TODAY’S TOP STORIES - Thursday, 14 May 2026

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)

14 May 2026, Thursday, 5:00 p.m.

1. Cayetano confirms dela Rosa no longer in Senate

-No record of foreign travel for Bato, BI says amid rumors of escape

-Gatchalian to Senate: Explain reports of dela Rosa’s escape

-Senator Hontiveros slams Senate chaos, ‘bad faith actors’

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2228852/cayetano-confirms-dela-rosa-no-longer-in-senate

 

2. ‘Staged to manufacture chaos?’: Probe into motive sought over Senate shooting

-NBI, PNP to investigate if Senate shooting was 'staged'

-AFP chief Brawner: OSAA fired shots during Senate incident, not Marines

-Palace: Senate sergeant-at-arms fired first, NBI 'volunteer' fired back

-Matibag: Driver nabbed in Senate shooting was a volunteer, not an 'official' NBI employee

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

https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2026/05/14/313417/staged-manufacture-chaos-probe-motive-sought-senate-shooting/

 

3. Imee asks Marcos to suspend Matibag, NBI officials over alleged 'Senate siege'

[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Mindanao Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Sunstar]

https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2026/05/14/imee-calls-for-relief-of-matibag-nbi-officials-after-senate-shooting-incident/

 

4. DICT warns vs. online posts inciting violence after Senate chaos

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, News5PH, Manila Bulletin, Mindanao Times, Rappler, Sunstar]

https://tribune.net.ph/2026/05/14/dict-warns-vs-online-posts-inciting-violence-after-senate-chaos

 

5. Senate to convene as impeachment court on May 18, says Cayetano

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2228776/senate-to-convene-as-impeachment-court-on-may-18-says-cayetano

 

6. VP Duterte blames Marcos administration for growing political unrest

[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus]

https://mb.com.ph/2026/05/14/duterte-blames-marcos-administration-for-growing-political-unrest

 

7. Cayetano says minority senators trying to stage ‘counter-coup’

[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, News5PH, Inquirer, Manila Times, Philstar]

https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/14/news/cayetano-says-minority-senators-trying-to-stage-counter-coup/2343616

 

8. NGCP places Luzon, Visayas grids under red, yellow alerts

[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH, Rappler, Sunstar]

https://www.rappler.com/business/luzon-visayas-grids-under-red-yellow-alert-may-14-2026/

 

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