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TOP STORIES - Tuesday, July 2, 2024

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

As of 5:00 p.m., 02 July 2024, Tuesday

1. NEW DEPED SECRETARY:

-Senator Sonny Angara named new Education secretary

-Lawmakers, DepEd welcome Angara’s appointment

-Angara's Senate seat to remain vacant until 2025 polls —COMELEC

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

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/sonny-angara-named-new-department-education-secretary

2. Marcos OKs proposed P6.352-T national budget for 2025

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/911956/marcos-proposed-2025-budget/story/

3. Marcos, Malaysian Foreign Minister meet in Malacañang

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/911865/malaysian-foreign-minister-pays-courtesy-call-on-marcos/story/

4. PHL condemns North Korea for raising tensions in Indo-Pacific with latest missile launch

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, The Manila Times]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/07/02/news/ph-condemns-nkorea-for-raising-tensions-in-indo-pacific-with-latest-missile-launch/1954585

5. CHINESE INTRUSION:

-PHL Navy confirms presence of Chinese aircraft carrier off western Luzon

-China’s aircraft carrier presence off Luzon deemed ‘innocent passage’ —Navy

-Fewer Chinese vessels monitored in West Philippine Sea

-PHL, China meet in Manila after Ayungin incident

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, Rappler, SunStar, Manila Standard, News5]

https://manilastandard.net/news/national/314466575/ph-navy-confirms-presence-of-chinese-aircraft-carrier-off-western-luzon.html

6. NCRPO to deploy over 20K cops for SONA

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Pilipino Star NGAYON, The Philippine STAR]

https://tribune.net.ph/2024/07/01/ncrpo-to-deploy-over-20k-cops-for-sona

7. Gerardo dela Peña, country's oldest political prisoner, released on Palace order

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/911845/gerardo-dela-pena-country-s-oldest-political-prisoner-released-on-palace-order/story/

8. First Couple greets Imelda Marcos on her 95th birthday

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, The Manila Times, GMA News]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/911902/first-couple-imelda-marcos-95th-birthday/story/

9. 7 held for selling government posts, promotions

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, The Philippine STAR]

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/07/02/2367148/7-held-selling-government-posts-promotions

10. Dengue cases up, DOH warns public

[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, The Manila Times, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/07/02/2367034/dengue-cases-up-doh-warns-public

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