwan
[Daily
Tribune, Manila Standard, People’s Journal, Pilipino Mirror, The Manila Times,
The Philippine STAR] https://manilastandard.net/news/national/314433486/meco-hands-out-assistance-quake-hit-ofws-in-taiwan.html
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