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]
2. Marcos pushes for semiconductor
industry growth to boost economy
[GMA News,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard]
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]
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]
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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