TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
05 May 2026, Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.
1. Inflation hits 7.2% in April, driven by food and
transport costs; Value of P1 in 2018 declines to 73 centavos
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, Daily
Guardian, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin,
Manila Standard, Manila Times, Mindanao Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus,
Philstar, Rappler, SunStar]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/5/5/inflation-quickens-to-7-2-percent-in-april-0906
2. Marcos to welcome Paraguay president during PH visit on
May 11
[DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, Manila Times, Mindanao Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar,
SunStar]
3. Marcos confirms estrangement from sister Imee
[BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus,
Philstar, SunStar]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/05/news/marcos-confirms-estrangement-from-sister-imee/2335587
4. Senate, House officials meet for SONA 2026 preps; Mulls
simpler SONA set up amid crisis
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/5/senate-house-officials-meet-for-sona-2026-preps-1108
5. MAYON VOLCANO ERUPTION:
-'Uson' goes down Mayon Volcano slopes
-Angara prioritizes safety of school communities amid Mayon
unrest
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila
Bulletin, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, SunStar]
6. 48TH ASEAN SUMMIT:
-ASEAN Summit 2026 to focus on energy security, disaster
resilience - PCO
-Marcos: May 6-8, 2026 special non-working holiday in
Lapu-Lapu City and Cordova, Cebu due to ASEAN Summit
-The International Media Center for the ASEAN Summit 2026
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA
News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, SunStar]
7. Tulfo, Duterte tied in mock presidential matchup; Erwin
Tulfo asks survey firms: ‘Leave us alone’
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA
News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Standard, News5PH, Philstar, SunStar]
8. No way ICC will 'let go' of case vs ex-president Duterte
— VP Sara
[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, News5PH,
NewsWatchPlus]
https://mb.com.ph/2026/05/05/no-way-icc-will-let-go-of-case-vs-ex-president-duterte-vp-sara
9. Atin Ito: China’s Sandy Cay landing a ‘copycat,’ trash
claim false
[ABS-CBN News, Inquirer, News5PH, Philstar, Sunstar]
https://www.inquirer.net/474322/atin-ito-chinas-sandy-cay-landing-a-copycat-trash-claim-false/
10. US Tomahawk missile fired from PH for the first
time—spox
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer]
11. No hantavirus cases recorded in PH this 2026 -DOH;
Cruise ship awaits aid after 3 die in suspected hantavirus outbreak
[ASB-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, News5PH,
NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
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