INQToday: Bongbong Marcos denies extending consolidation order deadline for PUV operators

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:

Bongbong Marcos denies extending consolidation order deadline for PUV operators

The December 31 deadline for the consolidation of public utility vehicle operators will not be extended, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced on Tuesday.

Marcos held a meeting with transport officials where they concluded the deadline would not be stretched.

China’s Xi ‘quiet, stoic’ when Bongbong Marcos raised WPS issues – Zubiri

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has told Chinese President Xi Jinping that tensions in the West Philippine Sea would not have escalated if China and the Philippines “minded” their respective businesses.

The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in San Francisco last month.

West PH Sea Christmas convoy planners eye 2024 ‘summer mission’

Organizers of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) Christmas convoy were planning to do another mission next year.

Rafaela David, head of the pro-WPS coalition Atin Ito, said they would come up with more creative ways as they took note of what they learned from their experience with the China Coast Guard (CCG) over the weekend.

DOJ asked to put Quiboloy under surveillance pending criminal trials

Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order for self-declared “Appointed Son of God” Apollo Quiboloy.

This move is meant to prevent the leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ church from leaving the Philippines.

Gunman in Nueva Ecija bus shooting arrested

One of the gunmen who shot and killed two bus passengers while in transit in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija last month has been arrested, police said on Tuesday.

In a report, Police Regional Office 3 (Central Luzon) identified the suspect as Allan Delos Santos, who was arrested in Dilasag, Aurora, on November 20.

BTS members head for mandatory military service

Jimin and Jungkook of the internationally loved boy band BTS began their mandatory military service, Tuesday, as the last members to be enlisted. All seven members of BTS are now in the military.

Jimin and Jungkook entered the boot camp at the 5th Infantry Division in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province.