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TOP STORIES - Thursday, 18 October 2024

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

As of 5:00 p.m. Friday, 18 October 2024

1. VP SARA DUTERTE:

-VP Sara: 'Hindi marunong maging Presidente ang nakaupo'

-'Ang dami mong oras': Sara Duterte shrugs off Marcos' remark on their 'friendship'

-VP Sara: Imee urged me to run with Bongbong to win 2022 polls vs Leni

-VP Duterte claims to have list of Marcos’ ‘impeachable offenses’

-Sara claims Marcoses used her to win in 2022 polls vs Robredo

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler, The Manila Times]https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/10/18/2393508/drag-me-hell-sara-duterte-gets-personal-fiery-tell-all-vs-marcos

2. Marcos signs ARAL Law to address learning gaps

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

https://mb.com.ph/2024/10/17/president-marcos-signs-aral-law

3. Marcos happy with 'political reconciliation' with Leni

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, News5, The Manila Times]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/924104/marcos-happy-with-political-reconciliation-with-leni/story/

4. SWS: Hunger rate rises to 22.9 percent in third quarter

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1993894/sws-hunger-rate-rises-to-22-9-percent-in-third-quarter

5. Marcos appoints Marilyn Barua-Yap as CSC ad interim chair, Dante Ang II as CFO chair

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

https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/10/18/news/marcos-names-new-civil-service-commission-chairman/1986927

6. DepEd exec Osias confirms getting cash during Sara Duterte's term

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1994116/another-deped-exec-says-envelopes-allegedly-from-sara-reached-him-too

7. Escudero: Drug war probe should not be handled by Dela Rosa’s panel

[Daily Tribune, Inquirer, NewsWatchPlus, Rappler]

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/escudero-says-drug-war-probe-should-not-be-handled-dela-rosa-panel/

8. PNP reassigns 1,308 cops with relatives running in 2025 elections

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

https://qa.philstar.com/nation/2024/10/18/2393379/1308-cops-relatives-running-polls-relieved-reassigned

9. Diesel, gasoline prices to decrease next week

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

https://mb.com.ph/2024/10/17/diesel-gasoline-prices-to-decrease-next-week-1

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