TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
25 August 2026, Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.
1. Marcos welcomes St. Luke's-PhilHealth pact on No Co-payment Policy
[ABS-CBN
News, BusinessMirror, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Manila Standard, News5PH, Philstar]
2. Marcos pushes fully Filipino-made electric vehicles
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH,
Philstar]
3. VP SARA IMPEACHMENT TRIAL:
-Impeachment
court declares OVP aide Ortonio a hostile witness
-No
confidential funds left by Robredo’s OVP, prompting 2022 request — Ortonio
-Duterte
staff confirms OVP fully disbursed P125M confidential funds in just 11 days
-Ortonio
confirms VP Duterte's signature in two documents were different
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, Manila Times, News5PH, NewsWatch Plus, Philstar, Rappler, Sunstar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2291614/impeachment-court-declares-ovp-aide-ortonio-a-hostile-witness
4. Ombudsman to probe into flood control ‘epicenter’ Davao City
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Mindanao Times,
News5PH]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2291744/ombudsman-to-probe-into-flood-control-epicenter-davao-city
5. Marcos open to social media ban over harmful youth influence – Palace
[Daily
Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, News5PH]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2291801/marcos-open-to-social-media-ban-over-harmful-youth-influence
6. NBI identifies ‘groomers’ recruiting minors for violence
[Daily
Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2291706/nbi-identifies-groomers-recruiting-minors-for-violence
7. Cop who owns gun used in Tacloban school shooting to face criminal raps—DOJ
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, Mindanao Times, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Philstar, Rappler,
Sunstar]
8. AFP ends probe on Lachica over OVP confidential funds
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin]
https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/25/afp-ends-probe-on-lachica-over-confidential-funds-1314
9. PNP working with schools to tweak DepEd’s active shooter drills
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Philstar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2291518/pnp-working-with-schools-to-tweak-depeds-active-shooter-drill
10. Hunger rate drops to 20.3% in June
[GMA
News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, News5PH]
https://mb.com.ph/2026/08/25/hunger-rate-drops-to-203-in-june
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