TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
As of 09 February 2026, Monday, 5:00 p.m.
1. PBBM IMPEACHMENT BID:
-House panel approves report throwing out Marcos
impeachment bid
-PBBM confident House will weigh evidence, not
politics, on impeachment
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News,
Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Standard, Mindanao Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus,
Panay News, Philstar, Sunstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/09/pbbm-confident-house-will-weigh-evidence-not-politics-on-impeachment
2. Marcos off to US for working visit in March, to speak in a UN session
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Mindanao Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus,
Philstar, SunStar]
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/308427/fwd-marcos-working-visit-to-us
3. Sara Duterte hit with third impeachment complaint
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZRH,
GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times,
Mindanao Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Philstar, Rappler, Sunstar]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/9/sara-duterte-hit-with-third-impeachment-complaint-1237
4. Marcos: Stable electricity key to productivity as CBK complex bolsters Luzon grid stability
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News,
Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Mindanao Times,
Philstar, RMN News, Sunstar]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/975875/marcos-touts-energy-upgrades-to-stabilize-power-lower-costs/story/
5. Veloso pleads for freedom anew; Palace advises Mary Jane Veloso to write letter to Marcos
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, GMA
News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/09/palace-advises-mary-jane-veloso-to-write-letter-to-marcos
6. Palace set to review ICI’s 125-day accomplishment report
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/975891/flood-control-scandal-malaca-ang-to-review-ici-report/story/
7. WEST PHILIPPINE SEA:
-Give up Kalayaan Islands? Malacañang rejects
surrender of territory
-AFP reiterates won't cede 'one square inch' of
territory after Marcoleta's 'give up' remark
-PNP reaffirms support for Pag-asa Island amid
Senate row over WPS
-'It's ours': Zubiri rejects idea of giving up
Kalayaan islands
[ABS-CBN News, DZRH, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH, Philstar]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/02/09/2506828/give-kalayaan-islands-malacaang-rejects-surrender-territory
8. Mayon belches 1-kilometer ash plume; More than 20 Albay villages affected by ashfall
[ABS-CBN News, DZBB, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Mindanao Times, News5PH, Panay News, Philstar, Sunstar]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/2/9/mayon-belches-1-kilometer-ash-plume-1433
9. Seventh straight hike pushes diesel prices up P6.40 since start of 2026
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer,
Malaya, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News,
Philstar, Sunstar]
https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/02/09/2506800/seventh-straight-hike-pushes-diesel-prices-p640-start-2026
10. ‘Basyang’ death toll rises to 12
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Malaya,
Manila Times, Panay News, Philstar, SunStar]
https://malaya.com.ph/news/national-news/basyang-affects-131k-families-leaves-12-dead/
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