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TOP STORIES - Monday, 27 January 2025

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

As of Monday, 5:00 p.m., 27 January 2025

1. Palace: Marcos grants executive clemency to ex-mayor Mabilog

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/27/marcos-grants-executive-clemency-to-ex-mayor-mabilog-palace-0942

2. Marcos appoints ex-DOTr exec as PCO undersecretary

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2028585/marcos-appoints-ex-dotr-exec-as-pco-undersecretary

3. Comelec resumes ballot printing to meet April 14 deadline

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

https://manilastandard.net/news/elections-2025/314551200/comelec-resumes-ballot-printing-to-meet-april-14-deadline.html

4. DA invests P3 billion to build cold storage facilities nationwide

[BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/26/da-invests-p3-billion-to-build-cold-storage-facilities-nationwide

5. China deploys deafening sonic device vs PCG ship

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Times, SunStar, Philstar]

https://www.inquirer.net/426530/china-deploys-deafening-sonic-device-vs-pcg-ship/

6. 24 Filipinos deported from US due to alleged criminal activities

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

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/262441/24-filipinos-in-us-deported-for-crimes

7. Baguio City detects second mpox case

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5, Philstar] https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/1/27/baguio-detects-second-mpox-case-1207

8. DOJ withdraws charges vs Garin, others over Dengvaxia vaccine

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/27/doj-withdraws-charges-vs-garin-others-over-dengvaxia-vaccine-1215

9. 903 police officers sacked in 2024, 2765 penalized

[Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, SunStar]

https://malaya.com.ph/news/national-news/903-of-2765-cops-penalized-by-pnp-in-2024-dismissed#

10. Number coding suspended on Jan. 29 for Chinese New Year celebration

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/934167/number-coding-suspended-on-jan-29-for-chinese-new-year-celebration

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