TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
10
March 2026, Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.
1. PBBM UN WORK VISIT:
-UN
chief backs PH ASEAN chairship, lauds Marcos for promoting peace, democracy
– Palace
-Marcos
highlights education, opportunities for women in UN speech
[ABS-CBN
News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Mindanao Times, News5PH,
NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Philstar, Sunstar]
2. Palace: Marcos still not keen on having PH rejoin ICC
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Times, Mindanao Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus,
Philstar]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/979373/president-marcos-philippines-icc/story/
3. Palace: Marcos furious over migrant worker officer’s alleged mistreatment of OFWs in Bahrain
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Sunstar]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/10/palace-marcos-furious-over-alleged-mistreatment-of-ofws-in-bahrain-0934
4. Puno: No meeting with House leadership on impeachment
[Daily
Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, News5PH, Philstar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2193302/puno-no-meeting-with-house-leadership-on-impeachment
5. House panel OKs bill allowing Marcos to suspend or cut excise tax on fuel
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus]
6. Peso dives to record low;
stocks tumble nearly 5%
[ABS-CBN
News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, Philstar, Sunstar]
https://business.inquirer.net/578384/peso-dives-to-record-low-stocks-tumble-nearly-5
7. DOJ to oppose Jinggoy’s bid to lift travel ban amid pending graft cases
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer]
8. LPA outside PAR develops
into tropical depression — PAGASA; Fflights canceled due to bad weather
conditions
[ABS-CBN
News, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times,
News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2026/03/10/lpa-outside-par-develops-into-tropical-depression-pagasa
9. Meralco hikes power rate by 64 centavos per kWh this March 2026
[ABS-CBN
News, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus,
Philstar]
10. Anakpawis calls for VAT, excise tax suspension amid fuel price hike
[ABS-CBN
News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2026/03/10/anakpawis-calls-for-vat-excise-tax-suspension-amid-fuel-price-hike
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