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TOP STORIES - Monday, 7 July 2025

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]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/weather/951721/bising-exits-par-anew-weakens-as-severe-tropical-storm/story/

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]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2079327/marcos-backs-proposal-for-public-execs-to-waive-their-bank-secrecy-rights

6. Marcos to study proposals on taxing online gaming —Palace

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/951752/marcos-to-study-proposals-on-taxing-online-gaming-palace/story/

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]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/07/07/news/15-policemen-linked-to-missing-sabungeros-under-pnp-custody/2144384

8. Claire Castro denies hand in request to oust Malacañang reporter

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Philstar]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/7/claire-castro-denies-hand-in-request-to-oust-malaca-ang-reporter-1516

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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