TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
As of 07 July 2025, Monday, 5:00 p.m.
1. Bising exits PAR anew, weakens as severe tropical storm; NDRRMC says over 82K individuals affected
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Manila Standard, News5PH, Philstar, Rappler]
2. Marcos leads launching of National Fiber
Backbone Phases 2 and 3
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Manila Standard, News5PH, Rappler, Sunstar]
https://technology.inquirer.net/142434/marcos-on-launch-of-national-fiber-backbone-phases-2-and-3-2
3. President Marcos: P20/kilo rice here to stay
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Malaya,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/07/07/2456064/president-marcos-p20kilo-rice-here-stay
4. PBBM: Fast-track completion of San Juanico
Bridge project
[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, News5PH]
https://mb.com.ph/2025/07/07/pbbm-fast-track-completion-of-san-juanico-bridge-project
5. Marcos backs proposal for public execs to waive
their bank secrecy rights
[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, News5PH, Philstar]
6. Marcos to study proposals on taxing online gaming
—Palace
[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, News5PH]
7. MISSING SABUNGEROS CASE:
-15 policemen linked to missing sabungeros under
PNP custody
-Missing sabungeros whistleblower under PNP
protective custody —Torre
-NBI urges whistleblower to identify alleged
personnel in sabungeros case
-Aside from Taal Lake, PNP looks at other sites in
search of ‘sabungeros’
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5PH, Panay News, Philstar, Sunstar]
8. Claire Castro denies hand in request to oust
Malacañang reporter
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Philstar]
9. Gov’t debt payments up 16% in May
[BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Inquirer, Malaya,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Times]
https://business.inquirer.net/534363/govt-debt-payments-up-16-in-may
10. MMDA: No-contact violators to get instant SMS,
email notifications
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://tribune.net.ph/2025/07/07/mmda-no-contact-violators-to-get-instant-sms-email-notifications
11. Fuel prices to drop further on Tuesday
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer,
Malaya, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Sunstar]
https://tribune.net.ph/2025/07/07/fuel-prices-to-drop-for-second-straight-week
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