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TOP STORIES – Tuesday, 17 June 2025

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)

As of 17 June 2025, Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.

1. VP DUTERTE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL:

-Marcos not open for any dialogue on impeachment trial—Palace

-16 lawyers to represent VP Sara Duterte in impeachment trial

-Escudero on calls for some senator-judges to inhibit: 'That's voluntary'

-'Walang bayad ito': House unveils impeachment prosecution spokesman

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

https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/17/marcos-not-open-for-any-dialogue-on-impeachment-trialpalace

2. MARCOS CABINET:

-Bersamin confirms reappointment of Jay Ruiz as PCO acting secretary

-PCO Senior Undersecretary Puod resigns; Ruiz accepts courtesy resignations of 17 PCO officials

-Marcos reappoints DICT chief Henry Aguda

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/949622/jay-ruiz-reappointed-as-pco-acting-secretary-bersamin/story/

3. Marcos: ETEEAP law to provide learners with professional standards in their degrees

[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH, Sunstar]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/949628/marcos-eteeap-law-ched/story/

4. IRAN-ISRAEL CONFLICT:

-Marcos orders DOE to monitor possible impacts of Middle East tensions to fuel prices

-2 Pinoys in Israel critically wounded in Iran missile strikes

-14 OFWs in Israel survive Iranian missiles—DMW; 150 OFWs seek repatriation from Israel, 1 other from Iran

-3 Eastern Visayas mayors stranded in Israel

-Israeli military says it killed Iran's wartime chief of staff

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

https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/17/marcos-orders-doe-to-monitor-possible-impacts-of-middle-east-tensions-to-fuel-prices

5. DA to reinstate MSRP for pork imports

[BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus]

https://business.inquirer.net/530950/da-to-reinstate-msrp-for-pork-imports

6. DILG: Elected officials cannot assume post without SOCE

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar, Sunstar]

https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/17/dilg-elected-officials-cannot-assume-post-without-soce

7. DOTr seeks ₱3 billion for new LRT-1 station in Bacoor

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Philstar]

https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/16/dotr-seeks-3-billion-for-new-lrt-1-station-in-bacoor

8. Philippines climbs to 51st in global competitiveness report

[BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]

https://business.inquirer.net/530920/ph-climbs-to-51st-in-global-competitiveness-report

9. Teves in hospital over stomach pain—lawyer

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/06/17/2451239/teves-rushed-hospital-severe-stomach-pain-says-lawyer

10. PNP identifies persons of interest in killing of House employee; DOJ vows justice for slain official

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/17/pnp-identifies-persons-of-interest-in-killing-of-house-employee-1131

11. Ex-cop vlogger Fontillas arrested over sedition charge

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2071404/ex-cop-who-threatened-icc-interpol-arrested-over-sedition-raps

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