TOP STORIES - Thursday, 16 January 2025

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

As of Thursday, 5:00 p.m., 16 January 2025

1. SWS: Marcos, Duterte satisfaction ratings drop in latest poll

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/932971/sws-marcos-duterte-satisfaction-ratings-drop-in-latest-poll/story/

2. Palace: Sara free to seek presidency

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/01/16/2414551/palace-sara-free-seek-presidency

3. PH-PRC MARITIME ROW:

- PH to raise ‘Monster’ ship issue during bilateral talks with China

- China owns drone found off Masbate waters – PNP

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

https://manilastandard.net/news/314547356/ph-to-raise-monster-ship-issue-during-bilateral-talks-with-china.html

4. PH, Japan agree to boost security cooperation

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

https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/01/16/news/national/ph-japan-agree-to-boost-security-cooperation/2039521

5. Palace: Executive had no hand in House appropriations panel leadership change

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/932988/palace-zaldy-co-removal-as-house-appropriations-panel-chairman/story/

6. RICE PRICES:

- DA draws flak for setting rice MSRP at 'unbelievable' P58

- Nat'l price council OKs reso urging DA to declare 'food security emergency for rice'

- DA slashes price of 'Rice-for-All' grain to P38/kilo

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZBB, GMA News, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://tribune.net.ph/2025/01/15/da-draws-flak-for-setting-rice-msrp-at-unbelievable-p58

7. MMDA to recommend new working hours for Metro Manila national government agencies to lessen traffic

[GMA News, Inquirer, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/976947-mmda-new-working-hours-for-metro-manila-national-government-agencies

8. PNP: 10 of 29 active, ex-cops in 2022 Mayo drug fiasco now in custody

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/933079/pnp-10-of-29-active-ex-cops-in-2022-mayo-drug-fiasco-now-in-custody/story/

9. DFA working on repatriation of the remains of slain Filipina in Slovenia

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

https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/15/dfa-working-on-repatriation-of-the-remains-of-slain-filipina-in-slovenia

10. DOJ recommends 62 counts of money laundering vs. Alice Guo, 30 others

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

https://manilastandard.net/news/314547093/doj-recommends-62-counts-of-money-laundering-vs-alice-guo-30-others.html

11. Remulla: PNP Chief Marbil may get term extension

[ABS-CBN News, Malaya, Philstar, Sunstar]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/16/pnp-chief-marbil-may-get-term-extension-remulla-1120

© Philippine Information Agency Monitoring Unit