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TOP STORIES – Friday, 20 June 2025

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)

As of 20 June 2025, Friday, 5:00 p.m.

1. Palace: Marcos open to discuss rejoining ICC

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZBB, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/06/20/2451894/palace-marcos-open-discuss-rejoining-icc

2. Marcos meets with Japanese tourism sector

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/950009/marcos-meets-with-japanese-tourism-sector/story/

3. PBBM PODCAST:

-Marcos’ rule on power, water supply woes: Fix the problem, stop the blame

-Marcos backs NCAP but urges fair implementation

-Marcos wants 12 tons load capacity in San Juanico by December 2025

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2072763/marcos-rule-on-power-water-supply-woes-fix-the-problem-stop-the-blame

4. VICE PRESIDENCY:

-Sara Duterte on personal trip to Australia to join rally for her father

-Ombudsman directs VP Sara, 9 others to answer confidential funds raps; OVP confirms receipt of order

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Guardian, Daily Tribune, DZBB, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler]

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/281368/sara-duterte-on-personal-trip-to-australia-to-join-rally-for-her-father

5. IRAN-ISRAEL CONFLICT:

-DMW issues deployment ban on new hires for Iran, Jordan amid conflict with Israel

-Six Filipinos from Israel cross border to Jordan

-Wounded Filipinos in Israel rise to 8, one critical

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/949950/dmw-issues-deployment-ban-on-new-hires-for-iran-jordan-amid-conflict-with-israel/story/

6. Gov't increases student discount on LRT, MRT to 50 percent

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/6/19/gov-t-increases-student-discount-on-lrt-mrt-to-50-percent-0617

7. DOE: 5-peso price hike for diesel possible

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/6/19/5-peso-price-hike-for-diesel-possible-doe-0713

8. PNP reshuffle: Central Luzon top cop is new director for comptrollership

[DZBB, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2072828/pnp-reshuffle-central-luzon-top-cop-is-new-director-for-comptrollership

9. BI official unseated from his post by DOJ Sec Remulla

[Daily Tribune, DZRH, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times]

https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/20/bi-official-unseated-from-his-post-by-doj-sec-remulla

10. DOT hits website for mistakenly tagging PH as ‘least safe country’

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar, Sunstar]

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/281286/dot-hits-website-for-mistakenly-tagging-ph-as-least-safe-country

11. Peso drops to P57:$1 ahead of anticipated BSP interest rate cut

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar]

https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/19/peso-drops-to-571-ahead-of-anticipated-bsp-interest-rate-cut

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