TODAY’S TOP STORIES - Wednesday, 4 February 2026

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)

As of 04 February 2026, Wednesday, 5:00 p.m.

1. House panel junks Marcos impeachment complaints, cites insufficiency in substance

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Mindanao Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Philstar, Rappler, Sunstar, Watchmen Daily Journal]

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/house-panel-junks-marcos-jr-impeachment-complaints-insufficient-substance/

2. Sandro Marcos seeks 'immediate abolition' of travel tax, files bill

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Mindanao Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Sunstar]

https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/04/sandro-marcos-seeks-immediate-abolition-of-travel-tax-files-bill

3. Marcos satisfaction rating stays neutral —SWS

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2177375/marcos-net-satisfaction-rate-neutral-sws-survey

4. Sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 found in Basilan; death toll climbs to 45

[ABS-CBN News, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Philstar, Sunstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2177442/fwd-pcg-recovers-two-more-bodies-off-basilan-death-toll-climbs-to-45

5. Lacson: Draft report seeks plunder raps vs Escudero, Villanueva, Estrada, Co

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2177461/lacson-blue-ribbon-report-endorsing-plunder-raps-vs-3-senators-co-is-true

6. Duterte bloc in House opposes fresh suspension calls vs Kiko Barzaga

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Mindanao Times, NewsWatchPlus, SunStar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2177535/duterte-bloc-in-house-opposes-fresh-suspension-calls-vs-kiko-barzaga

7. Japan offers third loan to PH for MRT-3 rehab

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

https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/04/japan-offers-third-loan-to-ph-for-mrt-3-rehab

8. Frasco orders removal of DOT materials bearing her photo

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Standard, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Watchmen Daily Journal]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/975308/frasco-orders-removal-of-dot-materials-bearing-her-photo/story/

9. DOJ set to file before CTA tax evasion cases vs. Discaya spouses

[ABS-CBN News, DZRH, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, Rappler, Sunstar, Watchmen Daily Journal]

https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/04/doj-set-to-file-before-cta-tax-evasion-cases-vs-discaya-spouses

10. 'Basyang' may intensify into tropical storm before landfall; Signal No. 1 raised in eastern Mindanao

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Philstar, Rappler, Sunstar]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/2/4/-basyangph-signal-no-1-hoisted-over-surigao-del-sur-eastern-surigao-del-norte-1146

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