TODAY’S TOP STORIES - Tuesday, 11 August 2026

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)

11 August 2026, Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.

1. 1.    Malacañang sends proposed P7.2-trillion budget to House for review

-DBM proposes P107B for flood control, P10B for secret funds; DepEd, DPWH get lion’s share in P7.2-T 2027 budget

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

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2282018/marcos-cabinets-p7-2-t-budget-sent-by-malacanang-to-house-for-review

2. VP IMPEACHMENT TRIAL DAY 14:

-Auditor: OVP confidential funds used for Christmas activities, meeting with TODA, tree planting

-Sara Duterte, OVP execs, security head liable over disallowed CF

-'Na-Indian po kami': Impeachment prosecution, defense fail to meet over receipts

-‘Hontiveros,’ ‘Diokno’ named in OVP confidential fund receipts

-Zubiri proposes trial be held 3 p.m. onwards for longer proceedings

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

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/11/auditor-ovp-confidential-funds-used-for-christmas-activities-tree-planting-1221

3. 19 reported dead as habagat, storms batter PH – NDRRMC

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

https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/19-reported-dead-as-habagat-storms-batter-ph-ndrrmc

4. Marcos offers condolences, solidarity with Colombia after 7.4 earthquake
[GMA News, Inquirer, News5PH, Rappler]

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/334405/marcos-offers-condolences-solidarity-with-colombia-after-7-4-earthquake

5. ERC moves to cut power bills by eliminating VAT on lost electricity
[ABS-CBN News, BusinessWorld, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]

https://mb.com.ph/2026/08/11/erc-moves-to-cut-power-bills-by-eliminating-vat-on-lost-electricity

6. Palace hits Sara Duterte for credit-grabbing People’s Ville in Davao
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, News5PH, Philstar]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2282353/palace-hits-sara-duterte-for-credit-grabbing-peoples-ville-in-davao

7. Akbayan asks SC to probe Pasig court order blocking P85 wage hike
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard]

https://tribune.net.ph/2026/08/11/akbayan-asks-sc-to-probe-pasig-court-order-blocking-p85-wage-hike

8. Loren Legarda extends medical leave from Aug. 11 to 12 – Bantug
[Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2282314/loren-legarda-extends-medical-leave-from-aug-11-to-12-bantug

9. 10 dead, 3 rescued in Baguio landslide as search ends; Deped mourns 5 students killed in landslide
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZBB, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, Rappler]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2281966/baguio-landslide-death-toll-rises-to-10-all-missing-accounted-for

10. DOLE fines Tab Baldwin, Ateneo over work permits
[ABS-CBN News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]

https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/11/dole-fines-tab-baldwin-ateneo-over-work-permits-0959

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