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TOP STORIES - Tuesday, 18 February 2025

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

As of Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. 18 February 2025

1. IMPEACHMENT COMPLAINT:

-Davao lawyers, others ask SC to stop Sara impeachment

-Pimentel urges Escudero to start Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial immediately

-Gadon urges VP Sara to resign to preserve 2028 election chances amid impeachment

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/936560/davao-lawyers-sc-stop-sara-impeachment/story/

2. CIDG chief files inciting to sedition complaint vs. Duterte; No talks with Senate, Palace about suing of Duterte

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/936488/cidg-rodrigo-duterte-inciting-to-sedition-kill-senators-remark/story/

3. PTFoMS touts safer media environment: Zero killings of Filipino journalists in 2024

[BusinessMirror, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Philstar]

https://businessmirror.com.ph/2025/02/17/ptfoms-touts-safer-media-environment-zero-killings-of-filipino-journalists-in-2024/

4. 12 private schools face probe for ‘ghost students’ in SHS voucher program

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar, Rappler, Sunstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/02/18/2422288/deped-investigates-ghost-students-voucher-program

5. LRT1 fare hike to take effect on April 2

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/936567/lrt1-fare-hike-to-take-effect-on-april-2/story/

6. DA defers imposing MSRP on pork for two weeks

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, News5, Philstar]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/936585/da-defers-imposing-msrp-on-pork-for-two-weeks/story/

7. Comelec: Disqualification case filed vs Tulfo brothers, 3 kin

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

https://www.inquirer.net/429253/comelec-disqualification-case-filed-vs-tulfo-brothers-3-kin/

8. PNP to DOJ: Include Pryde Henry Teves in brother's murder cases

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, GMA News, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Philstar, Rappler, Watchmen Daily Journal]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/17/pnp-asks-doj-to-include-pryde-henry-teves-in-brothers-multiple-murder-cases-1805

9. Nine rebels surrender in Eastern Visayas

[Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard]

https://manilastandard.net/lgu/314558840/nine-rebels-surrender-in-eastern-visayas.html

10. Overseas Filipinos’ remittances hit record high of $38.34 billion in 2024, up 3%

[BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Times, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, News5, Philstar, Rappler, Sunstar]

https://www.rappler.com/business/ofw-remittances-december-2024/

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