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TOP STORIES - Friday, 20 September 2024

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

As of 5:00 p.m. Friday, 20 September 2024

1. Michael Yang's elder brother arrested at NAIA

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

https://tribune.net.ph/2024/09/20/michael-yangs-elder-brother-arrested-at-naia

2. Indonesian President-elect commits to boost ties with PH

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/20/indonesian-president-elect-commits-to-boost-ties-with-ph-1431

3. ALICE GUO CASE:

- Court orders Guo’s transfer to Pasig jail

- House issues contempt order vs ‘evasive’ Alice Guo

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, NewsWatch Plus PH, Philstar, Rappler]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/20/arrest-warrant-vs-guo-out-for-non-bailable-trafficking-raps-1155

4. Marcos turns over 51 ambulances in Western Visayas; Marcos, DOH turn over 28 mobile clinics to Mindanao provinces

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

https://manilastandard.net/news/314499576/marcos-turns-over-51-ambulances-in-western-visayas.html

5. SWS: 39% of Filipinos say their lives improved over past year

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, The Philippine STAR]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1985049/sws-39-of-filipinos-say-their-lives-improved-over-past-year

6. BSP cuts banks' reserve requirement ratios

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/9/20/bsp-cuts-banks-reserve-requirement-ratios-1354

7. Over 40 POGOs to shut down operations voluntarily — DOJ

[BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/09/19/2386473/over-40-pogos-shut-down-operations-voluntarily-doj

8. LPA strengthens into tropical depression Igme

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

https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/19/pagasa-lpa-forms-east-of-northern-luzon

9. PNP-CIDG now verifying informant’s report of seeing Roque

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News News5, Philstar]

https://news.tv5.com.ph/breaking/read/pnp-cidg-now-verifying-informants-report-of-seeing-roque

10. Former VP Leni Robredo to run for Naga City mayor

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1985280/fwd-break-leni-robredo-to-run-as-naga-city-mayor

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