TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
24 August 2026, Monday, 5:00
p.m.
1. MARCOS SITUATION BRIEFING:
-Marcos checks relief efforts
for flood evacuees in Pampanga
-Marcos conducts aerial
inspection over Bulacan and Pampanga
-Marcos laments unfinished
Bulacan flood control projects amid severe flooding
[ABS-CBN News, DZRH, Daily
Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, Mindanao Times, News5PH,
NewsWatch Plus, Philstar]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/8/24/marcos-floods-pampanga-1025
2. VP SARA IMPEACHMENT TRIAL:
-More questionable names surface
in OVP payouts; receipts for ₱75 million confidential expenses unsubmitted
-Prosec: Duterte safely joined
tree-planting sans secret funds
-Acosta can’t remember secret
funds reportedly given to Duterte in Davao
-Acosta says she relied on
Lachica, documents to verify OVP confidential fund use
-Prosecution backs revised
schedule to speed impeachment
-Ex-DepEd SDO Edward Fajarda
suffered a stroke; Senate to assess Fajarda’s fitness to testify
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune,
DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times,
News5PH, NewsWatch Plus, Rappler, Philstar]
3. Alleged talks between Marcos, Duterte is ‘fake
news’ — Poa
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune,
DZRH, GMA News, Manila Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, Philstar, Rappler]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/24/news/poa-says-sara-marcos-dialogue-fake-news/2410686
4. BAGYONG OBET:
-Typhoon Obet enters Philippine
area of responsibility — PAGASA
-DSWD on ‘blue alert’ ahead of
storm ‘Obet’
-PNP begins preparation for
response efforts as Obet nears PAR
-OCD prepares for two scenarios
as storm Saudel nears
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessMirror,
BusinessWorld, DZRH, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila
Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH, Philstar, Rappler, Sunstar]
https://mb.com.ph/2026/08/24/typhoon-obet-enters-philippine-area-of-responsibility-pagasa
5. DepEd postpones nationwide active shooter drills
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH, NewsWatch Plus, Philstar, Rappler, Sunstar, Watchmen Daily Journal]
6. Poll: BSP to hike rates by 25
bps anew
[BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld,
Inquirer, Manila Times, Philstar]
https://bworldonline.com/top-stories/2026/08/24/771874/poll-bsp-to-hike-rates-by-25-bps-anew/
7. US Embassy clarifies military
presence at Sanjia steel facility
[ABS-CBN News, DZRH, GMA News,
News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, SunStar]
8. Recto: Public cooperation
essential in drive vs garbage; Parts of LGU tax allotment to fund solid waste
projects
[BusinessWorld, BusinessMirror,
Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Times, Philstar]
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2026/08/24/parts-of-lgu-tax-allotment-to-fund-solid-waste-projects/
9. Red alert raised again over
Visayas grid
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld,
GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Times, News5PH, Panay News]
https://business.inquirer.net/607310/red-alert-raise-again-over-visayas-grid
10. Fuel prices rising anew on
Aug. 25
[ABS-CBN News, GMA News,
Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Standard, News5PH, Rappler]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/8/24/oil-prices-climb-in-last-week-of-august-1116
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