TOP STORIES - Thursday, 31 July 2025

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)

As of 31 July 2025, Thursday, 5:00 p.m.

1. Marcos to go on 5-day state visit to India in August

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/31/marcos-to-go-on-5-day-state-visit-to-india-in-august-1139

2. Philippine government debt breaches P17-trillion mark in June

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH]

https://business.inquirer.net/538404/state-debts-breached-p17-t-mark-in-june

3. Marcos names Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete as new Army chief

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/31/marcos-names-lt-gen-antonio-nafarrete-as-new-army-chief-1005

4. Senators drafting reso for unified stand on Sara Duterte impeachment

[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2089962/fwd-reso-on-impeachment

5. Romualdez seeks to allow watchdogs participate in budget deliberations

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/954370/romualdez-seeks-to-allow-watchdogs-participate-in-budget-deliberations/story/

6. DPWH sets 6-month Edsa rehab in 2027; DoTr: Subway ‘partly’ ready by 2028

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2089702/dpwh-sets-6-month-edsa-rehab-in-2027

7. SC rules: 60% gov't share in Malampaya Project includes contractors' income taxes

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Rappler]

https://www.bworldonline.com/corporate/2025/07/31/688673/sc-malampaya-contractors-income-taxes-part-of-govt-share/

8. SSS to increase pensions starting September

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/7/31/sss-to-increase-pensions-starting-september-1131

9. MISSING SABUNGERO CASE:

-Sabungeros’ case: No DNA taken from bone fragments recovered from Taal

-2 brothers of 'missing sabungeros' whistleblower 'Totoy' arrested: PNP

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5PH, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2089888/sabungeros-case-no-dna-extracted-from-bones-recovered-from-taal-pnp

10. Habagat, cyclone death toll rises to 37 – NDRRMC

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/7/31/habagat-cyclone-death-toll-hits-37-ndrrmc-1053

11. New LPA spotted outside PAR – Pagasa

[Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, News5PH, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2089831/new-lpa-spotted-outside-par-pagasa

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