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TOP STORIES - Wednesday, 22 January 2025

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

As of Wednesday, 5:00 p.m., 22 January 2025

1. Comelec suspends ballot reprinting amid more TROs from Supreme Court

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/933624/comelec-suspends-ballot-reprinting-amid-more-tros-from-supreme-court/story/

2. Marcos pushes for semiconductor industry growth to boost economy

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard]

https://manilastandard.net/news/314549416/marcos-pushes-for-semiconductor-industry-growth-to-boost-economy.html’

3. DRUG WAR PROBE:

- Quad committee seeks reopening of PNP's drug war cases

- House panel cites cop for contempt after refusing to answer queries

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

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/quad-committee-seeks-reopening-pnp-drug-war-cases/

4. DepEd continues consultations to revise Senior High School Program

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, NewsWatchPlus, Rappler]

https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/21/revise-senior-high-school-program

5. Marcos restores PNP's IT budget

[BusinessWorld, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/01/22/2415947/marcos-restores-pnps-it-budget

6. TUCP seeks gov’t action on Filipino TNTs under Trump’s immigration crackdown

[BusinessWorld, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Manila Times]

https://manilastandard.net/news/314549392/tucp-seeks-govt-action-on-filipino-tnts-under-trumps-immigration-crackdown.html

7. DFA: Confessed hitman Matobato has no travel documents

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

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/262036/fwd-dfa-on-matobato

8. DMW: Guidelines covering OFW deployment to Kuwait under review

[ABS-CBN News, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]

https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/22/dmw-guidelines-covering-ofw-deployment-to-kuwait-under-review

9. 6 senators withdraw signatures from Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/933723/5-senators-withdraw-signatures-from-adolescent-pregnancy-prevention-bill/story/

10. House bill proposes death by firing squad for convicted corrupt officials

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/933702/firing-squad-corrupt-officials/story/

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