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TOP STORIES - Wednesday, 07 August 2024

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

As of 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, 07 August 2024

1. Jobless Filipinos down to 1.62M in June 2024 —PSA

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/916189/jobless-filipinos-june-2024-psa/story/

2. PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS:

-Marcos congratulates Aira Villegas for Olympic bronze medal

-Aira Villegas bags bronze after semis loss in Paris Olympics

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/boxing/916182/marcos-aira-villegas-bronze-medal/story/

3. WEST PHL SEA:

- China reclaimed 3,000 hectares in SCS including WPS features —PH Navy

- Tensions rise as PH, Chinese vessels come face-to-face at Sabina Shoal

- Philippines holds joint patrols with US, Canada, Australia

- China holds joint combat patrol near Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea

[BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar, Rappler, The Manila Times]

https://manilastandard.net/news/314481324/no-letup-in-chinas-creeping-invasion-in-scs-ph-navy.html

4. Marcos dismisses calls to suspend PUV modernization

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

https://tribune.net.ph/2024/08/07/marcos-rejects-senators-call-to-suspend-implementation-of-puv-modernization

5. Trillanes sues Duterte, Go for plunder over ‘anomalous’ P16-B frigate deal

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

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/trillanes-sues-rodrigo-duterte-bong-go-plunder-frigate-deal/

6. OCTA: 36% of Pinoys pro-Marcos; 16% pro-Duterte

[GMA News, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, The Manila Times]

https://malaya.com.ph/news_news/octa-36-of-pinoys-pro-marcos-16-pro-duterte

7. Marcos: I'll ask Carlos Yulo what the gov't can do to improve PH sports

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/916203/marcos-i-ll-ask-carlos-yulo-what-the-gov-t-can-do-to-improve-ph-sports/story/

8. Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage measure now up for Marcos' signature

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/business/2024/08/06/2375888/anti-agricultural-economic-sabotage-measure-now-marcos-signature

9. Lookout order issued vs Roque, 11 others over POGO hub probe

[BusinessMirror, Malaya, Manila Standard, News5, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rappler, The Philippine STAR]

https://malaya.com.ph/news_news/lookout-order-issued-vs-roque-11-others-over-pogo-hub-probe/

10. House adopts resolution for joint probe of illegal POGOs, EJKs and illegal drugs

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, News5, Rappler]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/6/house-adopts-resolution-for-joint-probe-of-illegal-pogos-ejks-illegal-drugs-2226

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