TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
As of 09 October 2025, Thursday, 5:00 p.m.
1.Palace says SEC claim on P1.7-T market wipeout based on ‘fake news’
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Guardian, BusinessWorld, DZBB,
GMA News, Manila Times, News5PH, Philstar, Sunstar]
2. FLOOD CONTROL
PROBE:
-Dizon: 421 of 8,000 flood control works are ‘ghost
projects’
-ICI recommends to cut by half DPWH LOAs for
procurement of infra works
-Castro: Over 19,000 reports lodged with Sumbong sa
Pangulo website
-Trillion Peso March organizers to hold weekly
‘White Friday’ protests
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Guardian, DZRH, DZBB, GMA
News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News,
Philstar, Rappler, Sunstar]
3. Boying Remulla
takes oath as new Ombudsman
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Philstar, Sunstar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2122085/remulla-takes-oath-as-ombudsman
4. Marcos too busy
to pay attention to Barzaga—Palace
[ABS-CBN News, Bombo Radyo, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Times, Mindanao Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Philstar, Sunstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2025/10/09/marcos-too-busy-to-pay-attention-to-barzagapalace
5. NBI nabs vlogger
over Marcos ‘headshot’ threat
[BusinessMirror, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Times, Mindanao Times, Panay News, Philstar, Sunstar]
https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/10/09/2478584/nbi-nabs-vlogger-over-marcos-headshot-threat
6. Bangko Sentral
cuts benchmark rate by 25 basis points
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila
Bulletin, Mindanao Times, News5PH, NewsWatchplus, Philstar, Rappler]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/10/9/bangko-sentral-cuts-benchmark-rate-by-25-basis-points-1443
7. DFA tags 'outdated'
FATF grey list behind Norway forex snub
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Times, Inquirer, Mindanao Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2025/10/09/dfa-tags-outdated-fatf-grey-list-behind-norway-forex-snub
8. Trump nominates
new US envoy to Philippines
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Times,
NewsWatchPlus, Rappler, Sunstar]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/10/9/trump-nominates-new-us-envoy-to-philippines-0839
9. Magnitude 4.4
earthquake strikes La Union, rattles Baguio, other areas
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune,
Inquirer, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Sunstar]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/10/9/magnitude-4-8-earthquake-strikes-la-union-1055
10. Cebu earthquake
death toll now at 74 —NDRRMC
[DZRH, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard,
NewsWatchPlus, Rappler, Sunstar] https://manilastandard.net/news/314652903/cebu-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-74-ndrrmc.html
11. Tropical Storm
enters PAR, named 'Quedan'
[DZBB, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, Panay
News, Philstar, Rappler, Sunstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2025/10/09/tropical-storm-nakri-enters-par-now-called-quedan
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