TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
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September 2026, Thursday, 5:00 p.m.
A satellite image shows the ship movement at the Strait of Hormuz on April 17, 2026. EUROPEAN UNION/COPERNICUS SENTINEL-2/Handout via REUTERS
1. Marcos
orders swift aid to families of 2 Filipino seafarers killed in Hormuz attack
[Daily
Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
NewsWatchplus, News5PH]
2. DepEd
holds simultaneous school safety drills nationwide
[ABS–CBN
News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2298215/fwd-look-deped-conducts-school-safety-drills
3. Remulla
says he won’t apply for chief justice, urges judiciary to go on soul searching
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, NewsWatchPlus]
4. Vehicle
caught using EDSA Busway belongs to Torre — MMDA
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, News5PH]
5. Sandiganbayan
enters not guilty plea for Estrada over plunder, graft cases
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, News5PH, Philstar]
https://tribune.net.ph/2026/09/03/court-enters-not-guilty-plea-for-estrada-in-plunder-graft-cases
6. Gov’t
outstanding debt rises to new record high of P19.39T
[GMA
News, Inquirer, News5PH, Manila Bulletin]
https://business.inquirer.net/609063/govt-outstanding-debt-rises-to-new-record-high-of-p19-39t
7. SWS:
33% of Filipinos say quality of life improved, same say it worsened
[GMA
News, Inquirer, Bombo Radyo, Manila Standard]
8. NU-MOA declared clear after bomb threat inspection
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Standard, Philstar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2298251/nu-moa-clear-of-explosives-says-pnp-after-alleged-bomb-threat
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