TOP STORIES - Wednesday, 17 September 2025

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)

As of 17 September 2025, Wednesday, 5:00 p.m.

Romualdez resigns as House speaker amid alleged corruption, budget woes

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/09/17/2473471/romualdez-resigns-house-speaker-amid-alleged-corruption-budget-woes

DPWH scraps P252-billion locally funded flood projects in 2026 budget proposal

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

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/dpwh-scraps-local-funded-flood-control-projects-budget-proposal-2026/


Marcos to newly promoted AFP generals: Your loyalty is with Constitution, Filipinos

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/959396/marcos-to-newly-promoted-afp-generals-your-loyalty-is-with-constitution-filipinos/story/


Palace hits back at Sara Duterte's rebuke of Marcos actions on flood control

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/959420/palace-hits-sara-duterte-marcos-actions-flood-control-projects/story/

NBI says 7 to 8 of top 15 flood control contractors sharing same officers; Two firms in P2.5-B NBI building project are Discaya's

[ABS-CBN News, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2110382/nbi-7-to-8-of-top-15-flood-control-contractors-share-same-officers

Manibela kicks off 3-day transport strike over corruption, 'unmet' gov't promises

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/17/manibela-kicks-off-3-day-transport-strike-over-corruption-unmet-gov-t-promises-0926

Gabriela officially proclaimed as winning party-list in May 2025 polls

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://www.inquirer.net/455298/gabriela-officially-proclaimed-as-winning-party-list-in-may-2025-polls/

17 Luzon areas under Signal No. 1 due to TD ‘Mirasol’; LPA outside PAR now a tropical depression

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/9/17/mirasol-crosses-northern-luzon-17-areas-under-signal-1-1216

Comelec suspends preparations for Bangsamoro elections

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, NewsWatchPlus, Rappler]

https://www.inquirer.net/455323/comelec-suspends-preps-for-barmm-polls/

China blasts BFAR ship with water cannon

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

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/09/17/2473390/china-blasts-bfar-ship-water-cannon

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