TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print monitoring)
As of Wednesday, 5:00 p.m., 05 February 2025
1. VP SARA DUTERTE’S IMPEACHMENT:
-House moves to impeach VP Sara
Duterte as 215 endorse complaint
-Sandro Marcos headlines signers of
4th impeachment rap vs VP Sara–report
-'Political persecution': Paolo
Duterte enraged by House move to oust sister
-Escudero refutes claim on Senate
preparing for impeachment complaints
-Senate briefs media on possible
transmittal of VP Duterte impeachment complaint
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA
News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5,
NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler]
https://tribune.net.ph/2025/02/05/breaking-vice-president-sara-duterte-impeached-in-house
2. January inflation steady at 2.9% as rice price growth hit over 4-yr
low
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA
News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
3. Marcos: PH-Thailand post-pandemic ties brings significant progress
[Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila
Bulletin]
https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/5/marcos-ph-thailand-post-pandemic-ties-brings-significant-progress
4. SolGen defends PhilHealth fund transfer before Supreme Court
[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Manila Times, Philstar]
5. PH debt load rose 9.8% to P16.05T in 2024
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer,
Philstar]
https://business.inquirer.net/504906/ph-debt-load-rose-9-8-to-p-16-05t-in-%CA%BC24
6. SC asks executive and legislative departments to comment on petition
vs. 2025 budget
[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Philstar]
7. Marcos: Tax evaders will be held 'accountable'
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Philstar]
8. PH, New Zealand seek stronger military ties amid WPS tensions
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]
9. Senate recommends filing of criminal charges vs ‘Pogo personalities’
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer,
Philstar]
10. MMDA mulls removing EDSA bus lane if MRT increases capacity
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Times, Philstar]
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