TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
30 March 2026, Monday, 5:00 p.m.
1. Marcos opens Cavitex-C5 segment, toll-free access until end-April
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZBB, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Mindanao Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
2. ‘Walang ipamimigay’: Palace says no West
Philippine Sea compromise in potential oil exploration with China
[ABS-CBN
News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Times, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Philstar, Rappler]
https://www.inquirer.net/471486/ph-china-reset-talks-on-sea-tensions-oil/
3. Enough until June: Petron acquires 2.48M barrels
of crude oil from Russia
[ABS-CBN
News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Manila Standard, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://business.inquirer.net/582453/enough-until-june-petron-acquires-2-48m-barrels-of-crude-oil-from-russia
4. BARMM execs condemn ambush that killed 5 cops;
PNP eyes retaliatory attack in terror group’s Maguindanao ambush
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, Inquirer, Manila Times, Philstar, Sunstar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2203289/barmm-execs-condemn-ambush-that-killed-5-cops
5. HOLY WEEK EXODUS:
-Travelers
face crowds, higher fares at terminals on Holy Monday
-No
Holy Week 'carmageddon?' Fuel crisis takes bite off Holy Week travel exodus
-PITX
logs over 51,000 passengers on Holy Monday morning; Number of Holy Week
travelers likely to peak on Wednesday
-MMDA
allows provincial buses on EDSA for Holy Week 2026 exodus
-MRT,
LRT to suspend operations during Holy Week
-CAAP
places airports on heightened alert for Holy Week
-PNP
beefs up deployment to 59,000 cops for Holy Week 2026
[ABS-CBN
News, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philstar]
6. SC junks Roque’s petition vs. Quad Comm over
POGO inquiry
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH,
NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
7. Manufacturers to defer price hikes until April
16
[BusinessMirror,
DZBB, GMA News, Malaya, Manila Times, Panay News, Sunstar]
8. Dy orders urgent joint hearings on Middle East
crisis impact
[Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, New5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://news.tv5.com.ph/breaking/read/dy-orders-urgent-joint-hearings-on-middle-east-crisis-impact
9. 8 bus firms to face sanctions over illegal fare
hikes; DOTr threatens sanctions over illegal bus fare hikes
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, Inquirer, Manila Times, News5PH, Philstar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2203519/8-bus-firms-face-sanctions-over-illegal-fare-hikes
10. Bersamin, Olaivar face complaints for alleged
flood control corruption
[ABS-CBN
News, DZRH, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus]
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