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TOP STORIES - Thursday, 20 February 2025

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

As of Thursday, 5:00 p.m. 20 February 2025

Chavez

1. PCO chief Cesar Chavez resigns; broadcaster Jay Ruiz named successor

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Philstar, Rappler, Sunstar] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/02/20/2422881/pco-chief-cesar-chavez-resigns-broadcaster-jay-ruiz-named-successor

2. US State Dept backs PH, condemns 'reckless' Chinese actions near Scarborough

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Rappler, Philstar] https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/19/us-state-dept-backs-ph-condemns-reckless-chinese-actions-near-scarborough-0735

3. PBBM meets with Czech Defense Minister

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/20/marcos-receives-czech-defense-minister-in-malacanang-1246

4. Marcos hails new military leaders; urges commitment to democracy, security

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

https://manilastandard.net/news/314559860/marcos-hails-new-military-leaders-urges-commitment-to-democracy-security.html

5. OCTA: 36% of Pinoys support Marcos, 18% for Dutertes

[BusinessMirror, GMA News, Malaya, Manila Standard, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/02/20/2422794/pro-marcos-pinoys-36-pro-duterte-18-octa

6. Ombudsman asked to preventively suspend Romualdez, 3 other solons over alleged 2025 budget falsification

[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Malaya, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Panay News] https://www.panaynews.net/ombudsman-urged-to-suspend-house-speaker-3-solons/

7. VP DUTERTE IMPEACHMENT

- Pimentel urges all-senators’ caucus to decide on Duterte impeachment timeline

- Escudero violates constitutional mandate on impeachment – 1Sambayan

- Escudero says Senate preparing for VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2036539/pimentel-urges-all-senators-caucus-to-decide-on-duterte-impeachment-timeline

8. Outpatient emergency cases now covered by PhilHealth

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/936805/outpatient-emergency-cases-now-covered-by-philhealth/story/

9. Court issues show cause order to Quiboloy for airing campaign video

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

https://www.inquirer.net/429502/court-issues-show-cause-order-to-quiboloy-for-airing-campaign-video/

10. Comelec: Survey firms must register, reveal funders

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/02/20/2422890/comelec-survey-firms-must-register-reveal-funders

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