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TODAY’S TOP STORIES - Monday, 13 October 2025

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]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/962235/marcos-gives-over-p158-m-financial-aid-to-davao-earthquake-victims/story

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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