TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
As of 13 October 2025, Monday
1. House approves
P6.793-trillion 2026 budget bill on 3rd reading
[ABS-CN News, BusinessWorld, GMA
News, Inquirer, News5PH, Rappler] https://www.bworldonline.com/top-stories/2025/10/13/704814/house-approves-p6-793-trillion-budget-bill-on-final-reading/
2. DepEd suspends F2F classes in
NCR due to rising incidence of flu-like illnesses
-DOH: Flu-like illnesses drop,
but precautions 'sound' amid seasonal rise
-Flu-like illness surge normal
and manageable says expert
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror,
GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times,
News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar] https://businessmirror.com.ph/2025/10/13/deped-suspends-f2f-classes-in-ncr-due-to-rising-incidence-of-flu-like-illnesses/
3. CEBU, DAVAO EARTHQUAKES:
-Marcos visits Davao Oriental
quake victims, gives over P158-M financial aid
-Death toll from Cebu quake
climbs to 75, nearly 600 injured
-14 injured after 5.8 magnitude
aftershock jolts Bogo, Cebu
-Davao Oriental declares state
of calamity
-Laguna suspends face-to-face
classes amid earthquake concerns
[ABS-CBN News, DZBB, GMA News, BomboRadyo,
Malaya, Manila Times, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH, Philstar
Rappler, SunStar]
4. PHIVOLCS records minor
phreatic eruption at Taal Volcano
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune,
DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, NewsWatchplus,
News5PH, Rappler] https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/962222/taal-volcano-had-minor-phreatic-eruption-phivolcs/story
5. FLOOD CONTROL PROBE:
-DOJ sets ultimatum for 'tell
all' of witnesses in flood control mess, eyes filing of charges in “coming
weeks’
-Rodolfo Azurin Jr. takes oath
as ICI special adviser
-ICI eyes 15–20 cases in 4 weeks
over 421 ghost flood projects
-Luneta rally organizers staging
mass actions vs corruption on Oct. 17, 21
-Pulse Asia: Most Filipinos
‘critical’ of gov’t response to inflation, corruption
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune,
GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus,
Philstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2025/10/13/doj-eyes-filing-cases-on-flood-control-mess-in-the-coming-weeks
6. DFA to file diplomatic
protest over recent ramming, water cannon incident in WPS
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune,
GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times,
NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
7. Barzaga misses House ethics
hearing, cites late-night gaming
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune,
DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, NewsWatchplus, News5PH, Philstar] https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2124154/barzaga-misses-house-ethics-hearing-cites-late-night-gaming
8. SWS: Most Filipinos want
Duterte held accountable for drug war deaths
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune,
GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5PH, Philstar] https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/13/sws-most-filipinos-want-duterte-held-accountable-for-drug-war-deaths-0910
9. Lawmakers condemn NIA
whistleblower’s killing in CDO; PNP probe underway
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune,
Inquirer, News5PH, Rappler, Philstar, Manila Bulletin, Daily Tribune] https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/10/13/taal-volcano-erupts-but-alert-level-stays-low-1319
10. Meralco customers to pay
more in October; prices of gasoline to go up, kerosene down this week
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld,
Daily Tribune, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar,
Rappler]
https://www.rappler.com/business/meralco-power-rates-october-2025/
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