TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print monitoring)
As of Tuesday,5:00 p.m., 18 March 2025
1. Palace tells Guevarra to assess if he is still fit to be SolGen
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar,
Rappler, Sunstar] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/939627/palace-tells-guevarra-to-assess-if-he-is-still-fit-to-be-solgen/story
2. SolGen on resignation calls: ‘I leave it to the President’
[ABS-CBN News, Rappler, GMA News, Inquirer,
NewsWatchPlus, Rappler]
3. DUTERTE ICC TRIAL:
-DOJ to defend gov't in SC case questioning
Duterte arrest
-SC orders Duterte siblings to comment on
gov't response to bid for dad Rodrigo's return
-Roque says VP not part of Duterte’s legal
team
-Bong Go urges supporters to advocate
ex-president Duterte’s return
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila
Bulletin, News5, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Sunstar]
https://www.newswatchplus.ph/news/2025/3/18/doj-represent-govt-officials.html
4. PCO on warpath vs fake news amid Duterte arrest
-ICC Judge Iulia Motoc targeted online by
Duterte supporters
-SC denies receiving Marcos resignation
petition
[BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, The Freeman, Philstar, Sunstar]
https://tribune.net.ph/2025/03/17/pco-on-warpath-vs-fake-news
5. Palace denies political persecution vs Roque; BI says Roque likely
left PH using same route as Alice Guo
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila
Bulletin, News5, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Sunstar] https://www.newswatchplus.ph/news/2025/3/18/palace-no-political-persecution-harry-roque.html
6. MRT3 general manager relieved from post; DOTr asks MRT-3 to extend
evening ops by an hour
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune,
DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5, NewsWatchPlus,
Philstar, Rappler]
7. DepEd to reduce teachers' paperwork by 57%
[BusinessMirror, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Manila Times, Philstar, Sunstar]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/03/18/2429175/deped-reduce-teachers-paperwork-57
8. Viral cop faces inciting to sedition complaint over posts after
Duterte arrest
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, Sunstar]
9. Hontiveros slams Li Duan Wang PH citizenship bid
[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
NewsWatchPlus, News5]
10. Navy rescues 26 after boat sinks off Tawi-Tawi
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar, Sunstar]
https://manilastandard.net/news/314569816/navy-rescues-26-after-boat-sinks-off-tawi-tawi.html
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