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TOP STORIES - Friday, 31 May 2024

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

As of 5:00 p.m., Friday, 31 May 2024

1. Marcos greets VP Sara on her birthday, lauds her hard work, love for PHL

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/908588/marcos-greets-vp-sara-on-her-birthday-lauds-her-hard-work-love-for-ph/story/?just_in

2. MARCOS IN SINGAPORE:

-Marcos to deliver keynote address in Singapore ‘Shangri-La Dialogue’

-Marcos vows to speak out on West Philippine Sea in Singapore forum

-Marcos meets with Singapore's Tharman at Shangri-La Dialogue sideline

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Business World, Manila Bulletin, The Philippine STAR, Abante, Daily Tribune, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/30/marcos-to-deliver-keynote-address-in-singapore-shangri-la-dialogue-2139

3. DFA raises Alert Level 2 in New Caledonia amid unrest; Filipinos told to avoid public places

[BusinessMirror, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, The Manila Times]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/05/31/2359276/philippines-places-new-caledonia-under-crisis-alert-2

4. Marcos: OFW upskilling, retraining programs to be strengthened

[Daily Tribune, Abante, People’s Tonight, People’s Journal, Malaya]

https://malaya.com.ph/news_news/ofw-upskilling-retraining-programs-to-be-strengthened-marcos

5. DOJ to complete environmental case vs China 'in a few weeks'

[Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philstar, The Manila Times Daily Tribune]

https://tribune.net.ph/2024/05/30/doj-to-complete-environmental-case-vs-china-in-a-few-weeks

6. China’s defense ministry condemns US missile deployment in Philippines

[Rappler, BusinessWorld, Philstar, Reuters] https://www.bworldonline.com/the-nation/2024/05/31/598740/chinas-defense-ministry-condemns-us-missile-deployment-in-philippines/

7. Survey should prompt Senate to pass economic Charter change, solons say

[Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, The Manila Times, Inquirer, Philstar]

https://manilastandard.net/news/national/314453246/survey-should-prompt-senate-to-pass-econ-cha-cha-solons-say.html

8. DOH, PGH raise warning vs vape, cite 1st PHL death

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, BusinessMirror, Manila Bulletin]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1946844/doh-pgh-raise-warning-vs-vape-cite-1st-ph-death

9. BSP sees May annual inflation at 3.7% to 4.5%

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

https://interaksyon.philstar.com/business/2024/05/31/276488/bsp-sees-may-annual-inflation-at-3-7-to-4-5/

10. Gasoline price seen to roll back; diesel, kerosene may increase next week

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/908579/gasoline-rollback-053124/story/

11. Gun-toting Chinese yields hacking devices, firearms in Makati

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

https://mb.com.ph/2024/5/31/gun-toting-chinese-yields-hacking-devices-firearms-in-makati

12. Guilty on all counts, Donald Trump becomes first US president convicted of a crime

[ABS-CBN News, Philstar, Inquirer, GMA News, Daily Tribune, BusinessMirror, Manila Bulletin, Rappler]

https://www.rappler.com/world/us-canada/guilty-all-counts-donald-trump-first-president-convicted-crime/

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