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TODAY’S TOP STORIES - Tuesday, 07 April 2026

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)

07 April 2026, Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.

1. Inflation accelerates to 4.1% in March amid fuel price shock

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

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/982866/inflation-accelerates-to-4-1-in-march-amid-fuel-price-shock/story/

2. PCO files charges vs FB page spreading false info amid energy crisis

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Mindanao Times, News5PH]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/982911/pco-files-charges-vs-fb-page-spreading-false-info-amid-energy-crisis/story/

3. 'Hindi pang media lang': Palace insists on due process as critics hit 'slow' filing of flood control scandal cases

[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, News5PH, Philstar]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/7/palace-insists-on-due-process-as-critics-hit-slow-filing-of-flood-control-scandal-cases-1444

4. JV Ejercito urge gov't execs: Stop sugarcoating reports to PBBM

[Daily Tribune, DZRH, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]

https://mb.com.ph/2026/04/07/jv-ejercito-urge-govt-execs-stop-sugarcoating-reports-to-pbbm

5. DUTERTE IMPEACHMENT CASE:

-WR Numero poll: 53 percent reject Sara Duterte impeachment, but 46 percent unaware of evidence

-House panel subpoenas records of ‘Mary Grace Piattos,’ Sara Duterte taxes

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Mindanao Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Sunstar]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/7/wr-numero-poll-53-percent-reject-sara-duterte-impeachment-but-46-percent-unaware-of-evidence-1443

6. SC holds oral arguments on national budget, unprogrammed funds

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Manila Times, Philstar, Rappler]

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/video-supreme-court-oral-arguments-budget-unprogrammed-funds-april-7-2026/

7. Peso’s purchasing power drops to 75 centavos from 2018 level

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/4/7/peso-s-purchasing-power-drops-to-75-centavos-from-2018-level-1518

8. Another Filipino dies in Israel amid airstrikes

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

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/317182/another-filipino-dies-in-israel-amid-airstrikes

9. Atong Ang reportedly in Vietnam as PH authorities verify

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

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/317227/atong-ang-fled-to-vietnam-ahead-of-arrest-orders-remulla

10. DILG: Interpol red notice vs Zaldy Co may be out soon; AMLC: Zaldy Co received P802M from flood project contractor

[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Rappler]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/7/dilg-interpol-red-notice-vs-zaldy-co-may-be-out-soon-1226

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