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TOP STORIES - Friday, 04 October 2024

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

As of 5:00 p.m., Friday, 04 October 2024

1. TYPHOON JULIAN: 

- Marcos visits typhoon-hit Batanes, pledges P25M to assist affected families

- ‘Julian’ weakens into LPA, exits Philippine area of responsibility

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1989845/fwd-marcos-visit-in-batanes

2. Inflation rate plunges to 1.9% in September

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

https://mb.com.ph/2024/10/4/inflation-rate-plunges-to-1-9-in-september

3. ASEAN SUMMIT: 

- Marcos to join ASEAN Summit in Laos on Oct. 9-11

- Marcos, Asean leaders to sign amity treaty at summit in Laos

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

https://mb.com.ph/2024/10/4/marcos-joins-asean-summit-laos

4. Marcos lauds teachers, vows to improve welfare

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1989700/marcos-lauds-teachers-vows-to-improve-welfare

5. Orbos is new PTV chief, De Castro gets PIA post; lawyer Taparan to head NPO

[BusinessMirror, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Manila Times, Manila Standard]

https://manilastandard.net/news/314506139/orbos-is-new-ptv-chief-de-castro-gets-pia-post-lawyer-taparan-to-head-npo.html

6. DFA cancels Alice Guo’s passport

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/10/04/2390122/dfa-cancels-alice-guos-passport

7. Enrile, Reyes, Napoles cleared of plunder in pork barrel case 

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1989820/enrile-reyes-cleared-of-plunder

8. Marcos hails First Lady’s ‘Lab for All’ health program

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

https://mb.com.ph/2024/10/2/marcos-hails-lab-for-all 

9. DA studying calls for emergency use of ASF vaccine

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

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/10/04/2389958/da-studying-calls-emergency-use-asf-vaccine

10. Pasig polls: 

-Vico Sotto links 2025 election rival to Miru System’s ex-partner

-Miru’s local financier quits joint venture as alleged owners eye election plans

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/3/vico-sotto-links-2025-election-rival-to-miru-system-s-ex-partner-2356

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