TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
As of 16 December 2025, Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.
1. Palace: Bondi Beach gunmen's prior visit to PH not a serious concern
-Australian probers eye suspects’ Philippines trip;
BI confirms shooters stayed in PH prior to attack
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar,
Rappler]
2. Palace names Anna Liza Logan as
new chief presidential legal counsel
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
3. Bicam hearing for proposed 2026
national budget resumes today
-DPWH apologizes, submits new data amid budget impasse
-Lacson warns of looming re-enacted budget for 2026
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard,
Manila Bulletin, NewsPH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
4. DND condemns China's 'dangerous,
inhumane' attack near Escoda Shoal; PH files protest over China’s latest attack
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus]
5. Marcos opens faster e-gates, new
facilities at NAIA Terminal 3
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, DZRH, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, NewsWatchPlus]
6. Senate approves bill allowing
blockchain for budget records
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2025/12/16/senate-approves-bill-allowing-blockchain-for-budget-records
7. Maharlika to invest in ATI;
Tanco-led port operator to delist
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard]
https://business.inquirer.net/564630/maharlika-to-invest-in-ati-tanco-led-port-operator-to-delist
8. VP Duterte’s alleged bagman
submits affidavit to Ombudsman
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Mindanao Times, NewsWatchPlus]
https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2025/12/16/vp-dutertes-alleged-bagman-submits-affidavit-to-ombudsman/
9. DA expects 2026 rice imports below
4 million MT
[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, News5PH]
https://tribune.net.ph/2025/12/16/da-sees-2026-rice-imports-falling-below-4-mt
10. Baste Duterte blasts DPWH over
coastal road opening
[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]
https://tribune.net.ph/2025/12/15/baste-duterte-blasts-dpwh-over-coastal-road-opening
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