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TOP STORIES - Friday, 6 December 2024

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

As of Friday, 5:00 p.m. 06 December 2024

1. Unemployment rate down in Oct but job quality worsened

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

https://business.inquirer.net/494405/unemployment-rate-down-in-oct-but-job-quality-worsened

2. PBBM signs laws to build evacuation centers, placing moratorium on loans

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

https://manilastandard.net/news/314532687/pbbm-signs-laws-to-build-evacuation-centers-placing-moratorium-on-loans.html

3. Japan grants Philippines $11 million in security aid to bolster defenses

[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Malaya, Manila Standard, News5, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/japan-grants-philippines-security-aid-bolster-defenses/

4. Timor-Leste grants anew Teves extradition to PH — DOJ

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/929110/timor-leste-grants-anew-teves-extradition-to-ph-doj/story/

5. Gatchalian: Gov't lost P88-B in 2023 due to fake PWD IDs

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/5/gatchalian-gov-t-lost-p88-b-in-2023-due-to-fake-pwd-ids-1725

6. Loans of over 18T farmers in Davao, SOCCSKSARGEN condoned

[BusinessMirror, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Pilipino Star Ngayon]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/105484/loans-of-over-18t-farmers-in-davao-soccsksargen-condoned/story/

7. PNP: Suspect says kidnapped US vlogger Eastman dead

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar, Rappler, Sunstar, The Manila Times]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/929109/pnp-suspect-says-kidnapped-us-vlogger-eastman-dead/story/

8. Guo pleads not guilty to material misrepresentation

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/12/06/2405397/guo-pleads-not-guilty-material-misrepresentation

9. Fuel prices: Gasoline to go up; kerosene, diesel down in 2nd week of December

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2024/12/5/fuel-prices-gasoline-to-go-up-kerosene-diesel-down-in-second-week-of-december-0729

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