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TOP STORIES - Sunday, April 14, 2024

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)

As of 4:00 p.m., Sunday, 14 April 2024

1. Marcos back in Manila from trilateral summit in US

[GMA News, Manila Standard, SunStar, The Manila Times, Inquirer]

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/231768/marcos-back-in-manila-from-trilateral-summit-in-us

2. Marcos: US, Japan, PH trilateral deal to 'change dynamic' in West PHL Sea

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, The Philippine STAR, GMA News] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/903556/trilateral-deal-will-change-dynamic-in-scs-marcos-says/story/

3. Biden seeks $128-M budget for EDCA projects in PHL

[People’s Tonight, People’s Journal, The Philippine STAR, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/13/biden-seeks-128-m-budget-for-edca-projects-in-ph-2349

4. Marcos says he does not consider Duterte a ‘political enemy’

[Abante Tonite, Daily Tribune, The Manila Times, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/13/marcos-jr-says-he-does-not-consider-duterte-as-a-political-enemy-2041

5. Plebiscites in BARMM result in creation of 8 new towns, says COMELEC

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Rappler, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1929692/plebiscites-in-barmm-result-in-creation-of-8-new-towns-says-comelec

6. Google meets with PBBM, commits to help Filipino companies

[Manila Bulletin, People’s Journal, The Philippine STAR, Manila Standard]

https://manilastandard.net/news/national/314435572/google-meets-with-pbbm-commits-to-help-filipino-companies.html

7. Metro Manila Council, National Police ready for 2-day transport strike

[GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Pilipino Star Ngayon, The Philippine STAR, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/13/metro-manila-council-ready-for-2-day-transport-strike-1729

8. Sinkhole discovered near Villamor Air Base in Pasay

[Daily Tribune, DZRH News, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/903608/sinkhole-discovered-near-villamor-air-base-in-pasay/story/

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