TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print monitoring)
As of Tuesday, 5:00 p.m., 28 January 2025
1. Maharlika Fund makes first investment, buys 20% stake in NGCP; Open to acquiring China grid firm shares in NGCP
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, GMA News,
Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5, NewsWatchPlus,
Philstar, Rappler]
2. 2025 NATIONAL
BUDGET:
-Palace says 'too soon to comment' on petition vs 2025 national budget
-GAA legally sound, valid, fully enforceable—Quimbo
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar, Sunstar]
3. QC prosecutor
dismisses assault, other raps vs VP Sara, security detail
[ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar,
Sunstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/28/qc-prosecutor-dismisses-assault-other-raps-vs-vp-sara-security-detail
4. Aboitiz, Ang,
Pangilinan power firms finish deal for integrated LNG facility
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Philstar]
5. PNP exec involved
in mishandling P6.7-B drug case now out of PH
[GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Philstar, Sunstar]
6. Comelec, Tiktok
vow to bolster campaign, end poll disinformation
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, News5]
https://www.inquirer.net/426683/comelec-tiktok-vow-to-bolster-campaign-end-poll-disinformation/
7. CHED investigates
'unauthorized' off-campus activity at QC private school
[Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/28/ched-investigates-unauthorized-off-campus-activity
8. Senate OKs bill
granting free legal assistance for MUP personnel
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
9. Senate grants
Filipino citizenship to Chinese man despite 'red flags'
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Rappler]
10. ISIS-linked
militant killed, soldier wounded in Lanao del Sur
[BusinessWorld, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Philstar, Sunstar]
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