TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
08 April 2026, Wednesday, 5:00 p.m.
1. Unemployment eases to 5.1% in February
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler]
https://news.tv5.com.ph/breaking/read/unemployment-eases-to-5-1-in-february
2. DUTERTE IMPEACHMENT CASE:
-Sara Duterte defense team says SC petition vs
impeachment aims ‘to seek clarity’, ‘not avoid process’
-Court allows VP Sara 'bagman' to appear in House
impeachment hearing: Ridon
-House subpoenas SEC for VP Duterte, husband
business records
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, GMA
News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Mindanao Times,
News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler, Sunstar]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/8/vp-sara-camp-confirms-sc-petition-seeking-halt-to-impeachment-proceedings-0902
3. Marcos cautious with what he eats after diverticulitis; Palace to file complaints against fake news on PBBM's health
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Sunstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2026/04/08/marcos-cautious-with-what-he-eats-after-diverticulitis-palace-says
4. DTI extends price freeze on basic goods through end of April
[ABS-CBN News, DZRH, Inquirer, Manila Standard,
News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://manilastandard.net/business/314724289/dti-extends-price-freeze-on-basic-goods-through-end-of-april.html
5. OIL PRICES, SUPPLY:
-Fuel prices unlikely to normalize soon even if war
ends today: Garin
-Palace assures business groups of sufficient fuel
supply
-DOE warns diesel prices could hit P200 amid global
oil crisis
-Oil supply enough for 50 days; buffer shipments
arriving this month
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, DZRH,
GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, News5PH, Philstar, Sunstar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2208472/oil-supply-enough-for-50-days-buffer-shipments-arriving-this-month
6. DFA: Passport release delays possible due to Middle East war
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Mindanao Times, NewsWatchPlus, News5PH, PhilStar, Sunstar]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/8/dfa-passport-release-delays-possible-due-to-middle-east-war-1250
7. CHED approves shift to online classes for universities amid crisis
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Manila Standard,
Philstar]
https://manilastandard.net/news/314724314/ched-approves-shift-to-online-classes-for-universities-amid-crisis.html#google_vignette
8. MMDA: No coding on 'Araw ng Kagitingan'; MRT-3, LRT-2 offers free rides on April 9
[Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Philstar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2208647/no-number-coding-on-april-9-for-araw-ng-kagitingan-mmda
9. 9 nabbed for illegal trade of P9.7M in petrol products; PNP tracing source of seized fuel in Navotas port
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Philstar, Sunstar]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/8/pnp-tracing-source-of-seized-fuel-in-navotas-port-1438
10. LPA outside PAR has 'high chance' of developing into cyclone
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
News5PH, Panay News, Watchmen Daily Journal]
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/weather/content/983012/lpa-monitored-outside-par-has-high-chance-of-developing-into-cyclone/story/
© Philippine Information Agency Monitoring Unit