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TOP STORIES – Wednesday, 21 May 2025

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)

As of 21 May 2025, Wednesday, 5:00 p.m.

1. MARCOS-DUTERTE RECONCILIATION:

- Palace: Marcos' peace offering open to all, but won’t let unity excuse wrongdoing

- Palace: Marcos to choose law over friendship in Duterte’s ICC case

- Senators, CBCP exec support Marcos-Duterte reconciliation

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, RMN News]

https://mb.com.ph/2025/05/21/marcos-peace-offering-open-to-all-but-wont-let-unity-excuse-wrongdoing-palace

2. SENATE LEADERSHIP:

-Senate coup talk centers on Sotto

-Go: Escudero, Sotto ask Duterte bloc support in Senate presidency

-Bato says Duterte bloc undecided on bet for next Senate president

-Hontiveros: 3 blocs in Senate possible in 20th Congress

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Times, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/05/21/news/senate-coup-talk-centers-on-sotto/2117698

3. Lacson backs Marcos as budget deliberation observer, but Hontiveros apprehensive

[BusinessWorld, Inquirer, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://www.newswatchplus.ph/news/2025/5/21/lacson-hontiveros-on-marcos-budget-deliberation-observer.html

4. Palace to Roque: Go home if you're concerned with gov't funds, resources

[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, Philstar]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/946864/palace-to-roque-go-home-if-you-re-concerned-with-gov-t-funds-resources/story/

5.ICC extends deadline for disclosure of witnesses in Duterte case

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, NewsWatchPlus, DZBB]

https://www.newswatchplus.ph/news/2025/5/21/ICC-extends-deadline-for-disclosure-of-witnesses-in-Duterte-case-.html

6. Floods displace thousands in Mindanao

[BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar, SunStar] https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/05/21/2444599/floods-displace-thousands-mindanao

7. OWWA exec sacked over 'anomalous' land acquisition deal

[ABS-CBN News, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, Philstar]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/946839/owwa-exec-sacked-over-anomalous-land-acquisition-deal-palace/story/

8. DepEd to hire 16,000 new teachers

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, GMA News, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler]

https://mb.com.ph/2025/05/21/deped-to-fast-track-hiring-of-16000-new-teachers-by-end-of-2025

9. MMDA to resume NCAP enforcement by Monday

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH] https://manilastandard.net/news/314592563/mmda-to-resume-ncap-enforcement-by-monday.html

10. AFP to protect junior officers who accused superior of rape

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard] https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/21/afp-to-protect-junior-officers-who-accused-superior-of-rape-1221

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