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]
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]
3.
PTFoMS touts safer media environment: Zero killings of Filipino journalists in
2024
[BusinessMirror, GMA News, Inquirer,
Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Philstar]
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]
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]
6.
DA defers imposing MSRP on pork for two weeks
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, GMA News,
Inquirer, Malaya, News5, Philstar]
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]
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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