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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