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TOP STORIES - Wednesday, 16 October 2024

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

As of Wednesday, 16 October 2024


1. Palace supports reopening of probe into high-profile killings during Duterte drug war

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/923867/palace-probe-killings-duterte-drug-war/story/

2. Marcos seeks urgent reforms to mining fiscal regime

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

https://manilastandard.net/news/314510956/marcos-seeks-urgent-reforms-to-mining-fiscal-regime.html

3. WEST PHL SEA:

-PH, US hold maritime exercise in West PH Sea

-China: PH vessels threatened safety of Chinese personnel near Pag-asa Island

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

https://www.newswatchplus.ph/news/nwp/2024/10/15/ph-us-samasama-exercise.html

4. 1Sambayan, others file petition to block transfer of excess PhilHealth funds

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/923865/1sambayan-others-file-petition-to-block-transfer-of-excess-philhealth-funds/story/

5.  DRUG WAR PROBE:

-Senate to conduct separate probe on the war on drugs during Duterte admin

-Drug war findings won’t be given to ICC, but accessible on social media—House Quad Comm

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

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/252630/duterte-to-be-summoned-to-senate-led-drug-war-probe-says-bato

6. Bangko Sentral cuts benchmark rate by 25 basis points

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

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/10/16/bangko-sentral-cuts-benchmark-rate-by-25-basis-points-1240

7. OVP insists DSWD turned down aid requests, calls Gatchalian's statement 'misleading'

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Standard, News5, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://manilastandard.net/news/314510804/ovp-refutes-gatchalian-on-dswd-aid.html

8. DFA chief back-to-back visits to boost ties with Malaysia, Thailand

[DZBB, Manila Bulletin, NewsWatch Plus, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.newswatchplus.ph/news/2024/10/16/Manalo-malaysia-thailand-.html

9. POGO:

-POGO big boss Lin Xunhan to be invited to next Senate hearing

-POGOs operating ‘underground’ amid crackdown—PAOCC

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/923809/gatchalian-wants-pogo-big-boss-in-next-senate-hearing/story/

10. House hikes 2025 budget for social services by P292B

[BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, The Manila Times]

https://malaya.com.ph/house-hikes-2025-budget-for-social-services-by-p292b/

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