TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online and print media monitoring)
24 August
2023, Thursday, as of 5:00 p.m.
1. Bongbong Marcos declares dad’s September 11 birthday a holiday in Ilocos Norte
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN Philippines, GMA News, Rappler, Manila Times, Inquirer, Philstar,
Manila Bulletin] https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1821171/bongbong-marcos-declares-dads-birthday-september-11-a-holiday-in-ilocos-norte
2. PBBM affirms commitment to federalism, leads oathtaking of new members of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
[Daily
Tribune, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer] https://tribune.net.ph/2023/08/24/pbbm-affirms-commitment-to-federalism-and-party-unity/
3. DEATH OF DMW SEC. OPLE
-Marcos,
other gov't execs, visit wake of Toots Ople
-Ople
family requests donations to migrant worker center in lieu of flowers
-House
bill seeks to honor Ople’s legacy at DMW
-Senators
recall Toots Ople as tireless advocate
[Manila
Bulletin, The Philippine Star, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Standard,
BusinessMirror, ABS-CBN News]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/23/marcos-other-gov-t-execs-visit-wake-of-toots-ople
4.FOOD SECURITY:
-P20/K of
rice, still possible -NEDA
-NEDA: PH
must hike production to get P20/kilo rice
-Region 2
crafting rice industry development program
-Mandaue
ensures no rice prices exploitation
-Follow
PBBM's policy on rice, Romualdez tells DA exec who believes there's no 'cartel'
-Group:
NFA must buy palay from farmers to beef up buffer stock
-Congress
to work closely with DA on rice price policies
[ABS-CBN
News, The Manila Times, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard,
BusinessMirror]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/08/24/2290925/p20kilo-rice-still-possible-neda-chief
5. Ombudsman recommends filing of graft charges vs officials tagged in Pharmally scandal
[Rappler,
PhilStar, Daily Tribune, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Manila Bulletin, CNN
Philippines]
6. NATIONAL ID:
-NEDA
hopes all Pinoys get national ID by yearend
-DICT now
tasked with making digital national IDs
[Philstar,
Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN News, Philippine Daily Inquirer]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/08/24/2290918/neda-hopes-all-pinoys-get-national-id-yearend
7. Work begins on P4.1-T infra flagship projects
[Philippine
Daily Inquirer, Business Mirror, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard]
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/08/24/work-begins-on-p4-1-t-infra-flagship-projects
8. WEST PHL SEA:
- OSG
forms team to study legal options on West Philippine Sea issues
- AFP:
BRP Sierra Madre repairs none of China’s business
- PCG:
China’s calmer response to PH latest resupply mission only for ‘optics’
- Malaya:
China using tactics to distract PH from issues in contested waters
-
Duterte’s silence on Sierra Madre removal ‘speaks volumes’ — ex-solon
- NSC:
Proposed funding for building structures on Ayungin merits Congress discussion
- Senator
pushes for increased PCG funds to enhance West Philippine Sea defense
[GMA
News, CNN Philippines, ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard, Manila
Times, Manila Bulletin, Pilipino Star Ngayon, BusinessMirror, Inquirer,
PhilStar] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/879898/osg-forms-team-to-study-legal-options-on-west-philippine-sea-issues/story/
9. SONA PROTEST:
-
Effigies as pollutants? Police told to study law they used to sue activists
- Cops
file complaints vs artist of Marcos effigy burned in SONA rally
- 14
activists charged for holding protests without permits
[ABANTE
Tonite, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rappler]https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1821160/effigies-as-pollutants-police-told-to-study-law-they-used-to-sue-activists
10. PAGASA: TD Goring maintains strength, may reach super typhoon level
[GMA
News, CNN Philippines, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin,
Rappler, ABS-CBN News]
11. Magnitude 5.1 quake jolts Oriental Mindoro
[ABS-CBN
News, CNN Philippines, Inquirer, Philstar, Manila Bulletin] https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/8/24/earthquake-hits-occidental-mindoro.html
12. Japan starts releasing radioactive water into sea; Fishers fear Fukushima wastewater release will affect Philippine waters
[ABS-CBN
News, Philstar, Manila Bulletin] https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/24/23/japan-starts-releasing-radioactive-water-into-sea
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