TODAY’S TOP STORIES - Tuesday, 21 October 2025

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)

As of 21 October 2025, Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.

1. Trillanes files plunder raps vs. Duterte, Go over infra project

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

https://www.newswatchplus.ph/news/2025/10/21/Trillanes-files-plunder-Duterte-Go-infra-projects.html

2. ICI urged to investigate Liza Marcos, Maynard Ngu on flood control mess; ICI says to invite FL if there is basis

[ABS-CBN News, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2127742/ici-urged-to-investigate-liza-marcos-maynard-ngu-on-flood-control-mess

3. Marcos vows easy travel for Pinoys with One RFID all tollways project launch

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/10/21/dotr-launches-one-rfid-for-all-tollways-in-the-philippines-1045

4. PCCI urges Marcos to prosecute corrupt officials

[BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Times, Philstar]

https://tribune.net.ph/2025/10/21/pcci-urges-marcos-to-prosecute-corrupt-officials

5. Ombudsman to start preliminary probe this week on at least six cases in anomalous flood control projects

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

https://mb.com.ph/2025/10/20/ombudsman-to-start-preliminary-probe-this-week-on-at-least-six-cases-in-anomalous-flood-control-projects

6. Sotto mulls possible return of Lacson as blue ribbon committee chair

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, Philstar]

https://news.tv5.com.ph/breaking/read/sotto-on-lacsons-return-as-blue-ribbon-chair-its-very-positive

7. Palace belies rumor Recto out as DOF chief

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, DZBB, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, Philstar]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/21/palace-belies-rumor-recto-out-as-dof-chief-0904

8. Palace on probing VP Sara’s use of confi funds: Up to Ombudsman

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/963131/palace-on-probing-vp-sara-s-use-of-confi-funds-up-to-ombudsman/story/

9. PH embassy warns anew vs fake news on US dual citizen crackdown

[GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/963149/ph-embassy-warns-anew-vs-fake-news-on-us-dual-citizen-crackdown/story/

10. PH Navy recovers P19.2M 'floating marijuana,' Chinese rocket debris

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

https://mb.com.ph/2025/10/21/ph-navy-recovers-p192m-floating-marijuana-chinese-rocket-debris

11. PNP condemns shooting of Albay radioman, launches manhunt

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5PH]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/10/21/pnp-condemns-shooting-of-albay-radioman-launches-manhunt-0942

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