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TOP STORIES - Friday, 17 May 2024

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

As of 5:00 p.m. 17 May 2024, Friday

1. Marcos says Bamban Mayor Guo must be investigated: ‘Nobody knows her’

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, People’s Tonight, Pilipino Star NGAYON, Philstar, Rappler, Abante Tonite, The Manila Times] https://tribune.net.ph/2024/05/16/probe-guo-thoroughly-pbbm

2. Marcos rejects abolition of NTF-ELCAC

[Abante Tonite, ABS-CBN News, Rappler, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, The Manila Times, The Philippine STAR]  https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/05/16/news/marcos-rejects-calls-to-abolish-ntf-elcac

3. WEST PHL SEA:

-China eyes arrest of 'foreigners' in South China Sea; PH Coast Guard unfazed

-China brushes off wiretapping allegations

-Scarborough mission a big success, says Atin Ito coalition

-China issues radio challenge to aircraft of senators visiting Pag-asa Island

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, BusinessWorld, Philstar, Malaya, The Manila Times, Rappler] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/907082/china-eyes-arrest-of-civilians-in-south-china-sea-ph-coast-guard-unfazed/story

4. Marcos orders stricter visa issuance

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, GMA News, Inquirer, The Manila Times] https://tribune.net.ph/2024/05/16/marcos-orders-stricter-visa-issuance

5. Marcos orders military to gear up for 'digital warfare'

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard] https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/17/-battlefield-is-changing-marcos-orders-military-to-gear-up-for-digital-warfare-1052

6. PBBM intervenes in CDO’s water woes

[Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, The Philippine STAR, The Manila Times]

https://manilastandard.net/news/314447852/pbbm-intervenes-in-cdos-water-woes.html

7. Amid stiff competition, Marcos says 'tourist rest areas' will help PH become Asia's tourism powerhouse

[Daily Tribune, Inquirer, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/907091/marcos-tourist-rest-areas/story

8. Philippine Coast Guard to get 5 more 97-meter vessels from Japan

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

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/coast-guard-vessels-japan-signing-may-2024/

9. Tagum mayor wants Alvarez expelled from House

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Rappler, Abante Tonite] https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1941404/tagum-mayor-wants-alvarez-expulsion-from-house-of-representatives

10. Maute mother convicted, gets life for terror financing

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Standard, Philstar, Rappler, Inquirer] https://qa.philstar.com/headlines/2024/05/17/2355701/maute-mother-convicted-gets-life-terror-financing

11. Canadian tagged as main suspect in seized 1.4 tons of shabu in Batangas nabbed in Tagaytay City

[ABS-CBN News, DZBB, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]

https://mb.com.ph/2024/5/17/canadian-tagged-as-main-suspect-in-seized-1-4-tons-of-shabu-in-batangas-nabbed-in-tagaytay-city

12. Comelec deactivates 4.2M voters

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Standard]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/907071/comelec-voters-list/story/

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